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BEETHOVEN

Fidelio

Wilhelm Furtwängler
1953 Recording

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Great Opera Recordings

Ludwig Van
BEETHOVEN
(1770–1827)

Fidelio

Leonore .......... Martha Mödl (soprano)
Florestan .......... Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
Rocco .......... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Don Pizarro .......... Otto Edelmann (baritone)
Don Fernando .......... Alfred Poell (baritone)
Marzelline .......... Sena Jurinac (soprano)
Jaquino .......... Rudolf Schock (tenor)
First Prisoner .......... Alwin Hendricks (tenor)
Second Prisoner .......... Franz Bierbach (bass)

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-06 00:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Fidelio: Act II: Introduction (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
partial recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 11. Introduktion und Arie: "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" - "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen" (Florestan)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven4:06
2Fidelio: Act II: Aria: Gott! Welch’ Dunkel hier! (Florestan)Ludwig van Beethoven7:33
3Fidelio: Act II: Melodram: Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe! (Leonore, Rocco)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II, Szene I, Nr. 12a. Melodram und Duett „Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe!“ (Leonore, Rocco) (dialogue w/ music)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven2:17
4Fidelio: Act II: Duet: Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben (Rocco, Leonore)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 12b. Duet "Nur hurtig fort" (Rocco, Leonore)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven4:37
5Fidelio: Act II: Trio: Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten! (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 13a. Trio "Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten" (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven6:43
6Fidelio: Act II: Quartet: Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco)
baritone vocals:
Otto Edelmann (austrian bass-baritone)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 14a. Quartet "Er sterbe!" (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven3:52
7Fidelio: Act II: Dialogue: Vater Rocco! Vater Rocco! (Jaquino, Rocco) / Es schlägt der Rache Stunde! (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco)
baritone vocals:
Otto Edelmann (austrian bass-baritone)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rudolf Schock (tenor) and Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 14b. "Vater Rocco! Der Herr Minister ist angekommen" (Jaquino, Rocco)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 14c. "Es schlägt der Rache Stunde!" (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven1:33
8Fidelio: Act II: Duet: O namenlose Freude! (Leonore, Florestan)
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 15. Duet “O namenlose Freude!” (Leonore, Florestan)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven2:49
9Fidelio: Act II: Leonore, Overture No. 3 (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Overture “Leonore” no. 3 in C major, op. 72b
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1805 until 1806)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 72b)
revision of:
Fidelio/Leonore Overture op. 72/72a/72b/72c/138 (catch-all for unknown version)
Ludwig van Beethoven15:26
10Fidelio: Act II: Finale: Heil! Heil sei dem Tag (Chorus)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16a. "Heil sei dem Tag" (Chor)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16. Finale "Heil sei dem Tag" (Chor, Don Fernando, Rocco, Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino) (complete finale)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:00
11Fidelio: Act II: Des besten Königs Wink und Wille (Don Fernando, Chorus, Rocco, Pizarro, Leonore, Marzelline)Ludwig van Beethoven3:54
12Fidelio: Act II: Du schlossest auf des Edlen Grab (Don Fernando, Leonore, Florestan, Marzelline, Rocco, Chorus)Ludwig van Beethoven3:54
13Fidelio: Act II: Wer ein holdes Weib errungen (Chorus, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino, Don Fernando, Rocco)
baritone vocals:
Alfred Poell (baritone)
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) and Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rudolf Schock (tenor) and Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recorded at:
Musikvereinsaal, Vienna in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1953-10-13 until 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16f. "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Don Fernando, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco, Jaquino)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16. Finale "Heil sei dem Tag" (Chor, Don Fernando, Rocco, Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino) (complete finale)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:04

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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
producer and audio engineer:Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 2005)
part of:Great Opera Recordings (Naxos Historical) (order: 12)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6129366 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/263812/ [info]
discography entry:https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111020-21 [info]