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The greatest strength of Oehms Classics' live recording of the Hamburg Staatsoper 2005 production of Mathis der Maler is the supple and dramatic conducting of Simone Young, the Australian general manager of the company. The score contains some of Hindemith's most overtly romantic and emotionally expressive music, as well as some extended passages that sound like academic note-spinning. Young is remarkably successful in accentuating the score's moments of sensuality, such as the opening "Concert of Angels," and manages to keep the dramatic momentum up during the more pedestrian passages. The set's major weakness is the wobbly intonation of Falk Struckmann in the title role. He's dramatically forceful and is a charismatic protagonist, but Hindemith's non-triadic harmonies require absolute precision of intonation to keep from sounding like mush, and Struckmann falls short on that count; it's hard to forget Fischer-Dieskau's pure, virile singing on the Deutsche Grammophon's LP of excerpts conducted by Leopold Ludwig (issued before his recording of the complete opera under Rafael Kubelik), which deserves to be reissued on CD. In the crucial role of Albrecht, Scott MacAllister is more persuasive, singing with precision and giving convincing shape to the composer's vocal lines. The youthfulness of his sound adds an interesting dynamic to his relationship with Mathis; a politically powerful, but young Cardinal makes an intriguing and counterintuitive foil for the mature but politically powerless artist. The remaining cast is fully adequate, and the ensemble work is good, even though few other voices stand out. The shapeliness of Young's conducting makes this a recording that should be of interest to fans of the opera, but the lack of stellar singing is unlikely to convert Hindemith's skeptics. The sound is full, clean, and well balanced for a live opera performance.
© TiVo
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Mathis der Maler (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Mathis der Maler, Tableau I (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Pär Lindskog, Artist, MainArtist - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Pär Lindskog, Artist - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Jurgen Sacher, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Mathis der Maler, Tableau II (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Carsten Wittmoser, Artist - Peter Galliard, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Carsten Wittmoser, Artist - Peter Galliard, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Harald Stamm, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Carsten Wittmoser, Artist - Peter Galliard, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Jurgen Sacher, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
DISC 2
Mathis der Maler, Tableau III (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Harald Stamm, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Harald Stamm, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Harald Stamm, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Mathis der Maler, Tableau IV (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Renate Spingler, Artist, MainArtist - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir - Ho-Yoon Chung, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Pär Lindskog, Artist - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Renate Spingler, Artist - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Pär Lindskog, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Jurgen Sacher, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Renate Spingler, Artist, MainArtist - Moritz Gogg, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Mathis der Maler, Tableau V (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Peter Galliard, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Harald Stamm, Artist - Peter Galliard, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
DISC 3
Mathis der Maler, Tableau VI (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Renate Spingler, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Pär Lindskog, Artist - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Harald Stamm, Artist - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Carsten Wittmoser, Artist - Peter Galliard, Artist - Jurgen Sacher, Artist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Renate Spingler, Artist - Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Choir - Moritz Gogg, Artist - Scott MacAllister, Artist - Ho-Yoon Chung, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Mathis der Maler, Tableau VII (Paul Hindemith)
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist, MainArtist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Susan Anthony, Artist - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Inga Kalna, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra - Scott MacAllister, Artist
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Simone Young, Conductor - Paul Hindemith, Composer - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
Album review
The greatest strength of Oehms Classics' live recording of the Hamburg Staatsoper 2005 production of Mathis der Maler is the supple and dramatic conducting of Simone Young, the Australian general manager of the company. The score contains some of Hindemith's most overtly romantic and emotionally expressive music, as well as some extended passages that sound like academic note-spinning. Young is remarkably successful in accentuating the score's moments of sensuality, such as the opening "Concert of Angels," and manages to keep the dramatic momentum up during the more pedestrian passages. The set's major weakness is the wobbly intonation of Falk Struckmann in the title role. He's dramatically forceful and is a charismatic protagonist, but Hindemith's non-triadic harmonies require absolute precision of intonation to keep from sounding like mush, and Struckmann falls short on that count; it's hard to forget Fischer-Dieskau's pure, virile singing on the Deutsche Grammophon's LP of excerpts conducted by Leopold Ludwig (issued before his recording of the complete opera under Rafael Kubelik), which deserves to be reissued on CD. In the crucial role of Albrecht, Scott MacAllister is more persuasive, singing with precision and giving convincing shape to the composer's vocal lines. The youthfulness of his sound adds an interesting dynamic to his relationship with Mathis; a politically powerful, but young Cardinal makes an intriguing and counterintuitive foil for the mature but politically powerless artist. The remaining cast is fully adequate, and the ensemble work is good, even though few other voices stand out. The shapeliness of Young's conducting makes this a recording that should be of interest to fans of the opera, but the lack of stellar singing is unlikely to convert Hindemith's skeptics. The sound is full, clean, and well balanced for a live opera performance.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 03:03:50
- Main artists: Falk Struckmann
- Composer: Paul Hindemith
- Label: Oehms Classics
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2016 Oehms Classics (P) 2016 Oehms Classics
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