J Strauss II - Blindekuh (Blind Man’s Buff)
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Label: Naxos - Opera
Cat No: 866043435
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 27th March 2020
Contents
Artists
Kirsten C Kunle (soprano)Martina Bortolotti (soprano)
Andrea Chudak (soprano)
Emily K Byrne (mezzo-soprano)
Roman Pichler (tenor)
James Bowers (tenor)
Daniel Schliewa (tenor)
Julian Rohde (tenor)
Robert Davidson (bass-baritone)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor
Dario SalviWorks
Blindekuh (Blind Man's Buff)Artists
Kirsten C Kunle (soprano)Martina Bortolotti (soprano)
Andrea Chudak (soprano)
Emily K Byrne (mezzo-soprano)
Roman Pichler (tenor)
James Bowers (tenor)
Daniel Schliewa (tenor)
Julian Rohde (tenor)
Robert Davidson (bass-baritone)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor
Dario SalviAbout
Aside from his dance pieces, Johann Strauss II is also well known for his operettas, particularly Die Fledermaus (‘The Bat’) and Die Ziguenerbaron (‘The Gypsy Baron’). This new recording continues our revival of Strauss’s stage works, which previously included Eine Nacht in Venedig (‘A Night in Venice’) on 866026869,described by MusicWeb International as ‘a veritable string of pearls of ear-catching melodies, lavishly orchestrated and grateful for the singers.’ Other releases include Fürstin Ninetta (‘Princess Ninetta’) on 866022728 and Jabuka (‘The Apple Festival’) on 866021617. Of the rarely-heard Die Göttin der Vernunft (‘The Goddess of Reason’, 866028081), Gramophone commented that the ‘performance is an excellent one’.
This revival of Blindekuh is performed in concert version without dialogue. All singers engage with intelligence, finesse and warmth. Conductor Dario Salvi has recreated the dazzling music with attention to performing traditions, ‘breathing’ the right tempi against the current trend to rush, and conversely without ever forcing the pace by intervening restraints and self-conscious nuances. He draws the composer’s bright tones from the orchestra, leading his singers to vivify this evocative and seductive music.
Cast:
- Herr Scholle: Robert Davidson (bass-baritone)
- Frau Arabella: Kirsten C. Kunle (soprano)
- Waldine: Martina Bortolotti (soprano)
- Hellmuth Forst: Roman Pichler (tenor)
- Adolf Bothwell: James Bowers (tenor)
- Betsy: Andrea Chudak (soprano)
- Herr Kragel: Daniel Schliewa (tenor)
- Fräulein Elvira: Emily K Byrne (mezzo-soprano)
- Johann: Julian Rohde (tenor)
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