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Strauss, R: Friedenstag

Josef Metternich (Kommandant), Hildegard Hillebrecht (Maria, his wife), Max Proebstl (Wachtmeister), Richard Holm (Schütze), Benno Kusche (Konstabel), Albrecht Peter (Musketier), Wolfgang Anresos (Hornist), Hand Hermann Nissen (Offizier), Josef Knapp (Front offizier), Kurt Böhme (Der Holsteiner, Kommandant),...

Blending drive with lyricism, Keilberth does some fine things — The Guardian, 10th May 2012, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 2nd Apr 2012
Catalogue No: WLCD0357
Label: Walhall
Length: 77 minutes

Strauss, R: Friedenstag, Op. 81, TrV 271

Work length1:17:37

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Josef Metternich, Kurt Böhme, Max Proebstl, Horst Wilhelm, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Lorenz Fehenberger, Richard Holm, Josef Knapp, Benno Kusche, Karl Hoppe, Cacilie Reich, Albrecht Peter, Wolfgang Anresos, Hans Hermann Nissen
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
Joseph Keilberth

Hast was geseh'n? (Live)

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La rosa, che un bel fiore (Live)

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Hunger!… Ich höre was (Live)

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Hunger! Brot! (Live)

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Sieg! Welch ein Fanal entfährt (Live)

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Mein ist zu helfen! (Live)

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Es sei! Doch hört (Live)

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Zu Magdeburg in der Reiterschlacht (Live)

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Geht, geht alle! (Live)

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Wie? Niemand hier? (Live)

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Maria, du? Verbieten musste ich (Live)

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Der Kaiser stand im Saal (Live)

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Erwünschtes Zeichen! (Live)

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Nein, nicht Todesnebel (Live)

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Der Feind, der Feind! (Live)

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Das Zeichen, das Zeichen (Live)

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Wo ist der Mann, des Krieges bester Held? (Live)

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Geliebter, nicht das Schwert! (Live)

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Warum kämpften wir Jahre um Jahre? (Live)

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Wagt es zu denken (Live)

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One of Strauss' rarer operas, 'Friedenstag' (1938) occupies a particularly interesting place in his life. It was conceived and written during the late 1930s, at the time when his relationship with the Nazis was at its most difficult. Although the libretto was by Josef Gregor, he had been recommended to Strauss by the Jewish poet Stefan Zweig (librettist of the earlier opera Die schweigsame Frau (1936), who became black-listed by the Nazis and left Germany in 1938.

'Friedenstag' is cast in a single act and, as its name suggests, is a celebration of the ideal of peace. The style is relatively austere, concerning a story set in the early 17th century on the last day of the Thirty Years War. The Commandant of a fortress under siege resolves to die rather than surrender, but then news of peace arrives and he and his former enemy embrace with vows to work for a better world. Male voices dominate (see the cast list) and there is an important role for the chorus. However, there is a significant role for the Commandant's wife and her dignified aria is a memorable inspiration. It was dedicated to Viorica Ursuleac and her husband Clemens Krauss, the lead and conductor respectively in the premiere on July 24, 1938 and on the subsequent recording.

'Friedenstag' has been recorded relatively few times, just as it is seldom performed in the theatre. It is also a one act opera which lacks an obvious partner.

Good sound – unique cast including the legendary Fehenberger.

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Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, Joseph Keilberth

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10th May 2012

Blending drive with lyricism, Keilberth does some fine things

Strauss, R: Friedenstag

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