Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Solti, Venna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO

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The plot is silly: two European sopranos (Konstanze and her maid Blonde) have been kidnapped by pirates and sold to a Middle-Eastern potentate, Pasha Selim, who puts them in his harem and then waits docilely for Konstanze to fall in love with him. A tenor (Pedrillo) has also been enslaved and put to work as a handyman. Belmonte, Konstanze's lover, comes on the scene, determined to rescue the captives; he and Pedrillo give the overseer Osmin (bass) drugged wine, begin to escape, and are captured and scheduled for execution when the Pasha decides to let them go. Two hours of ado about nothing, except that it gave Mozart the occasion to write some of the finest music of his early maturity. Georg Solti and his all-star musicians give a dazzling performances. --Joe McLellan

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Solti, Venna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO, Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Solti, Salzburg Vienna Philharmoniker, Daniela Wagner, Edita Gruberová, Gösta Winbergh, Johann Reinprecht, Josef Pogatschnig, Kathleen Battle, Martha Heigl, Martti Talvela, Will Quadflieg, Classical, Classical Music, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Solti, Venna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bewitching!
  • Not my favorite
  • Absolutely electric performance
  • Gran version del Rapto
  • Another complete opera blessed by Kathleen battle's keep.
 Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Solti, Venna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO

Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000041RT
Release Date: 1987-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Ov - Sir Georg Solti/Vienna PO
  2. Act One: Hier soll ich dich denn sehen - Gosta Winbergh
  3. Act One: Wer in Liebchen hat gefunden - Martti Talvela
  4. Act One: Solche hergelaufne Laffen - Martti Talvela
  5. Act One: Konstanze! Konstanze! Dich wiederzusehen!...O wie angstlich - Gosta Winbergh
  6. Act One: Singt dem gron Bassa Lieder - Vienna St Opr Chor/Sir Georg Solti
  7. Act One: Ach, ich liebte, war so glucklich - Edita Grubevora
  8. Act One: Marsch, marsch, marsch! - Martti Talvela
  9. Act Two: Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln - Kathleen Battle
  10. Act Two: Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir - Martti Talvela
  11. Act Two: Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele...Traurigkeit ward mir zum Lose - Edita Gruberova
  12. Act Two: Martern aller Arten - Edita Gruberova

Tracks:

  1. Act Two: Kein Bassa mehr da?...Welche Wonne, welche Lust - Kathleen Battle
  2. Act Two: Frisch zum Kampfe! Frisch zum Streite! - Heinz Zednik
  3. Act Two: Vivat Bacchus! Bacchus lebe! - Heinz Zednik
  4. Act Two: Wenn der Freude Tranen flien - Gosta Winbergh
  5. Act Two: Ach, Belmonte! Ach, mein Leben - Edita Gruberova
  6. Act Three: Ich baue ganz auf deine Starke - Gosta Winbergh
  7. Act Three: In Mohrenland gefangen war - Heinz Zednik
  8. Act Three: Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren - Martti Talvela
  9. Act Three: Welch ein Geschick!...Meinetwegen sollst du sterben! - Gosta Winbergh
  10. Act Three: Nie werd' ich deine Huld verkennen - Gosta Winbergh
  11. Act Three: Bassa Selim lebe lange! - Vienna St Opr Chor/Sir Georg Solti

Amazon.com

The plot is silly: two European sopranos (Konstanze and her maid Blonde) have been kidnapped by pirates and sold to a Middle-Eastern potentate, Pasha Selim, who puts them in his harem and then waits docilely for Konstanze to fall in love with him. A tenor (Pedrillo) has also been enslaved and put to work as a handyman. Belmonte, Konstanze's lover, comes on the scene, determined to rescue the captives; he and Pedrillo give the overseer Osmin (bass) drugged wine, begin to escape, and are captured and scheduled for execution when the Pasha decides to let them go. Two hours of ado about nothing, except that it gave Mozart the occasion to write some of the finest music of his early maturity. Georg Solti and his all-star musicians give a dazzling performances. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bewitching!.......2006-04-26

Gruberova was past her, too early, prime when she recorded this Seraglio, but her experience carries her all the way through. She shows that experience best in the elaborate aria Martern aller Arten, but the beauty of her voice and her art are better displayed in the previous one, Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele. Not wanting to go into too many details, I must simply say that the rest of the singers are quite well cast. Sir Georg Solti is backed up much better in Vienna than in London. All in all, it makes for a wonderful listening experience. One can be easily convinced that this is the most beautiful of Mozart's operas!

4 out of 5 stars Not my favorite.......2005-06-23

I have got to accept this is a very good version of Mozart's Singspiel.
I mostly hear Die Entführung for Osmin's parts. Talvela does a great job in this recording.
But here's my point... I just gave 4 stars to this recording because I've heard one a lot better.

In the version I have, Kurt Moll sings as Osmin. Peter Schreier as Pedrillo and Karl Böhm conducts. What else can I say....

Talvela vs Moll

Talvela sings acted.
Moll sings each note with precision.
Talvela often makes forte-pianos that are not written.
Moll sings all as it is written.
Moll gives the most dark and full low notes I've ever heard.


Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely electric performance.......2004-08-09

Edita Gruberova is in my opinion the greatest coloratura of all time. Every high note is flawlessly formed and although the low notes are at times a little tired, everything else is flawless. Especially remarkable is Gruberova's effortless pianissimo high notes. She builds them from a tiny pin-prick of sound all the way to fortissimo and then back to pianissimo with complete ease. This recording is worth buying simply to hear Gruberova's performance. Kathleen Battle is delightful, but I think there is better out there. Her technique is lacking and at times some strain enters into the voice. The Belmonte while fabulous in my opinion can't live up to the recordings I've heard of Wunderlich singing the role. I especially dislike this Belmontes pianissimo treatment of the high A in O wie Angstlich. Wunderlich also has more freedom and brilliance in his voice. That said, this recording despite it's flaws is still deserving of the 5 star rating simply from Gruberova's performance.

5 out of 5 stars Gran version del Rapto.......2003-10-11

Esta es una de las mejores versiones recientes del "Rapto en el serrallo" mozartiano. En el dificilísimo papel de Konstanze tenemos a EDITA GRUBEROVA, la cantante que mejor ha cantado este papel en este siglo: no tiene secretos para ella, y resuelve con valentía y pleno acierto sus tres exigentes arias. GOSTA WIMBERG es un Belmonte sensible, de acentos nobles. El bajo MARTIN TALVELA es un sonoro y malvado Osmín. En el breve pero complicado papel de Blonde KATHLEEN BATTLE no encuentra ni un solo problema, y está sencillamente deliciosa. Como Pedrillo HEINZ ZEDNIK cumple con suficiencia. Mención especial también para el CORO DE LA ÓPERA DE VIENA y sus solistas en sus tres intervenciones. La FILARMÓNICA DE VIENA suena a gran altura, llevada por un SIR GEORG SOLTI que consigue una de sus mas logradas lecturas de opera mozartiana con esta version del "Rapto".
El sonido es fantastico, y esta grabacion se convierte asi en obligatoria para todos los que quieran disfrutar a lo grande de esta bella obra.

5 out of 5 stars Another complete opera blessed by Kathleen battle's keep........2003-08-20

Wow,this opera has some fabulous singing inside of it.The great german soprano Edita grubervova makes an appearence,and sings mighty well um...yes delicious.Sir Solti conducts this moving right along opera with what must have been the right swing in his arms.I found the music had me up & dusting around the house which is always a good thing.Last of all Kathleen Battle stole the show with an ear splitting High F above High C which would make Mariah Carey through a temper tandrum,indeed.To top off all the great pearls in this little cardboard boxset,let me tell you this is an european import rare to be found in any american stores my fellow music lovers.I'll tell you a little secret this set playing on my stereo was also an excellent way of me blocking out the sound of a rattling ceiling fan & the barking three legged dog living next door to me.What I'm trying to tell you is this music is great for setting the mood.The cover art is colorful to,it made me want to take drawing lessons again.This recording is digital and sounds first rate.There is a balance of space around the singers & with the music allows you to hear it all,like audiophiles like to hear instruments & voices.I think kAthleen Battles participation was the main cause of me ordering this set from amazon,but once I got it home & listened to it I found it joyish for other reasons too.All this lovely sound wrapped in a boxset,that's what makes life worth a twirl.

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