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Special offer. Semperoper Edition Volume 1: Gott! Welch dunkel hier!

The Earliest Postwar Dresden Recordings

Bernd Aldenhoff, Kurt Böhme, Werner Faulhaber, Gottlob Frick, Christel Goltz, Hans Hopf, Inger Karén, Lisa Otto, Karl Paul, Heinz Sauerbaum, Arno Schellenberg, Elfride Trötschel, Elfriede Weidlich, Werner Liebling, Helena Rott, Ruth Lange, Dora Zschille

Joseph Keilberth, Gerhart Wiesenhütter,...

Semperoper Edition Volume 1: Gott! Welch dunkel hier!
...there are fine things on offer and because by 1945 German radio was using magnetic tape, the sound quality is often surprisingly good.

Gramophone Magazine, June 2010

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Special offer. Semperoper Edition Volume 1: Gott! Welch dunkel hier!

The Earliest Postwar Dresden Recordings

Bernd Aldenhoff, Kurt Böhme, Werner Faulhaber, Gottlob Frick, Christel Goltz, Hans Hopf, Inger Karén, Lisa Otto, Karl Paul, Heinz Sauerbaum, Arno Schellenberg, Elfride Trötschel, Elfriede Weidlich, Werner Liebling, Helena Rott, Ruth Lange, Dora Zschille

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...there are fine things on offer and because by 1945 German radio was using magnetic tape, the sound quality is often surprisingly good.

Gramophone Magazine, June 2010

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The Semperoper Edition is a documentary series jointly presented by Staatskapelle Dresden, MDR Figaro, Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv and Semperoper Dresden

Artists

Bernd Aldenhoff, Kurt Böhme, Werner Faulhaber, Gottlob Frick, Christel Goltz, Hans Hopf, Inger Karén, Lisa Otto, Karl Paul, Heinz Sauerbaum, Arno Schellenberg, Elfride Trötschel, Elfriede Weidlich, Werner Liebling, Helena Rott, Ruth Lange, Dora Zschille

Joseph Keilberth, Gerhart Wiesenhütter, Rolf Kleinert, Hans Löwlein, Gerhard Lenssen

Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Work length6:54
Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Aria: Gott! Welch ein Dunkel hier!
Track length6:54
Excerpt,Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Work length4:17
  • Werner Faulhaber (bass)
  • Grosses Rundfunk-Orchester Berlin
  • Hans-Hendrik Wehding
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act IV: Ach offnet eure Augen (Sung in German)
Track length4:17
Excerpt,Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Work length5:55
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act IV: Aria: Deh vieni non tardar (Sung in German)
Track length5:55
Excerpt,Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier
Work length4:08
Andrea Chenier, Act I: Un di all'azzurro spazio (Sung in German)
Track length4:08
Excerpt,Nicolai, C O: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Work length19:09
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Act I: Duet: Nein, das ist wirklich doch zu keck!
Track length8:17
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Act II: Als Bublein klein
Track length3:48
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Act II: Wohl denn! Gefasst ist der Entschluss!
Track length7:04
Excerpt,Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Work length4:53
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Largo al factotum della citta (Sung in German)
Track length4:53
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese: Martha
Work length5:37
  • Helena Rott (alto), Kurt Böhme (bass)
  • Grosses Rundfunk-Orchester Berlin
  • Hans-Hendrik Wehding
Martha, Act IV: Duet: Ja, was nun?
Track length5:37
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Work length27:13
Act I: Arie: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja
Track length2:17
Act I: Arie: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
Track length3:48
Act II: Arie und Chor: O Isis und Osiris
Track length3:08
Act II: Arie: In diesen heil'gen Hallen
Track length4:25
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Arie: Ach, ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden
Track length4:38
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Arie: Ein Madchen oder Weibchen wunscht Papageno sich!
Track length3:48
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena! Du bist mir nun ganz ergeben
Track length2:29
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Rezitativ. Andante. Allegro - Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht
Track length2:40
Excerpt,Verdi: La forza del destino
Work length4:25
La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace mio Dio! (Sung in German)
Track length4:25
Excerpt,Verdi: Il Trovatore
Work length2:20
Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira (Sung in German)
Track length2:20
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Sung in German)
Work length5:33
Un ballo in maschera, Act II: Ich bin dir nah (Sung in German)
Track length5:33
Verdi: Don Carlos (Sung in German)
Work length16:06
Don Carlos, Act III: Aria: Verhangnisvoll war das Geschenk (Sung in German)
Track length5:01
Don Carlos, Act IV: Aria: Du, im irdischen Wahn einst befangen (Sung in German)
Track length11:05
Excerpt,Verdi: Otello
Work length4:48
  • Bernd Aldenhoff (tenor)
  • Grosses Rundfunkorchester Dresden
  • Hans-Hendrik Wehding
Otello, Act IV: Niun mi tema (Sung in German)
Track length4:48
Excerpt,Puccini: La Bohème
Work length7:29
La boheme, Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Sung in German)
Track length5:00
La boheme, Act II: Quando me'n vo' (Sung in German)
Track length2:29
Excerpt,Puccini: Tosca
Work length6:26
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Sung in German)
Track length3:10
Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte (Sung in German)
Track length3:16
Excerpt,Verdi: Aida
Work length26:17
Act II: Tanz der Mohrensklaven
Track length1:34
Act II: Komm, lasse Blumen spriessen…o komm, Geliebter
Track length1:58
Act II: Wohl war euch das Los der Waffen feindlich
Track length11:05
Act IV: Es hat der Stein sich uber mir geschlossen
Track length11:40
Excerpt,Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Work length11:41
Act II: Duet: Komm, mein Sohnchen, auf ein Wort
Track length6:01
Act III: Wie fremd und tot ist alles umher
Track length5:40
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Sung in German)
Work length3:50
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Lied der Pauline (Sung in German)
Track length3:50
Excerpt,Strauss, R: Salome
Work length17:26
Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215: Scene 4: Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund kussen lassen, Jochanaan! (Ah! Thou wouldst not suffer me to kiss thy mouth, Jokanaan)
Track length17:26
Excerpt,Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Work length22:00
  • Elfriede Trotschel (soprano), Heinz Sauerbaum (tenor), Helena Rott (alto)
  • Staatskapelle Dresden, Grosses Rundfunkorchester Dresden
  • Hans Lowlein, Hans-Hendrik Wehding
Madama Butterfly, Act III: Addio, fiorito assil (Sung in German)
Track length11:30
Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo (Sung in German)
Track length4:20
Madama Butterfly, Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Sung in German)
Track length6:10
Excerpt,Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Work length6:41
Act I: Io netto il somarello
Track length2:50
Act I: Io la sorveglio. Ora facciam la recita
Track length3:51
Excerpt,Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114
Work length7:50
Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: Du lieber Mond, so silberzart, "Song to the Moon" (Sung in German)
Track length7:50
Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Sung in German)
Work length8:29
I vespri siciliani, Act II: Aria: O Heimat, teure Heimat (Sung in German)
Track length8:29

Awards and reviews

June 2010

...there are fine things on offer and because by 1945 German radio was using magnetic tape, the sound quality is often surprisingly good.

January 2011

this set collates radio performances of some considerable rarity, and presents them in a superbly documented way.
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