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The story goes that once, when Furtwängler was rehearsing with an Italian orchestra, his unsteady opening downbeat caused one of the musicians to call out sympathetically "Coraggio, maestro!" Whether or not it's apocryphal, the story's totally credible. Just listen to the opening chords of this 1949 recording of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with Furtwängler conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at the 1949 Salzburg Festival. All the strings come in too soon on the first chord. Only the violins come in too soon for the second chord, but they do come in almost a beat too soon. The strings are finally together for the third chord, but the violins go out of tune and stay out of tune for the rest of the introduction. Then, suddenly, somehow, Furtwängler pulls himself together and, presto-change-o in the Allegro everything comes together and all at once the music soars off into the air, a living thing of supreme beauty. And the performance more or less stays that way for the rest of the opera. While some of the soloists are superlative and some are merely adequate, Furtwängler molds them all into a Zauberflöte of unimaginable lightness and unbelievable depths, of ineffable delight and incandescent ecstasy, of immense humanity and profound sublimity. There are other great Zauberflöten in the world -- there are Klemperer's and Böhm's and Beecham's, plus a pair of wonderful 1951 recordings by Furtwängler again at the Salzburg Festival -- but this one is as great as the greatest and anyone who loves the work of the composer will have to hear it. Orfeo's remastered sound is raw but serviceable and honest.
© TiVo
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Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
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(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Wilma Lipp, Artist, MainArtist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Peter Klein, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Ruthilde Boesch, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Elisabeth Rutgers, Artist, MainArtist - Polly Batic, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Hermann Gallos, Artist - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Choir - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Peter Klein, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Choir - Josef Greindl, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Peter Klein, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
DISC 2
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Josef Greindl, Artist, MainArtist - Hermann Gallos, Artist - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Choir - Josef Greindl, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Hermann Gallos, Artist - Karl Dönch, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist, MainArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wilma Lipp, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Peter Klein, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wilma Lipp, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Josef Greindl, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Peter Klein, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Josef Greindl, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Karl Dönch, Artist - Paul Schöffler, Artist, MainArtist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Edith Oravez, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Ruthilde Boesch, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Elisabeth Rutgers, Artist, MainArtist - Polly Batic, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
DISC 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Choir, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Josef Greindl, Artist, MainArtist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Josef Greindl, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Paul Schöffler, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Paul Schöffler, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Edith Oravez, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Ruthilde Boesch, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Elisabeth Rutgers, Artist, MainArtist - Polly Batic, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Hermann Uhde, Artist - Ernst Haefliger, Artist, MainArtist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Hermann Uhde, Artist - Ernst Haefliger, Artist - Irmgard Seefried, Artist, MainArtist - Walther Ludwig, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Choir - Irmgard Seefried, Artist - Walther Ludwig, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Ruthilde Boesch, Artist - Karl Schmitt-Walter, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Elisabeth Rutgers, Artist - Polly Batic, Artist - Edith Oravez, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Sieglinde Wagner, Artist - Wilma Lipp, Artist, MainArtist - Elisabeth Hongen, Artist - Peter Klein, Artist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra - Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Artist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Josef Greindl, Artist, MainArtist - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Album review
The story goes that once, when Furtwängler was rehearsing with an Italian orchestra, his unsteady opening downbeat caused one of the musicians to call out sympathetically "Coraggio, maestro!" Whether or not it's apocryphal, the story's totally credible. Just listen to the opening chords of this 1949 recording of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with Furtwängler conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at the 1949 Salzburg Festival. All the strings come in too soon on the first chord. Only the violins come in too soon for the second chord, but they do come in almost a beat too soon. The strings are finally together for the third chord, but the violins go out of tune and stay out of tune for the rest of the introduction. Then, suddenly, somehow, Furtwängler pulls himself together and, presto-change-o in the Allegro everything comes together and all at once the music soars off into the air, a living thing of supreme beauty. And the performance more or less stays that way for the rest of the opera. While some of the soloists are superlative and some are merely adequate, Furtwängler molds them all into a Zauberflöte of unimaginable lightness and unbelievable depths, of ineffable delight and incandescent ecstasy, of immense humanity and profound sublimity. There are other great Zauberflöten in the world -- there are Klemperer's and Böhm's and Beecham's, plus a pair of wonderful 1951 recordings by Furtwängler again at the Salzburg Festival -- but this one is as great as the greatest and anyone who loves the work of the composer will have to hear it. Orfeo's remastered sound is raw but serviceable and honest.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
- Total length: 02:56:10
- Main artists: Wilma Lipp
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Orfeo
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
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