J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, Previn [highlights]

1. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Overture
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
2. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act I: So muß allein ich bleiben
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
3. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act I: Trinke Liebchen trinke schnell
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Kiri Te Kanawa, Richard Leech, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
4. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act I: Mein Herr was dächten Sie von mir
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Kiri Te Kanawa, Tom Krause, Richard Leech, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
5. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Brigitte Fassbaender, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
6. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Mein Herr Marquis
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Edita Gruberova, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
7. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Dieser Anstand so manierlich
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Kiri Te Kanawa, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
8. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Klänge der Heimat
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Kiri Te Kanawa, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
9. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Im Feuerstrom der Reben
   Composed by Johann II Strauss
   with Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
   Conducted by Andre Previn
   
   
10. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Herr Chevalier ich grüße sie!
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Kiri Te Kanawa, Tom Krause, Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova, Olaf Bar, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    
11. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Polka, "Unter Donner und Blitz" Op.324
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    
12. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act II: Genug damit genut
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Kiri Te Kanawa, Tom Krause, Brigitte Fassbaender, Karin Gottling, Edita Gruberova, Olaf Bar, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    
13. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act III: Entr'acte
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    
14. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act III: Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Tom Krause, Karin Gottling, Edita Gruberova, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    
15. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Act III: O Fledermaus o Fledermaus
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    with Kiri Te Kanawa, Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova, Richard Leech, Olaf Bar, Wolfgang Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Previn
    
    

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, Previn [highlights],Johann Strauss II,André Previn,Kiri Te Kanawa,Edita Gruberova,Wiener Philharmoniker,Brigitte Fassbaender,Wolfgang Brendel,Richard Leech,Olaf Bär,Tom Krause,Polygram Records,Classical,Classical Music,German/Austrian Operetta,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio,Opera/Operetta

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Average customer rating: This bat can fly! An Enjoyable Version But Not The Finest Indecisive! I agree with the person from Düsseldorf.... A valuable second choice

J. Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, Fassbaender, Bär, Wiener Philharmoniker, Previn Johann Strauss II , André Previn , Wiener Philharmoniker , Kiri Te Kanawa , Edita Gruberova , Olaf Bär , Brigitte Fassbaender , Wolfgang Brendel , and Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Kanawa, Kiri | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mozart - Così fan tutte / Fleming, von Otter, Scarabelli, Lopardo, Bär, Pertusi, Solti Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden Verdi - Rigoletto / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Milnes, LSO, Bonynge Pan's Labyrinth (New Line Two-Disc Platinum Series) ASIN: B00000413I Release Date: 1991-11-08

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus: Ouverture
2. Die Fledermaus: Taubchen, das entflattert idt
3. Die Fledermaus: Da schreibt meine Schwester Ida
4. Die Fledermaus: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!
5. Die Fledermaus: Nein, mitt solchen Advokaten
6. Die Fledermaus: Komm mit mir zum Souper
7. Die Fledermaus: So mub allein ich bleiben
8. Die Fledermaus: Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell
9. Die Fledermaus: Ich hore Stimmem
10. Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr, Was dachten Sie von mirr
11. Die Fledermaus: Nein, nein, ich zweifle gar nicht mehr
12. Die Fledermaus: Act Three - Nr. 13 Melodram - Ein Fideles Gefangnis (Frosch) (Alfred) (Frank) (Adele) (Ida)
13. Die Fledermaus: Act Three - Nr. 14 Couplets - Spiel Ich Die Unschuld Vom Lande (Adele) (Ida) (Frank)
14. Die Fledermaus: Act Three - Nr. 15 Terzett - Ich Stehe Voll Zagen (Rosalinde) (Alfred) (Eisenstein)
15. Die Fledermaus: Act Three - Nr. 16 Finale -O Fledermaus, O Fledermaus (Chor) (Eisentein) (Falke) (Orlofsky) (Adele) (Alfred) (Rosalinde) (Ida)

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus: Ein Souper heut uns winkt
2. Die Fledermaus: Ich lade gern mir Gaste ein
3. Die Fledermaus: Ach, meine Herr'n und Damen
4. Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis
5. Die Fledermaus: Dieser Anstand, so mainerlich
6. Die Fledermaus: Klange der Heimat
7. Die Fledermaus: Im Feuerstrom der Reben
8. Die Fledermaus: Herr, Chevalier, ich grube Sie!
9. Die Fledermaus: Polka: Uter Donner und Blitz, Op.324
10. Die Fledermaus: Genug damit, genug
11. Die Fledermaus: Nr. 12 Entr'acte
12. Die Fledermaus: Ein fideles Gefangis - Edita Gruberova (Adele)
13. Die Fledermaus: Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande - Edita Gruberova (Adele)
14. Die Fledermaus: Ich stehe voll Zagen - Edita Gruberova (Adele)
15. Die Fledermaus: O Fledermaus, o Fledermaus - Edita Gruberova (Adele)

Amazon.com

There may be more cornily entertaining readings of this perennial favorite on CD, but none that is sung more wonderfully. Star turns abound within fine ensemble performances: Kiri Te Kanawa is as involved as one has ever heard her, singing with beautiful, womanly tone and great wit, while Richard Leech's Alfred is both funny and handsomely sung. Brigitte Fassbaender's Orlovsky is truly ambiguous-aristocratic, Edita Gruberova is a high-spirited Adele, and Wolfgang Brendel's Eisenstein is secure and well-drawn. André Previn leads the Vienna State Opera forces with respect for their tradition, and they respond by playing and singing gloriously. Precisely what made the producers decide that the Act II party should be filled with extraneous "party" noises (mumblings, laughter, glasses clinking) is baffling, but it's overlookable. This one's tasty--enjoy! --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

This bat can fly!.......2003-04-01

This is a collection of highlights, not the entire operetta. The first five reviews I've read had mixed reactions, but all seemed pleased with this performance.

I found Edita Gruberova's Adele superlative. Just to hear her sing "Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande," is worth the price of the CD. In the "Laughing Song" (Mein Herr Marquis), she smoothly, yet precisely, sings each note, unlike so many sopranos who seem to bark the laughs. Only Janet Perry approaches Gruberova in the quality of singing in this role.

For me, Kiri Te Kanawa practically owns the role of Rosalinde. Few can equal her in any of the arias. You'll believe she's really Hungarian.

Overall, I think you'll find this a beautifully-performed, spirited Fledermaus, where all the performers seem to be having a very good time.

An Enjoyable Version But Not The Finest.......2002-09-17

Everyone has their own opinions regarding recordings of operas and operettas. Die Fledermaus, being the most famous operetta, is subject to numerous interpretations. This particular version has Andre Previn conducting the Vienna State Opera (Staatsoper in German) which has the time-honored tradition of performing the classic operetta every New Years Eve. The chorus and party noises (glass tinkling, laughter, conversations,etc) adds to the realism and liveliness of the ball scene. Previn is a great conductor of classical music, but as for Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus, whose score features waltz-like, serenades and often French-style cabaret music, is not his cup of tea. The overture is not the finest interpretation. The singers are an ecclectic but formidable bunch. Kiri Te Kenawa, whom I had previously underestimated, sings an excellent Rosalinde, Fassbaender (spelled incorrectly, a woman) sings the role of Prince Orlofsky in a very comedic, brilliant manner and true to the original woman-in-trousers roles that were featured in Opera-buffas of Mozart times. Edita Gruberova, a coloratura soprano, although not at her best, sings a fair Adele and her "Mein Herr Marquis" aria is not as good as her other arias and trio roles. The waltzes and the drinking songs, the intimate dinner scenes and the maddening confusion that happens in Act 2 are all very well made. However, if you wish to buy a less darker, less restrained Die Fledermaus, get the Lucia Popps, Julia Varady version with Carlos Kleiber, noted German conductor who has more of a flair for this sort of music.

Indecisive!.......2000-10-01

I have not listened to this set completely, besides the samples provided by amazon, so I could not fairly give a rating. However from the clips this is no concrete reccommendation. Kiri Te Kanawa is indeed a beautiful soprano, but she sounds a bit flat and uninvolved. Brendel's Einstein is hideous. The performer who seems to be getting slaughtered was actually a very good cast for characterization. Gruberova is always so delightful, it's just that her execution isn't so clean all the time, indeed, it sounds like a bloody mess sometimes. But that is this recording and this operetta, and isn't so in everything she sings, everytime. So she sounds like she's sitting on ice sometimes, it's perfect casting for this operetta and the subsequent atmosphere. The Alfred is very good indeed. Previn conducts this more like a tragic grand opera. I recommend the 1960 Decca recording by Karajan, with the sensational Hilde Gueden as Rosalinde, Waldemar Kmnett, and Erika Koth. Karajan, suprisingly, is very much in the background with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and there is a wonderful surprise bonus with the Gala Sequence.

I agree with the person from Düsseldorf...........2000-06-15

Although I have not purchased this CD, and have only listened to certain popular selections of it... like "Dieser anstand, so manierlich (Brendel & Te Kanawa)," "Im Feuerstrom de reben (Fassbaender, Gruberova, Brendel)" and the sound sample offered by Amazon of Edita Gruberova singing the Laughing Song ("Mein Herr Marquis"). I don't have anything against the majority of the singers in this cast, except for Gruberova. Gruberova's coloratura is absolutely ghastly when compared to others out there. If you have ever heard her sing "Je veux vivre" from Gounod's Romeo et Juliette you will know what I mean... you just cringe.

However, I do like the directing from Mr. Previn and the wonderful orchestra and party-like atmosphere. And Kiri Te Kanawa is absolutely perfect for the role of Eisenstein's wife.

But... I think the recording with Lucia Popp as Adele is definitely one to have. She has a beautifully elegant, young but womanly tone and can do fantastically precise coloratura. If you have heard her in the role of the Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte, there is no comparison. I'm not the only person who raves about her either... she's a fantastic coloratura soprano.

Varady's soprano voice is just fine in Kleiber's Die Fledermaus, and Hermann Prey does fine playing von Eisenstein. The baritone Thomas Allen played in this role just recently at the Lyric Opera in Chicago just a couple of weeks ago and did a fine job. I think a baritone cast in the role is certainly acceptable. Ivan Rebroff plays Prinz Orlovsky and appropriately makes the character what he should be, jovial and silly.

This CD with Te Kanawa and Gruberova certainly does have a star-filled cast and world renowned conductor, orchestra, and chorus... but I believe the recording of Die Fledermaus to own is the one with Kleiber conducting the Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra and Varady, Prey, and Popp. Plus... It's cheaper!

A valuable second choice.......1999-12-30

This performance of Die Fledermaus is no doubt beautifully performed, especially Fassbaenders aria is a jewel. However, the atmosphere is somehow cool and artificial, Te Kanawa and Gruberova have difficulties with the operetta setting of the plot. Previn does not serve the "champagne", his conducting is somehow a little too operatic. If you like to have a second version of the "bat" in your collection, choose this one or the live performance of the Vienna Volksoper in Japan (Denon). If you only need one version, the choice second to none is the Carlos Kleiber version with Varady / Prey - even if it was only for the quality of the orchestral interpretation (although assigning the role of the prince to a basso singing falsetto - Ivan Rebroff - is a question of taste).

Average customer rating:

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, Previn [highlights] Johann Strauss II , André Previn , Kiri Te Kanawa , Edita Gruberova , Wiener Philharmoniker , Brigitte Fassbaender , Wolfgang Brendel , Richard Leech , Olaf Bär , and Tom Krause Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Kanawa, Kiri | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000004172 Release Date: 1993-12-14

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Overture
2. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: So muss allein ich bleiben
3. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell
4. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Mein Herr, was dachten Sie von mir
5. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Ich lade gern mir Gaste ein
6. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Mein Herr Marquis
7. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Dieser Anstand, so manierlich
8. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Klange der Heimat
9. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Im Feuerstrom der Reben
10. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Herr Chevalier, ich grusse sie!
11. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Polka: Unter Donner und Blitz op. 324
12. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Genug damit, genug
13. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Entr'acte
14. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande
15. Die Fledermaus - Highlights: O Fledermaus, o Fledermaus

Average customer rating: A classic interpretation

Strauss J: Die Fledermaus Te Kanawa , Gruberova , Fassbaender , Brendel , Leech , Previn , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchest Manufacturer: Philips/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002DDWN Release Date: 1999-10-01

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus Act I
2. Die Fledermaus Act Ii
3. Die Fledermaus Act Iii

Customer Reviews:

A classic interpretation.......2006-09-03

This is a fantastic performance of a delightfully funny operetta. I'm no fan of TeKanawa, but here she shines - she is a wonderful Rosalinde. Her often too clean, too "pretty" voice suit the role perfectly. And in my book there is no better Orlofsky than Fassbaender, no better Eisenstein than Brendel.

The predominantly European cast along with the Vienna Philharmonic, all under the baton of Andre Previn, have truly captured the spirit of this most famous operetta.

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