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Around 1902 Leo Blech took the subject of the “original romantic-comic magic” play by Viennese theatre manager/actor/playwright Ferdinand Raimund, adapted it, and turned it into his fifth opera. A cantankerous misanthrope terrorises family and servants with his paranoid mistrust. He’s cured only when faced with his own behaviour, courtesy of a supernatural role reversal. Highbrow opera meets folksy farce with unexpectedly sumptuous and splendidly orchestrated music that lies somewhere between Wagner and Humperdinck. The opera's premiere at the Dresden Court Theatre was a sensational success. All of Blech’s music was subsequently banned and, once the Nazi horror was over, it never returned. Now you can hear what we missed. © Capriccio
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The Alpine King and the Misanthrope (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 1 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 2 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 3 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 4 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Ronan Collett, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 5 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 6 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 7 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 8 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Irina Popova, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 9 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act I, Scene 10 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Irina Popova, Artist, MainArtist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
DISC 2
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act II, Scene 1 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Pawel Lawreszuk, Artist, MainArtist - Fanny Lustaud, Artist, MainArtist - Anna Graf, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act II, Scene 2 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist - Pawel Lawreszuk, Artist, MainArtist - Fanny Lustaud, Artist, MainArtist - Anna Graf, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act II, Scene 3 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act II, Scene 4 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Aachen Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Ronan Collett, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist - Kim Savelsbergh, Artist, MainArtist - Aisha Tümmler, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 1 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 2 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Irina Popova, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 3 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Irina Popova, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 4 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 5 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 6 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 7 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, Act III, Scene 8 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Batka, Lyricist - Irina Popova, Artist, MainArtist - Tilmann Unger, Artist, MainArtist - Ronan Collett, Artist, MainArtist - Anne-Aurore Cochet, Artist, MainArtist - Sonja Gornik, Artist, MainArtist - Hyunhan Hwang, Artist, MainArtist - Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, 2 Military Marches, Op. 21 (Leo Blech)
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
Christopher Ward, Conductor, MainArtist - Leo Blech, Composer - Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
Album review
Around 1902 Leo Blech took the subject of the “original romantic-comic magic” play by Viennese theatre manager/actor/playwright Ferdinand Raimund, adapted it, and turned it into his fifth opera. A cantankerous misanthrope terrorises family and servants with his paranoid mistrust. He’s cured only when faced with his own behaviour, courtesy of a supernatural role reversal. Highbrow opera meets folksy farce with unexpectedly sumptuous and splendidly orchestrated music that lies somewhere between Wagner and Humperdinck. The opera's premiere at the Dresden Court Theatre was a sensational success. All of Blech’s music was subsequently banned and, once the Nazi horror was over, it never returned. Now you can hear what we missed. © Capriccio
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 02:04:36
- Main artists: Ronan Collett
- Composer: Leo Blech
- Label: CapriccioNR
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2021 CapriccioNR (P) 2021 CapriccioNR
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