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Wolfgang Sawallisch|Carl Orff: Der Mond / Die Kluge

Carl Orff: Der Mond / Die Kluge

Wolfgang Sawallisch

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The chamber operas Der Mond and Die Kluge are about as close as Carl Orff got to writing traditional opera, but they are still pretty quirky, musically and dramatically. They were written in the late '30s and early '40s, just after the success of Carmina Burana, and they resemble that work in their musical style: flashy, colorful orchestration, lyrical vocal lines, lots of ostinatos, and propulsive, driving rhythms. Both are taken from stories by the Brothers Grimm, and the composer wrote the librettos. The plot of Der Mond is outrageously silly, and Orff's musical treatment is genuinely funny, which is quite an accomplishment, especially when one tries to assemble a list of 20th century operas that can actually make an audience laugh. The music is no more profound than the plot, but it is sweetly genial, brilliantly clever, and dramatically apt. It's an ensemble opera and there are no big solo parts, but bass Hans Hotter and tenor Rudolf Christ excel in their relatively important, but still modest, roles. The smaller roles are also beautifully done, and the vocal ensemble is remarkable, due in no small part to the leadership of Wolfgang Sawallisch, who conducts the Philharmonia Chorus and Children's Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Die Kluge is somewhat more conventionally structured, with principals who have real arias and plenty of opportunities to shine vocally, and bass-baritone Gottlob Frick, tenor Marcel Cordes, and soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf do just that, singing with gorgeous tone and memorably vivid characterizations. The entire cast, down to the smallest roles, is outstanding in bringing the characters to life. Here, too, Sawallisch draws passionate playing from the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Orff has the instincts of a composer born to write for the stage, and these are operas that deserve broader exposure. It would be hard to imagine a better place to start than these superlative recordings, made by EMI in 1956 and 1957. Produced by Walter Legge, the sound is fabulous and there are terrifically effective sound effects.

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Wolfgang Sawallisch

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1
Der Mond: "Verzeiten gab es ein Land" (Erzähler)
Rudolf Christ
00:02:58

Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Der Mond: "Was ist das für ein Licht?" (Burschen, Bauer)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:59

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Albrecht Peter, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

3
Der Mond: Tanz der Bauern in der Schenke
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:58

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

4
Der Mond: "Und wann ich hamwärts geh" (Schultheiß, Bauernchor)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:29

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Willy Rösner, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

5
Der Mond: "Der Mond ist fort" (Chor, Kinderchor)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:06

Children's Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

6
Der Mond: "Wirt, Leute kommen!" (Bauer, Wirt, Chor, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:20

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Albrecht Peter, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Willy Rösner, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

7
Der Mond: "Wenn ihr nachts aus der Taberne" (Burschen, Chor, Wirt)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:15

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Willy Rösner, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Der Mond: "So hängt ihn auf" (Wirt)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:06

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Willy Rösner, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

9
Der Mond: "Seht den Mond" (Chor, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:00:44

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Der Mond: "Und sie brachten den Geraubten glücklich in ihr Land" (Erzähler)
Rudolf Christ
00:01:05

Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

11
Der Mond: Phantastische Nacht
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:54

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Der Mond: "Die Vier versorgten den Mond mit Öl" (Erzähler)
Rudolf Christ
00:01:11

Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Der Mond: "Lieg' ich hier an dieser Schwelle" (Erster Bursche, Chor, Wirt)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:27

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Willy Rösner, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

14
Der Mond: "Alle, die wir ringsum stehn" (Chor)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:48

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

15
Der Mond: "Und als der Erste gestorben war" (Erzähler)
Rudolf Christ
00:03:21

Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

16
Der Mond: "Und als der Mond dort leuchtete" (Erzähler, Chor, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:05:07

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

17
Der Mond: "Du spielst, als lägst du noch im Grab" (Kartenspieler, Würfler, Kegler, Säufer)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:04

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

18
Der Mond: "Florat silva undique" (Chor, Mädel, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:55

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

19
Der Mond: "Was ist da los?" (Petrus, Chor, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:08:13

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hans Hotter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

20
Der Mond: Tanz der Toten
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:00:50

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

21
Der Mond: "Der Wein ist gut" (Petrus, Chor, Burschen)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:15

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Helmut Graml, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Peter Lagger, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hans Hotter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

22
Der Mond: "Wie kalt ist's draußen in der Welt" (Petrus)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:00:53

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Hans Hotter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

23
Der Mond: Magischer Zauber
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:17

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

24
Der Mond: "Sitz ich da am hohen Himmel" (Petrus, Chor der Toten)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:09:10

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Hans Hotter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

25
Der Mond: "So brachte Petrus die Toten zur Ruh" (Erzähler)
Rudolf Christ
00:01:49

Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

26
Der Mond: "Ach, da hängt ja der Mond!" (Kleines Kind, Chor)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:40

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Teresa Holloway, Narrator, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

DISC 2

1
Die Kluge: "Oh hätt' ich meiner Tochter nur geglaubt!" (Bauer)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:05:02

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Gottlob Frick, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Die Kluge: "Was schreit der Mann? Ich will es wissen" (König, Kerkermeister, Bauer)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:40

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Gottlob Frick, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

3
Die Kluge: "Spaß muß sein, sagte die Katze zum Bogel und fraß ihn" (Strolche)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:26

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

4
Die Kluge: "Du also, du bist die Kluge" (König)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:05:32

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

5
Die Kluge: "Nenn mir die Rätsel, König" (Kluge, König)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:09:42

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

6
Die Kluge: "Der König hat nun wieder eine Frau" (Strolche, Mauleselmann, Eselmann)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:49

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benno Kusche, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

7
Die Kluge: "Alles ging die Kreuz, und Quer" (Mauleselmann, Strolche, König, Kerkermeister)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:49

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benno Kusche, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Die Kluge: "Einer soll reden aber kurz und klar" (König, Eselmann, Maulesemann, Storlche, Kerkemeister)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:09:05

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benno Kusche, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

9
Die Kluge: "Weh mir, wie konnt mir das geschehn?" (Eslemann)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:05:02

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Die Kluge: "Ein König kann sich auch mal irren" (Kluge, Eselman)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:55

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

11
Die Kluge: "Heda!" (Strolche, Kerkermeister)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:57

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Die Kluge: "Als die Treue ward geborn" (Strolche)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:05:17

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Die Kluge: "Frag diesen Mann, was er da schafft!" (König, Kerkermeister, Eselmann, Strolche)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:32

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

14
Die Kluge: "Die Rede stammet nit von dir" (König, Eselmann, Strolche)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:00:54

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

15
Die Kluge: "So also so, so was gemint!" (König)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:48

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

16
Die Kluge: "Laß mich die Tafel dir bereiten" (Kluge)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:04:51

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

17
Die Kluge: "Schuhschuhu, es fallen dem König die Augen zu" (Kluge)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:03:28

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

18
Die Kluge: "Hab ich euch endlich" (Strolche)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:01:37

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Hermann Prey, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gustav Neidlinger, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Carl Orff, Composer - Paul Kuen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

19
Die Kluge: "Komm da heraus, der König läßt dich frei" (Kerkermeister, Eselmann)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:00:56

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer - Rudolf Christ, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Georg Wieter, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

20
Die Kluge: Zwischenspiel
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:40

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Carl Orff, Composer

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

21
Die Kluge: "Was is, wo bin ich" (König, Kluge, Bauer)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
00:02:36

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Parker, Engineer - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor, MainArtist - Walter Jellinek, Producer - Gottlob Frick, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marcel Cordes, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2010 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1956, 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

Albumbeschreibung

The chamber operas Der Mond and Die Kluge are about as close as Carl Orff got to writing traditional opera, but they are still pretty quirky, musically and dramatically. They were written in the late '30s and early '40s, just after the success of Carmina Burana, and they resemble that work in their musical style: flashy, colorful orchestration, lyrical vocal lines, lots of ostinatos, and propulsive, driving rhythms. Both are taken from stories by the Brothers Grimm, and the composer wrote the librettos. The plot of Der Mond is outrageously silly, and Orff's musical treatment is genuinely funny, which is quite an accomplishment, especially when one tries to assemble a list of 20th century operas that can actually make an audience laugh. The music is no more profound than the plot, but it is sweetly genial, brilliantly clever, and dramatically apt. It's an ensemble opera and there are no big solo parts, but bass Hans Hotter and tenor Rudolf Christ excel in their relatively important, but still modest, roles. The smaller roles are also beautifully done, and the vocal ensemble is remarkable, due in no small part to the leadership of Wolfgang Sawallisch, who conducts the Philharmonia Chorus and Children's Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Die Kluge is somewhat more conventionally structured, with principals who have real arias and plenty of opportunities to shine vocally, and bass-baritone Gottlob Frick, tenor Marcel Cordes, and soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf do just that, singing with gorgeous tone and memorably vivid characterizations. The entire cast, down to the smallest roles, is outstanding in bringing the characters to life. Here, too, Sawallisch draws passionate playing from the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Orff has the instincts of a composer born to write for the stage, and these are operas that deserve broader exposure. It would be hard to imagine a better place to start than these superlative recordings, made by EMI in 1956 and 1957. Produced by Walter Legge, the sound is fabulous and there are terrifically effective sound effects.

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