Georg Friedrich Handel: Imeneo

1. Imeneo, opera, HWV 41
   Composed by George Frideric Handel
   Performed by Leipzig Radio Symphony Chorus, Handel-Festspielorchester Halle
   with Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gunther Leib, Renate Krahmer, Robert Kobler, Sylvia Geszty, Siegfried Vogel
   Conducted by Horst-Tanu Margraf
   
   

Georg Friedrich Handel: Imeneo,Gunther Leib,Siegfried Vogel,George Frideric Handel,Horst-Tanu Margraf,Robert Kobler,Händel-Festspielorchester Halle,Leipzig Radio Symphony Chorus,Renate Krahmer,Sylvia Geszty,Hans-Joachim Rotzsch,Berlin Classics,Classical,Italian Baroque Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

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Average customer rating: Caveat Emptor: German Handel from the Bad Old Days

Georg Friedrich Handel: Imeneo Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000035SM Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. 1. Ov - Handel-Festspielorchester Halle/Horst-Tanu Margraf
2. Act 1, 2. Rezitativ: Tirinto!-Argenio! - Siegfried Vogel/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
3. Act 1, 3. Arioso: Ach, Rosmene, Wie Soll Ich Dich Finden - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
4. Act 1, 4. Rezitativ: Hoffnung Bleibt - Siegfried Vogel/Gunther Leib/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch/Renate Krahmer/Sylvia Geszty
5. Act 1, 5. Arie: Ich Will Dir Freundin Sein - Sylvia Geszty
6. Act 1, 6. Rezitativ: Rosmene, Ich Glaube Sicher - Gunther Leib
7. Act 1, 7. Terzett: Oh, Schonste Aller Frauen - Gunther Leib/Sylvia Geszty/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
8. Act 1, 8. Rezitativ: Auch Clomiri Gefallt Mir - Gunther Leib
9. Act 1, 9. Arie: Wahlt Der Sperber Sich Die Taube - Gunther Leib
10. Act 2, 10. Rezitativ: Hier Hast Du Dich Verborgen! - Siegfried Vogel/Sylvia Geszty
11. Act 2, 11. Arie: Willst Du Gunst Ihm Erweisen - Siegfried Vogel
12. Act 2, 12. Rezitativ: Nein, Nicht Diese Entscheidet - Sylvia Geszty/Renate Krahmer
13. Act 2, 13. Arie: Lies Mir Im Herzen - Renate Krahmer
14. Act 2, 14. Rezitativ: Tirinto, Eben Noch War Hier Bei Mir Rosmene - Renate Krahmer/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
15. Act 2, 15. Arie: Soll Ich Mich Narren Lassen - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
16. Act 2, 16. Rezitativ: Imeneo, Alle Klagen - Renate Krahmer/Gunther Leib
17. Act 2, 17. Arie: Will Dir Verraten - Renate Krahmer
18. Act 2, 18. Rezitativ: Sag Mir Mein Schicksal - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch/Gunther Leib/Sylvia Geszty
19. Act 2, 19. Arie: Ihr Wollt Es Erzwingen - Sylvia Geszty
20. Act 2, 20: Rezitativ: Wo Ist Ein Ausweg - Sylvia Geszty
21. Act 2, 21: Duett: Soll Unser Lieben - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch/Gunther Leib
22. Act 2, 22: Rezitativ: Sich Toten? - Sylvia Geszty/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch/Gunther Leib/Siegfried Vogel/Renate Krahmer
23. Act 2, 23: Accompagnato: Oh Finsternis! - Sylvia Geszty
24. Act 2, 24: Rezitativ: Engelsbild! Ach Galiebte! - Gunther Leib/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch/Renate Krahmer/Siegfried Vogel/Sylvia Geszty
25. Act 2, 25: Arioso: Du, Vom Himmel Mir Gegeben - Sylvia Geszty
26. Act 2, 26. Rezitativ: Es Bestimmte Ein Gott - Sylvia Geszty/Siegfried Vogel/Renate Krahmer/Gunther Leib/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
27. Act 2, 27. Chor: So Erweist Sich Amors Macht - Rundfunkchor Leipzig/Armin Oeser
28. Act 2, 28. Rezitativ: Bin Immer Nun Die Deine - Sylvia Geszty/Gunther Leib/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
29. Act 2, 29. Duett: Auf Besanftigt Milden Fluten - Sylvia Geszt/Gunther Leib
30. Act 2, 30. Chor: Hei, Maskenfest Und Frohlichkeit - Rundfunkchor Leipzig/Armin Oeser

Customer Reviews:

Caveat Emptor: German Handel from the Bad Old Days.......2004-05-20

Hearing this 1967 recording of Handel's penultimate opera "Imeneo" (first performed in 1740) is like having a time-travel machine - but arriving in the wrong year. It is billed as "after the German version of the Handel Festival in Halle in 1960 by Waldtraut Lewin," and it displays just about every distortion, musical and dramatic, that was perpetrated upon the composer's works at his birthplace until all too recently. Consider: one of Handel's shortest operas - barely over 2 hours of music uncut - is drastically cut to 55'; the remaining numbers are shuffled around and rearranged into 2 new "acts" (the original is in 3); most of the da capo arias are reduced to their "A" sections only, and there are internal cuts too; there is rescoring and also "additional accompaniments" for strings and winds, so that Handel's carefully varied textures are thickened and made monotonous; and, most disastrously, the castrato role of the young lover Tirinto - mezzo-soprano Janet Baker shone in the part in an English-language broadcast - is dropped an octave and sung (or rather snarled) by a tenor. Under the circumstances, to complain about the delayed cadences in recitatives or the lack of vocal ornamentation is beside the point.
On its own terms, the performance is fairly enjoyable. Apart from the unfortunate tenor, the singing is good, the best being by the best-known singer, soprano Sylvia Geszty (Rosmene). But even she is defeated by having so little of her part left to work with.
Berlin Classics have issued some excellent CDs of material from the DDR days, especially a number featuring tenor Peter Schreier. This one, however, can only be considered a curiosity. My advice: buy the new version of "Imeneo" on CPO (999 915-2) conducted by Andreas Spering. This has an excellent musical edition, and is well-sung, well-played and dramatically satisfying. (The all-American version on Vox has some fine singing but makes many poorly-judged cuts and textual choices; overall CPO is preferable.) It will also show you just how far German Handel performance practice has come in a quarter of a century.
[Note: I ordered this CD from ivansheldon; it arrived with a note apologizing for the absence of a booklet, and offering a full refund. The CD itself was fine.]

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