Ludwig van Beethoven – Fidelio [DGG 419 436-2][FLAC]

In 1970, Leonard Bernstein was invited by the Vienna State Opera to prepare a new production of Fidelio for the Beethoven bicentennial. He returned in 1978 to make this recording with an all-star cast featuring Gundula Janowitz in the title role. At the same time, Bernstein was finishing his integral recording of the Beethoven symphonies with the State Opera’s pit orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic. It’s hardly surprising, then, that this account of Beethoven’s only opera conveys such an extraordinary sense of occasion and exhibits a degree of musical cohesion that can only be described as "symphonic." Bernstein is, of course, the biggest star of all here, and he presides over a performance of remarkable strength and dramatic conviction, especially memorable for the emotional intensity of the climactic moments (in particular, Pizzaro’s "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!", the Act I finale, and the Act II quartet). One of the account’s most striking features is its insertion of the Leonore Overture No. 3 before the final scene of Act II, honoring a tradition established by Gustav Mahler when he was director of the Vienna Court Opera at the beginning of the 20th century. In Bernstein’s hands, this 15-minute interlude becomes an impassioned meditation on the themes of love, courage, and self-sacrifice that lie at the heart of the opera. –Ted Libbey

Disc: 1
1. Fidelio: Ouvert�re
2. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Jetzt, Schaetzchen, jetzt sind wir allein’ – (Jaquino, Marzelline)
3. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Armer Jaquino, ich war ihm sonst recht gut’ – (Marzelline)
4. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘O war ich schon mit dir vereint’ – (Marzelline)
5. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Jaquino! – Ja, Meister Rocco?’ – (Rocco, Jaquino, Marzelline, Leonore)
6. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Mir ist so wunderbar’ – (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
7. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Hore, Fidelio!’ – (Rocco, Marzelline)
8. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben’ – (Rocco)
9. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Ihr habt recht, Vater Rocco’ – (Leonore, Rocco, Marzelline)
10. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Gut, Shoenchen, gut, hab immer Mut’ – (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline)
11. Fidelio: Act 1: Marsch
12. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Drei Mann Schildwachen auf den Wall’ – (Pizarro, Rocco)
13. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Ha! Welch ein Augenblick’ – (Pizarro)
14. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Hauptmann! Besteigen Sie mit einem Trompeter sogleich den Turm’ – (Pizarro, Rocco)
15. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile!’ – (Pizarro, Rocco)
16. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?’ – (Leonore)
17. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Marzelline! – Nein, ich will nicht…’ – (Jaquino, Marzelline)
18. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben’ – (Prisoners’ Chorus)
19. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Nun sprecht, wie ging’s?…Noch heute, noch heute!’ – (Leonore, Rocco)
20. Fidelio: Act 1: ‘Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht’ – (Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Pizarro, Rocco)
Disc: 2
1. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!…; In des Lebens Fruehlingstagen’ – (Florestan)
2. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewoelbe!’ – (Leonore, Rocco)
3. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Er erwacht’ – (Leonore, Florestan)
4. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten’ – (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
5. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Alles ist bereit’ – (Rocco, Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro)
6. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen’ – (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
7. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘O namenlose Freude’ – (Leonore, Florestan)
8. Fidelio: Ouvertuere – Leonore III – Op. 72a
9. Fidelio: Act 2: ‘Heil sei dem Tag’ – (Fernando, Rocco, Pizarro, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Sotin, Ren� Kollo, Gundula Janowitz, Manfred Jungwirth, Lucia Popp, Adolf Dallapozza, Karl Terkal, Alfred �ramek.
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein

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