Arnold Shoenberg - Gurre Lieder - Zubin Mehta

Gurre-Lieder is a large cantata for five vocal soloists, narrator, chorus and large orchestra, composed by Arnold Schoenberg, on poems by the Danish novelist Jens Peter Jacobsen (translated from Danish to German by Robert Franz Arnold [de]). The title means "songs of Gurre", referring to Gurre Castle in Denmark, scene of the medieval love-tragedy (related in Jacobsen's poems) revolving around the Danish national legend of the love of the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag (Valdemar IV, 1320-1375, spelled Waldemar by Schoenberg) for his mistress Tove, and her subsequent murder by Valdemar's jealous Queen Helvig (a legend which is historically more likely connected with his ancestor Valdemar I).
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Les voix sont très belles, pleines, sans trop de vibrato. Les instruments fusionnent les uns dans les autres, ce qui donne de l'ampleur à cette musique. Les graves semblent dominer....

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This recording was made at the last series of concerts Mehta conducted as NY Philharmonic Music Director.

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Hans Hotter ! ! !

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Where’s the TIMELINE

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Boulez version far superior..