Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (3-Vinyl LP) – Nicolai Gedda
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (3-Vinyl LP) – Nicolai Gedda
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artists: Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, Gerhard Unger, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marfa Höffgen, Gottlob Frick, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Number of Discs: 3
Label: Warner Records
Release Date: January 6, 2022
“Not the least extraordinary thing about this wonderful blend of the sublime and the humane is that it draws from all musicians the best of which they are capable... This issue is specially commended to those who are after the mystery and elevation of The Magic Flute.” – Gramophone
History
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere: Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna, 1791. Die Zauberflöte—a sublime fairy tale that moves freely between earthy comedy and noble mysticism—was written for a theater located just outside Vienna with the clear intention of appealing to audiences from all walks of life. The story is told in a singspiel (“song-play”) format characterized by separate musical numbers connected by dialogue and stage activity, an excellent structure for navigating the diverse moods, ranging from solemn to lighthearted, of the story and score. The composer and the librettist were both Freemasons—the fraternal order whose membership is held together by shared moral and metaphysical ideals—and Masonic imagery is used throughout the work. The story, however, is as universal as any fairy tale.
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