Marko Pantelic; Kristi Anna Isene; Jan Arik Redmer; Raffaela Lintl; Jadwiga Postrozna; Zoltan Nyari
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4011790260228
Composer/Series: Eugen Engel
Description
This recording of Eugen Engel's opera Grete Minde documents an extraordinary event: as the only opera by the formerly unknown composer, it had to wait until 13 February 2022 for its premiere at Theater Magdeburg, almost 90 years after its completion and 80 years after the death of its creator. This deferred debut was preceded by years of behind-the-scenes work, including the compilation of musical material from the handwritten manuscript, as well as biographical research on Engel himself. The fact that only a few historical references to him exist is partly due to the fact that music was not his main profession; the primary cause, however, stems from the persecution and murder of almost his entire family during the Shoah (Holocaust).
The accompanying booklet to this 2-Discs live recording of the opera's premiere contains liner notes by head dramaturge Ulrike Schroder, artist biographies, and the full libretto in both German and English.
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Jorg Widmann; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Peter Ruzicka
Dunja Vejzovic; Martin Egel; Werner Hollweg; Reid Bunger; Olga Sandu; Wolfgang Witte; Robert Riener
Fritz Wunderlich; Ingeborg Hallstein; Naan Pöld; Hertha Töpper; Jean Cook; Karl Christian Kohn; Max
Szerying/Br So/Kubelik
Johannette Zomer; Bart Schneem
C.Philipp E. Bach; H. Haenchen
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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ivan Fischer & Chorus of the Dutch National Opera
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Marc Albrecht
Duisburger Philharmoniker & Axel Kober
Duisburger Philharmoniker & Axel Kober
