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Even Kurt Weill fans may wonder what they have their hands on here; lists of his works do not contain anything called Propheten. The booklet notes, in a fairly roundabout fashion, tells the story. Vastly simplified, Propheten ("Prophets") is a concert version of music mostly from the fourth act of Weill's operatic oratorio The Eternal Road (German: Der Weg der Verheißung or "The Way of the Covenant"), with a 1934 text by Franz Werfel. That text dealt with the history of the Jewish people and ended with the sack of the Temple in Jerusalem. For its time, the opera did indeed have prophetic overtones. Featuring no fewer than 245 singers, the opera, translated into English, was a critical and popular success in New York but a financial failure, and it was not revived until the 1990s. As a way of reviving part of it, David Drew made this 45-minute concert version in German; the present recording was made from that in 1998 by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies. The music is a mixture of spoken word, sung texts, and orchestral passages. It does have the feel of having been extracted from something larger, but it is reasonably involving on its own, and the singers, little-known figures from that time, are fine. Weill's language here is conservative, looking back to 19th century oratorio; those familiar with Weill's symphonic music or his American musicals may not recognize the composer. However, Weill is clearly emerging as a major figure, neither modernist nor late Romantic, and this work reveals a new side to his musical character.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Karl Richter, Narrator, MainArtist - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Georg Tsulufis, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Pabst, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gottfried Hornik, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneider, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Hornik, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Wiener Motettenchor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Ursula Fiedler, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - Bernd Frohlich, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - Bernd Frohlich, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gottfried Hornik, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Wiener Motettenchor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Georg Tsulufis, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Leutgeb, Narrator, MainArtist - Wiener Motettenchor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - Bernd Frohlich, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Christian Horvath, Narrator, MainArtist - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Rainer Frieb, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Wagner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Rainer Frieb, Narrator, MainArtist - Sang-Kyu Lee, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gottfried Hornik, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pabst, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Leutgeb, Narrator, MainArtist - Wiener Motettenchor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - Bernd Frohlich, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Rainer Frieb, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Ursula Fiedler, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Georg Tsulufis, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Pabst, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Georg Tsulufis, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Choir, MainArtist - Wiener Motettenchor, Choir, MainArtist - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
David Drew, Arranger - Kurt Weill, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Azesberger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Noam Sheriff, Arranger - Franz Werfel, Lyricist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - Anselm Lipgens, Narrator, MainArtist - Georg Tsulufis, Narrator, MainArtist
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Kurt Weill, Composer - Thomas Hampson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Whitman, Lyricist - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Kurt Weill, Composer - Thomas Hampson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Whitman, Lyricist - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Kurt Weill, Composer - Thomas Hampson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Whitman, Lyricist - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Surinach, Arranger - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Kurt Weill, Composer - Thomas Hampson, Soloist, MainArtist - Walt Whitman, Lyricist - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor, MainArtist - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Schott Musikverlag, Mainz, MusicPublisher - John Baxindine, Arranger
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Album review
Even Kurt Weill fans may wonder what they have their hands on here; lists of his works do not contain anything called Propheten. The booklet notes, in a fairly roundabout fashion, tells the story. Vastly simplified, Propheten ("Prophets") is a concert version of music mostly from the fourth act of Weill's operatic oratorio The Eternal Road (German: Der Weg der Verheißung or "The Way of the Covenant"), with a 1934 text by Franz Werfel. That text dealt with the history of the Jewish people and ended with the sack of the Temple in Jerusalem. For its time, the opera did indeed have prophetic overtones. Featuring no fewer than 245 singers, the opera, translated into English, was a critical and popular success in New York but a financial failure, and it was not revived until the 1990s. As a way of reviving part of it, David Drew made this 45-minute concert version in German; the present recording was made from that in 1998 by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies. The music is a mixture of spoken word, sung texts, and orchestral passages. It does have the feel of having been extracted from something larger, but it is reasonably involving on its own, and the singers, little-known figures from that time, are fine. Weill's language here is conservative, looking back to 19th century oratorio; those familiar with Weill's symphonic music or his American musicals may not recognize the composer. However, Weill is clearly emerging as a major figure, neither modernist nor late Romantic, and this work reveals a new side to his musical character.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:39
- Main artists: ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies
- Composer: Kurt Weill
- Label: CapriccioNR
- Genre: Classical
2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2023 Capriccio, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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