Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Complete 'opera' recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Complete 'opera' recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Dutch National Opera / Burkhard Fritz, Emily Magee, Anna Larsson, Markus Marquard / Marc Albrecht (cond)
[ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Friday 10 March 2017
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Begun in the year 1900, amidst the art nouveau curlicues of Klimt and the Jugendstil, Schönberg's grand cantata is written in a lush, late-romantic style indebted to Wagner and Mahler and pre-dating his pioneering atonal works. This setting of the mediaeval Danish legend of Gurre Castle - a love triangle between King Waldemar, his mistress Tove and a jealous Queen - gains an innovative new dimension in this first-ever staging of the work, directed by Pierre Audi.
Extra features: includes a documentary of the making of the production and a cast gallery.
Subtitles: English, French, German, Dutch, Japanese and Korean.
Running time: 140 minutes
Sound format: LPCM & DTS Master Audio 5.1
"It makes for fascinating viewing...Audi wisely chooses to keep his narrative loose and suggestive, emphasising the piece's affinity as much to Wagner's Tristan as to Parsifal...The detailed, virtuoso playing of the orchestra and Marc Albrecht's clear-sighted but impassioned conducting need fear no comparison with the best audio-only versions. A very impressive achievement all round." (Gramophone Blu-Ray of the month March 2017)
"The whole cast, orchestra and chorus are outstanding." Opera Now
