Notes and Editorial Reviews
Hearing the three dramatic chords that open the Zauberharfe overture played by this excellent Swiss orchestra (the oldest in Switzerland) I was immediately struck by the clarity of attack and rich instrumental color. As the performance progresses the Musikkollegium Winterthur exhibits an alluring full-bodied tone and characterful playing completely in the Schubertian style. The same goes for the pensive B minor Entr'acte, the lovely Entr'acte 3, and the charming No. 9 Ballet.
The Schweizer Kammerchor's fine ensemble singing enlivens Hier auf den Fluren, while rich-voiced alto Serena Malfi delivers a quite tender rendition of the touching Romanze. Douglas Boyd's energetic and idiomatic
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conducting brings out the music's color and buoyant spirit. MDG's top-drawer recording is the icing on the cake. The only serious rival to this new recording, and it's not in SACD sound--is Karl Münchinger's excellent performance from 1975 of the complete incidental music with the Vienna Philharmonic on Decca Eloquence, but this new disc absolutely commands your consideration.
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Rosamunde, D 797/Op. 26 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Serena Malfi (Alto)
Conductor:
Douglas Boyd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Schweizer Chamber Choir,
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
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