Zeus und Elida : op. 5a: Musikalische Groteske für Solisten, Sprecher, Chor und Orchester (26:45) -- Schöne Geschichten : op. 5b: Kammeroper (23:58) -- Blues--Stimmen aus dem Massengrab--Marsch: Blues (2:06) ; Stimmen aus dem Massengrab (3:03) ; Marsch (1:54).
Note
The 1st-2nd works are chamber operas for singers, speaker, chorus and orchestra ; the 3rd work is for speaker, chorus and orchestra.
Texts of the 1st-2nd works by the composer ; text of the 3rd work by Erich Kästner.
Author
Wolpe, Stefan, composer, librettist.
Title
Zeus und Elida ; Schöne Geschichten ; Blues--Stimmen aus dem Massengrab--Marsch / Stefan Wolpe.
Publisher
London, England : Decca, [2000]
Copyright date
℗2000.
Playing time
002645 002358 000206 000303 000154
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Entartete Musik : music suppressed by the Third Reich
Entartete Musik.
Performer
Franziska Hirzel, soprano (1st work) ; Hans Aschenbach, tenor (1st-2nd works) ; Michael Kraus (1st work), Romain Bischoff (2nd work), baritones ; Harry van der Kamp, bass (1st-2nd works), speaker (3rd work) ; Daniel Reuss, speaker (2nd work) ; Ebony Band ; Cappella Amsterdam ; Werner Herbers, conductor.
Event
Recorded 1997 June 30--July 4 Studio 5, Musikcentrum, Hilversum, The Netherlands.