Choruses I
11/12/11 12:00PM
In the first of two programs on operatic choruses, we simply listen to an hours' worth of mostly famous ones.
Listen Saturday at 12:00pm.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:02pm
Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia |
| Conductor | Carlo Maria Giulini |
| CD/Album | Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423858 |
| Release Year | 1984 |
12:06pm
Die Frau ohne Schatten: "Vater, dir drohet nichts"
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper |
| Conductor | Karl Böhm |
| CD/Album | Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 445325 |
| Release Year | 1985 |
12:08pm
Carmen: "Avec la garde montante"
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chœurs d’enfants; Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor | Georges Prêtre |
| CD/Album | Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47313 |
| Release Year | 1964 |
12:13pm
Maritana: Finale
| Composer | William Vincent Wallace |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RTE Philharmonic Choir; RTE Concert Orchestra |
| Conductor | Proinnsías Ó Duinn |
| CD/Album | Wallace: Maritana |
| Record co./Cat # | Marco Polo 8.223406 |
| Release Year | 1996 |
12:21pm
Der Freischütz: "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz"
| Composer | Carl Maria von Weber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Carlos Kleiber |
| CD/Album | Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415432 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
12:24pm
Der Freischütz: "Was gleicht wohl auf Erden"
| Composer | Carl Maria von Weber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Carlos Kleiber |
| CD/Album | Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415432 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
12:27pm
Tannhäuser: Pilgrims' Chorus
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| CD/Album | Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80333 |
| Release Year | 1994 |
12:33pm
Götterdämmerung: Act II (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
| Conductor | Bernard Haitink |
| Soloists | John Tomlinson, bass |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Götterdämmerung |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54485 |
| Release Year | 1992 |
12:43pm
La damnation de Faust: Finale
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra; Ambrosian Singers; London Symphony Orchestra Chorus |
| Conductor | Sir Colin Davis |
| CD/Album | Berlioz - La damnation de Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416395 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
12:54pm
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lorin Maazel |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 35181 |
| Release Year | 1978 |
