Jonny spielt auf
Saturday, 08/15/09 1:34pm on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Ernst Krenek's opera Jonny spielt auf was a sensation when it was first performed in 1927. We hear a contemporary recording.
Playlist
1:34pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:41pm
Jonny spielt auf: Part 1
| Composer | Ernst Krenek |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Opernchor |
| Conductor | Lothar Zagrosek |
| Soloists | Heinz Kruse, tenor ; Alessandra Marc, soprano ; Krister St. Hill, baritone ; Michael Kraus, baritone ; Marita Posselt, mezzo-soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436631 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
2:42pm
Jonny spielt auf: Part 2
| Composer | Ernst Krenek |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Opernchor |
| Conductor | Lothar Zagrosek |
| Soloists | Heinz Kruse, tenor ; Alessandra Marc, soprano ; Krister St. Hill, baritone ; Michael Kraus, baritone ; Marita Posselt, mezzo-soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436631 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
4:00pm
Louise: "Depuis le jour"
| Composer | Gustave Charpentier |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:06pm
Faust: "Ah! je ris de me voir"
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:11pm
Manon: Gavotte
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:17pm
Songs my mother taught me, Op. 55
| Composer | Antonín Dvořák |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:20pm
'Tis the last rose of summer
| Composer | Traditional |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano ; Osian Ellis, harp |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:24pm
La rondine: "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano ; Ian Watson, piano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:29pm
Die tote Stadt: Lautenlied der Mariette
| Composer | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:30pm
Morgen!
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:34pm
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninov |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:40pm
Die Fledermaus: "Klänge der Heimat"
| Composer | Johann Strauss II |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:45pm
Die lustige Witwe: "Es lebt' eine Vilja"
| Composer | Franz Lehár |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra; London Voices |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming The Beautiful Voice |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458858 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:57pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
