Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho (The Wedding of Camacho)

1. Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10
   Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
   Performed by Anima Eterna Orchestra
   with Huw Rhys-Evans, Nico van der Meel, Urban Malmberg, Ulrik Cold, Scot Weir, Andrea Ulbrich, Rosemarie Hofmann
   Conducted by Jos van Immerseel
   
   

Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho (The Wedding of Camacho),Ulrik Cold,Urban Malmberg,Felix Mendelssohn,Jos van Immerseel,Andrea Ulbrich,Anima Eterna Orchestra,Rosemarie Hofmann,Huw Rhys-Evans,Nico van der Meel,Scot Weir,Channel Classics,Classical,German/Austrian Romantic Opera,Opera,Orchestral & Symphonic

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Average customer rating: Triumphant return of Flor's Mendelssohn

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Tracks:

1. Merce, Diletti Amici - O Tu, Che L'alma
2. Scena, Coro E Brindisi
3. Mamma...Quel Vino E Generoso
4. Lamento Di Federico
5. Improvviso
6. Come Un Bel Di Dimaggio
7. Oh! Fede Negar Potessi
8. Fontainebleau, Foresta Immense
9. Amor Ti Vieta
10. Cielo E Mar
11. Epilogo
12. Vesti La Giubba
13. Dio, Mi Potevi Scagliar
14. La Danza

Customer Reviews:

Triumphant return of Flor's Mendelssohn.......2005-06-01

At last Claus Peter Flor's Mendelssohn symphonies, overtures and piano concertos (with Edelmann) have returned. On the basis of these recordings (all previously issued) Flor, who is probably in his early 50s now, is still one of the better Mendelssohn conductors out there.

In particular, his Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 have been hailed by critics on this side of the Atlantic for their beauty, proportion and Mendelssohnian sensibility. His other symphonies are also good and his collected overtures have been revered on both sides of the Atlantic by critics from Gramophone (which gave the overtures a rosette) to American Record Guide (which continued to promote his works even after they were out of print).

Flor's regualr partner in these performances, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, is a European band of the second rank. While not being confused with the more well-known orchestras in Vienna, Berlin or London, they perform universally well in these CDs in recordings that sound better than ever.

This is a very good collection of Mendelssohn's symphonic music and piano concertos that will rank with the best recorded boxes including Abbado and Karajn. In musical terms is far exceeds the collections led by Masur, Ashkenazy and the newer Naxos cycle of mixed quality.

Collectors that have never heard Flor conduct (or have never heard of him) can rest assured that this is a worthy alternative collection in this music. If this grouping and this price are attractive, go for it.

Average customer rating: Fresh Mendelssohn A Worthy Addition. . .

Mendelssohn Overtures Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003EUR Release Date: 1994-05-10

Tracks:

1. The Marriage Of Camacho, Op. 10: Die Hochzeit Des Camacho/Les Noces De Camacho/Le Nozze Di Camacho
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21: Ein Sommernachtstraum/Songe D'une Nuit D'ete...
3. Calm Sea And Prosterous Voyage, Op. 27: Meerestille Und Gluckliche Fahrt...
4. Ruy Blas, Op. 95
5. Athalia, Op. 74
6. The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op.26: Die Hebriden (Fingals-Hohle)...

Customer Reviews:

Fresh Mendelssohn.......2006-01-07

This disk is filled with Mendelssohn's most famous overtures, some from staged works, others written just for the concert stage. Taken from various times in his compositional career, these six overtures show his genius from Opus 10 to Opus 95.

The early Marriage of Comancho was an opera Mendelssohn wrote based on episodes from Don Quixote. It is a youthful piece with a fresh and exciting underlying perpetual motion. Indeed, the straight-forward harmonies and rhythms remind one of Mozart, but the colorful orchestrations are all Mendelssohn. The more well-known overture to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was written originally as a piano duet at the age of 17. Some time later, he orchestrated it into the masterpiece it is known today. The famous opening chords lead into a scherzo-like violin fantasy, evoking a magical landscape of pixies and the like. Mendelssohn follows various sequences of the story and translates them into the music, including some donkey brayings, elfish portrayals, etc. The music is inventive and melodic, offering great sweeping heroic melodies as well as skittish fantastical ones. A great masterpiece with great variety.

The two Goethe poems A Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage are the backdrop to Mendelssohn's overture of the same name. A rich and dark chorale, rooted mainly in the strings, opens the work, representing the grandeur of the sea and the impending voyage. The clarinet has a descending theme that will be picked up in the faster section, one of simplicity, but also of sentimentality and heroicism. After the short opening, the extroverted Prosperous Voyage sets sail, bounding into undaunted optimism. A jumpy woodwind theme is pronounced before unison strings bring in the previously mentioned theme. Woodwind and string burblings, along with heroic brass exclamations, give the work a carefree feel. Equally dramatic is the Ruy Blas overture to the Victor Hugo play. A forceful brass chorale opens the work and is often recalled throughout; the strings add tension, of which, it does not relent for some minutes. The work takes a happier turn after the fourth brass chorale statement, and the "On Wisconsin" sounding theme appears. This dramatically boisterous overture is cleanly written, with athletic motives and intriguing orchestrations; a masterful composition. Much the same, the Athalia overture opens with an almost Bach-like chorale. Mendelssohn's gift for inventive orchestrations contrasts the dramatic tenseness with the romantic pastoral lyricism with ingenuity.

The most famous overture on the disk is surely the Hebrides overture based on a place Mendelssohn visited in Scotland called Fingal's Cave. His gift for writing melody is exemplified here with two rather haunting melodies. The first appears at the opening, a descending, almost modal melody which starts minor but rises into the major, sending chills. The melody never tires, it is used throughout, because of the unique and never uninteresting orchestrations and settings. A second, more yearning melody enters, first in the bassoon and cello, taken over by the violins, and later by an emotionally moving clarinet duo. A highly inspired work, raw emotion and great music.

There are many Mendelssohn overture disks, but Claus Peter Flor and the Bamburg Symphony Orchestra provide a fresh and electric performance. The highly colorful and melodic music is brought to the forefront by this ensemble with sweeping line and unabashed motion and depth. The orchestra speaks well, although, a drier recording space might have given the ensemble more bite. And even though the disk is rather hard to find, it is well worth the search.

A Worthy Addition. . ........2000-12-10

I bought this CD for one performance: "Fingel's Cave". I'd heard it on my local station and it clicked with me immediately. After buying the CD I realized the entire disc is superb, definitely rosette quality. His interpretation of "Calm Sea" has become my favorite also.

Even after several years I still return to this disc regularly. The reasonable price today makes it even more worth purchasing.

I saw Flor recently in performance and his work, live, matches his performance on disc.

Highly recommended for any Mendelssohn enthusiast!

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Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho (The Wedding of Camacho) Manufacturer: Channel Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003UYG Release Date: 1993-08-17

Average customer rating:

Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006KLK Release Date: 1994-09-16

Tracks:

1. Overture - RSO Berlin/Bernhard Klee
2. Act I: No. 1. Duet: Beglucktes Jugendleben - Regina Schudel/Clemens Bieber
3. Act I: No. 2. Trio: Wie? Ihr wagt es hier vermessen - Regina Schudel/Clemens Bieber/Ralf Lukas
4. Act I: No. 3. Aria: Noch trostet mich das Vorgefuhl - Clemens Bieber
5. Act I: No. 4. Duet: So kehrest du wieder, Geliebter - Catherine Swanson/Warren Mok
6. Act I: No. 5. Aria, Song: Nur frischer Mut und klares Blut - Warren Mok
7. Act I: No. 6. Chorus: Viva Camacho, viva Quiteria... - RIAS Chm Chor/Marcus Creed/Ralf Lucas
8. Act I: No. 7. Septet with Chorus: Lasst mich, o lasst mich noch einmal begrussen - Regina Schudel/Catherine Swanson/Clemens Bieber/Warren Mok/Volker Horn/Ralf Lukas/Josef Becker...
9. Act I: No. 8. Chorus, Aria & Recitative: Viva Camacho, viva Quiteria... - Josef Becker/Clemens Bieber/RIAS Chm Chor
10. Act I: No. 9. Aria: Wer klopft so leise an die Tur? - Regina Schudel
11. Act I: No. 10. Ensemble: Dem sollen die Knochen im Leibe fliegen - Volker Horn/Ralf Lukas/RIAS Chm Chor
12. Act I: No. 11. Finale: Lasset euch winden, dunkle Zypressen... - Clemens Bieber/Regina Schudel/Volker Horn/Ralf Lukas/Warren Mok/William Murray/Josef Becker...

Tracks:

1. Act II: No. 12. Chorus & Aria: Frisch die Hande nur geruhret... - Josef Becker/RIAS Chm Chor
2. Act II: No. 13. Song: Die schonste Braut im ganzen Land - Josef Becker/RIAS Chm Chor
3. Act II: No. 14. Chorus & Ball: Richtend mag das Spiel entscheiden... - RIAS Chm Chor/William Murray
4. Act II: No. 15. Trio: Was sollen mir die ratselhaften Worte? - Regina Schudel/Catherine Swanson/Josef Becker
5. Act II: No. 16. Chorus: Nun zundet an geweihte Kerzen - Rias Chm Chor
6. Act II: No. 17. Ensemble: Welche Stimme, welche Storung? - Regina Schudel/Catherine Swanson/Warren Mok/Volker Horn/Ralf Lukas/Josef Becker/RIAS Chm Chor
7. Act II: No. 18. Finale: Wie? Betrogen? - Volker Horn/Ralf Lukas/Warren Mok/Clemens Bieber/Catherine Swanson/Regina Schudel/William Murray...

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