Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder

1. Die Zwillingsbrüder, singspiel, D. 647
   Composed by Franz Schubert
   Performed by Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
   with Hans-Joachim Gallus, Kurt Moll, Nicolai Gedda, Kurt Donath, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
   Conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch
   
   

Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder,Franz Schubert,Wolfgang Sawallisch,Bavarian State Opera Orchestra,Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,Hans-Joachim Gallus,Kurt Donath,Kurt Moll,Nicolai Gedda,Cpo Records,Classical,German/Austrian Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio,Opera/Operetta

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Average customer rating: From the review in Fanfare

Schubert: Ouvertüren Manufacturer: Arts Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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: B0000263YQ Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

1. Ov im italienischen Stil D 590 in D
2. Ov im italienischen Stil D 591 in C
3. Der Teufel als Hydraulicus D 4
4. Die Freunde von Salamanka D 326
5. Ov D 470 in B flat
6. Die Zwillingsbruder D 647
7. Alfonso und Estrella D 732
8. Fierrabras D 796

Customer Reviews:

From the review in Fanfare.......2006-08-01

Here is a nice collection of Schubert overtures, performed with warm Italian cordiality by an orchestra & conductor who are given no identification beyond their names. Is the ORT Orchestra della Toscana located in Florence or somewhere else in Tuscany? And where did Maestro Renzetti learn his stick-technique? It is a good one, & Schubert's music blooms under it.

Besides the two familiar "Overtures in the Italian Style" (only the second, in C major, really qualifies for that claim; both are essentially Schubert, pure & simple), there is the rare overture to an obscure comedy called "Der Teufel als Hydraulicus," & the neglected Overture in B flat, which is believed to have formed part of a birthday cantata. From the vast treasure-trove of Schubert's operas, which is only now beginning to be explored, come the curtain-raisers to "Die Freunde von Salamanca," the one-acter "Die Zwillingsbrueder," & the last two big Romantic operas.

Renzetti makes all these pieces sing. The recorded sound is as light & airy as the performances.

Average customer rating:

Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder / Maag, Philharmonia Mediterranea, et al Petra Labitzke , Hubert Schmid , Matthias Schaltezky , Sonke Marback , Philharmonia Mediterranea , and Solisti Cantori Manufacturer: Bongiovanni ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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: B00000I598 Release Date: 1999-02-15

Tracks:

1. Ov - Philharmonia Mediterranea/Peter Maag
2. Introduzione: Coro: 'Vergluhet Sind Die Sterne' - Hubert Schmid/Soloisti Cantori
3. Declamato: 'Freundlich Weckten Wir Die Holde Braut' - Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid
4. Duetto: 'Vor Dem Busen Moge Bluhen' - Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid
5. Declamato: 'Meine Tochter, Guten Morgen!' - Georg Heckel/Petra Labitzke
6. Aria: 'Mag Es Sturmen, Donnern, Blitzen' - Georg Heckel/Sonker Morbach
7. Declamato: 'Endlich Bin Ich Am Ziele' - Sonker Morbach
8. Aria: 'Mag Es Sturmen, Donnern, Blitzen' - Georg Heckel/Sonker Morbach
9. Declamato: 'Und Nun Sage Mir, Freund' - Georg Heckel/Sonker Morbach
10. Quartetto: 'Zu Rechter Zeit Bin Ich Gekommen' - Georg Heckel/Sonker Morbach/Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid
11. Declamato: 'Nun Ist Meine Geduld' - Georg Heckel/Sonker Morbach/Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid
12. Aria: 'Liebe, Teure Muttererde' - Sonker Morbach
13. Declamato: 'Meine Hoffnung Hat Mich Nicht Betrogen' - Sonker Morbach/Petra Labitzke
14. Duetto: 'Nur Dir Will Ich Gehoren' - Petra Labitzke/Sonker Morbach
15. Declamato: 'Nun Ist Meine Geduld Am Ende!' - Sonker Morbach/Matthias Schaltezky/Georg Heckel/Petra Labitzke
16. Terzetto: 'Wagen Sie, Ihr Wort Zu Brechen?' - Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid
17. Declamato: 'Teuerster Herr Spiess' - Petra Labitzke/Sonker Morbach
18. Quintetto: 'Packt Ihn, Fuhrt Ihn Vor Gericht!' - Georg Heckel/Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid/Matthias Schaltezky/Sonker Morbach
19. Declamato: 'Ich Bin Doch Neugierig, Ob Sie Ihn Zwingen' - Georg Heckel/Petra Labitzke/Hubert Schmid/Matthias Schaltezky/Sonker Morbach
20. Finale: 'Die Bruder Haben Sich Gefunden' - Soloisti Cantori/Peter Maag

Amazon.com

Schubert's ninth opera (or rather, singspiel--in which music is interspersed with spoken dialog) will be most attractive to fans of Schubert's other, equally unsuccessful stage works, such as Rosamunde. The libretto, a comedy in which a pair of twins complicate the lives of other simple country types, is set to distinctly noncomedic music; Schubert's charming melodies, no matter how lovely, in no way reflect what is happening on the stage. The spoken German dialogue occupies nearly 20 minutes of this 55-minute CD, which may put off many potential listeners. The "live" performance is strong vocally, but rather fuzzy orchestrally. It is not helped by noticeably dull sonics. For some reason, the liner notes and jewel box both misidentify the work as D. 190 (D. is for Deutsch's catalog of Schubert's compositions). The correct attribution is D. 647. --Paul Turok

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Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000061K2 Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

1. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Overture
2. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Vergluhet sind die Sterne'
3. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
4. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Vor dem Busen moge bluhen'
5. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
6. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Der Vater mag wohl immer Kind mich nennen'
7. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
8. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Mag es sturmen, donnern, blitzen'
9. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
10. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Zu rechter Zeit bin ich gekommen'
11. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
12. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Liebe teure Muttererde'
13. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
14. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Nur dir will ich gehoren'
15. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
16. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Wagen Sie Ihr Wort zu brechen?'
17. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
18. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Packt ihn, fuhrt ihn vor Gericht'
19. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: Dialogue
20. Die Zwillingsbruder D. 647: 'Die Bruder haben sich gefunden'

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Mozart, Schubert: Opera & Concert Arias [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Pentatone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Schumann: Frauenliebe- und Leben; Schubert: Lieder für Gretchen, Ellen und Suleika [Hybrid SACD] Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs Puccini: Tosca [Hybrid SACD] Puccini: La Bohème [Hybrid SACD] Arias [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B000295T0A Release Date: 2004-08-17

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Schubert: Opera Arias Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MGAE Release Date: 2001-08-14

Amazon.com

A disc of operatic arias by Schubert? Did Schubert write great operas? No. Only an academic or devout enthusiast would want to sit through them. But did he write great opera arias? Occasionally. After all, the odd one proved a starting point for what would subsequently turn into a song. And this anthology includes a number from Alfonso und Estrella, which was later fed into Winterreise's "Tauschung." Many of the better arias are for baritone, reflecting Schubert's friendship with the singer Johann Michael Vogl, so there was plenty of scope for the baritone here, Oliver Widmer, to select rewarding items. Steering clear of the comparatively well-known Fierrabras and Die Verschworenen, Vogl has preferred to give a platform to the early operas Teufels Lustschloss and Die Freunde von Salamaka, and to fragments like Die Burgschaft and Adrast. The singing is attractive--agile, light, and sympathetically responsive--and the playing more accomplished than one might expect. It makes a welcome tag-on to Hyperion's Schubert Lieder series. The booklet comes with encyclopedic notes. --Michael White

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Schubert: Quintet in A D667, Op114; Moments musicaux D780, Op94 Manufacturer: T-rax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music 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 | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00004T0P5 Release Date: 1998-01-01

Average customer rating: Schubert Masterpieces

Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Overtures Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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: B000026BSU Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Symphony No.8 In B Minor 'Unfinished', D. 759: I: Allegro Moderato
2. Symphony No.8 In B Minor 'Unfinished', D. 759: II: Andante Con Moto
3. Die Zwillingsbruder, D.647: Overture
4. Alfonso And Estrella, D.732: Overture
5. Overture In D 'In The Italian Style', D.590
6. Overture In C 'In The Italian Style', D.591

Tracks:

1. Symphony No.9 In C, D.944 'The Great': I: Andante-Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. Symphony No.9 In C, D.944 'The Great': II: Andante Con Moto
3. Symphony No.9 In C, D.944 'The Great': III: Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) And Trio
4. Symphony No.9 In C, D.944 'The Great': IV: Finale (Allegro Vivace)

Customer Reviews:

Schubert Masterpieces.......2005-10-01

This fine recording is conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin, a British citizen but born in India or the Middle East, kind of like Zubin Mehta, who conducts with bravura and romantic neoclassical harmony which is typical of Schubert's music, which was composed at the same time as Beethoven. His music is more Romantic in structure than classical, but he certainly grew up learning classical technique and employs the allegro-adagio-allegro form. His last symphony, the 8th Symphony, was unfinished for unknown reasons. He may have been ill, though he was not close to death yet. His death was from syphillis around the 1820's, around the same time as Beethoven's death. This symphony opens the CD and sounds magnificent. It's grandiose, danceable and dark and brooding Die Zwillingsbrüder, a singspiel, is a rare work of Schubert that nobody but the most avid fans of Schubert knows about. It was an opera that mirrored the popular Singspiel of the time- text spoken and mixed with singing, like the latter operettas of Johann Strauss, usually budget productions with simple themes and easy music. Alfonso And Estrella is a more grandiose opera, with passionate love as its theme and with brilliant music and melodic singing. This particular opera is still performed in Europe, though it has no permanent place in American theater repertoires. The rest of the CD contains his Overtures for Orchestra in D and C Major dubbed "in the Italian style". This even foreshadows Mendelsshon's Italian Symphony. It is jocund and spirited music with accented beats and compelling orchestral fortissimi and pianissimi, resembling an overture to an opera, but being simply a concert overture, which would be more of a musical style further ahead in the 19th century. The CD concludes with his last symphony, the 9th (interesting, the 9th was his last like Beethoven's 9th was his last) called the "Great" in C Major. It makes use of a larger-scale orchestra and has thunder-like fortissimos and bouncy scherzos and divine adagios. It is more like a mix of Beethoven and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. It is his uniquely his own, of course and his best work. The Menuhin Festival Orchestra does a fine job with this music and sounds great on your stereo. Add this to your collection.

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Schubert: Overtures, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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: B000001SQT Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

1. Der Teufel alsHydraulicus
2. Der Spiegelritter
3. Des Treufels Lustschloss
4. Der vierjahrige Posten
5. Claudine von Villa Bella
6. Die Freunde von Salamanka
7. Die Zwillingsbruder
8. Alfonso und Estrella
9. Die Verschworenen
10. Fierabras

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