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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Ouvertüre (Orchester) | |||
| 2. Nr.1: Duett: Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein (Jaquino/Marzelline) | |||
| 3. Rezitativ: Der arme Jaquino dauert mich beinahe (Marzelline) | |||
| 4. Nr.2: Arie: O wär ich schon mit dir vereint (Marzelline) | |||
| 5. Rezitativ: Guten Tag, Marzelline. Ist Fidelio noch nicht zurück? (Rocco/Marzelline/Leonore) | |||
| 6. Nr.3: Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar (Marzelline/Leonore/Rocco/Jaquino) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Nr.11: Introduktion (Orchester) | |||
| 2. Arie: Gott! Welch' Dunkel hier! (Florestan) | |||
| 3. In des Lebens Frühlingstagen (Florestan) | |||
| 4. Und spür ich nicht linde (Florestan) | |||
| 5. Nr.12: Melodram: Wie kalt ist es (Leonore/Rocco) | |||
| 6. Duett: Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben (Leonore/Rocco) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Libretto | |||
| 2. Synopsis | |||
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This is the Fidelio which has set the standard since it first appeared. Grandeur and humanity typify Otto Klemperer’s Beethoven, while Christa Ludwig and Jon Vickers, both in transcendent form, lead the cast.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the other recording of 'Fidelio' that I recommend for customers who are interested in the opera, as well as Karajan's EMI recording. They're both on the same opera series and not too expensive on the Amazon Marketplace or to download. Again Jon Vickers is a magnificent singer for Florestan's roles because his mighty and powerful voice just suits Florestan's roles. Klemperer's interpretation is extremely passionate. Christa Ludwig's a very fine Leonore. Although Walter Berry's voice doesn't sound evil, the way he sings Don Pizarro's roles still works.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Vickers made me cry - sixteen more words needed by amazon, but no more needed to make the point about beauty of tone!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
EMI is always trying to save a buck!
29 Feb 2012
Format:Audio CD
This company lets their pressings go out of print constantly, only to resurrect them in a new re-re-release. It's annoying. This new line of opera recordings by EMI come without a libretto and translations, the bread and butter of boxed opera sets. Oh wait, you can download it! Hooray! Not.
This is a great Fidelio and the following is my original review for it's previous incarcation Beethoven: Fidelio (Great Recordings of the Century) which is the one to get unless you like reading translations on the internet or printing and wasting your time and a bunch of paper.
From my review dated January 30th, 2011
Nearly 50 years have passed since this Fidelio was recorded and it still stands as one of the absolute finest accounts of this opera ever made. The sound quality has that astonishing vividness that is the hallmark of Klemperer's work with EMI. The Philharmonia orchestra was at their peak, the chorus is near perfect as well. Christa Ludwig's portrayal of Leonore has not been surpassed, nor has Jon Vickers as Florestan. I am particularly fond of Gottlob Frick as Rocco. What a different portrayal here than as Hagen on Solti's Gotterdammerung. Frick was a great singer and a terrific actor.
Ultimately it all comes down to Klemperer, he is the star of the show. Whereas his Beethoven symphonies have never excited my imagination, his Fidelio sounds very right. Klemperer was never a mercurial conductor. He has his sound realized, he picks a tempo and he carries it through. He lacks the imagination of Furtwangler or the expressiveness of Bernstein. Still he manages to have the better cast, a great orchestra and a terrific producer in Walter Legge.
All the big moments come through with grandeur, just listen to the dungeon scene. The finale takes on the air of true occasion and comes together as a spiritual experience. The Leonore 3 is tacked on as the last track. ( Solid performance but here I'll go with Karajan and Furtwangler ). This Fidelio is definitely one of Klemperer's greatest recorded achievements. No need to say more.
This is a great Fidelio and the following is my original review for it's previous incarcation Beethoven: Fidelio (Great Recordings of the Century) which is the one to get unless you like reading translations on the internet or printing and wasting your time and a bunch of paper.
From my review dated January 30th, 2011
Nearly 50 years have passed since this Fidelio was recorded and it still stands as one of the absolute finest accounts of this opera ever made. The sound quality has that astonishing vividness that is the hallmark of Klemperer's work with EMI. The Philharmonia orchestra was at their peak, the chorus is near perfect as well. Christa Ludwig's portrayal of Leonore has not been surpassed, nor has Jon Vickers as Florestan. I am particularly fond of Gottlob Frick as Rocco. What a different portrayal here than as Hagen on Solti's Gotterdammerung. Frick was a great singer and a terrific actor.
Ultimately it all comes down to Klemperer, he is the star of the show. Whereas his Beethoven symphonies have never excited my imagination, his Fidelio sounds very right. Klemperer was never a mercurial conductor. He has his sound realized, he picks a tempo and he carries it through. He lacks the imagination of Furtwangler or the expressiveness of Bernstein. Still he manages to have the better cast, a great orchestra and a terrific producer in Walter Legge.
All the big moments come through with grandeur, just listen to the dungeon scene. The finale takes on the air of true occasion and comes together as a spiritual experience. The Leonore 3 is tacked on as the last track. ( Solid performance but here I'll go with Karajan and Furtwangler ). This Fidelio is definitely one of Klemperer's greatest recorded achievements. No need to say more.
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic Fidelio!
19 Jan 2011
Format:Audio CD
I own many versions of Beethoven's only opera; this is my absolute favorite Fidelio.
Vickers, Ludwig, Frick, and Berry are in excellent form and Klemperer conducts expertly. This performance gives me goosebumps every time I play it.
Vickers, Ludwig, Frick, and Berry are in excellent form and Klemperer conducts expertly. This performance gives me goosebumps every time I play it.
4 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Don't bother
11 May 2010
Format:Audio CD
Don't bother with this version if you can absolutely help it - get Karajan's with Dernesch and Vickers. It's SO much better. At least listen to and compare both versions before you decide. That's what I did, and they're like night and day. Even if this had the superior sound quality and mixing (which it certainly doesn't) it would still be inferior for its lack of interpretive depth. Unless you want Beethoven to sound Baroque, avoid this version.
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