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Notes and Editorial Reviews
"Harnoncourt, with the exception of his Sarastro, goes for lighter voices, as is the custom increasingly today with this composer. That, allied to crisp, rhythmically vital conducting sets Harnoncourt's version apart from all its rivals at present. His young lovers couldn't be more appealing. Hans Peter Blochwitz sings Tamino with youthful ardour in a fresh, reedy tenor. Barbara Bonney, adding to her growing reputation on disc, is a disarmingly ingenuous Pamina, deeply affecting in her G minor aria...Anton Scharinger's eager, boyish Papageno is one of the delights of the Harnoncourt performance. He is at once endearing and eager without being in the least self-conscious. In general, the Harnoncourt offers a different approach from its
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modern rivals. I enjoyed it especially for the way it judiciously balances the jolly and serious elements in the piece."
-- Alan Blyth, Gramophone 7/1989
Review of complete opera recording
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Works on This Recording
6.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Schnelle Füsse by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Anton Scharinger (Baritone),
Peter Keller (Tenor),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Chorus,
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
7.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Es lebe Sarastro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (Tenor),
Matti Salminen (Bass),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Peter Keller (Tenor),
Anton Scharinger (Baritone)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Chorus,
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Notes: This scene is split into two tracks in this recording. The second track begins with Pamina's "Herr, ich bin zwar Verbrecherin!..."
8.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: O Isis und Osiris by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Matti Salminen (Bass)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
9.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Hölle Rache by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
14.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Papagena! Papagena! by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Anton Scharinger (Baritone),
Edith Schmid (Soprano)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
15.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Nur stille...Die Strahlen der Sonne by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (Soprano),
Peter Keller (Tenor),
Delores Ziegler (Mezzo Soprano),
Marjana Lipovsek (Mezzo Soprano),
Matti Salminen (Bass),
Pamela Coburn (Soprano)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Chorus,
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
16.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
17.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Tamino/Pamina mein! O welch' ein Glück by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Antti Suhonen (Bass),
Thomas Moser (Tenor),
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (Tenor),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Chorus,
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
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