This CD is reissued by ArkivMusic.
Notes and Editorial Reviews
Acclaimed soprano Barbara Hendricks lends her voice and musical intelligence to what amounts to a concentrated survey of the world of operetta. Hendricks makes some obvious choices with regard to composers and works, but also some less expected ones. She ably represents the venerable Viennese school with selections from the works of Karl Zeller, Robert Stolz, and the two masterworks that dominated the era: Franz Lehar's 'The Merry Widow' and Johann Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus.'
Hendricks' renditions of arias by Jacques Offenbach and Andre Messager provide representative examples of the French opera bouffe and opera comique respectively, and she demonstrates that for all intent and purposes the music of Gilbert and Sullivan is English comic
Read more
opera.
Composers such as Sigmund Romberg and Victor Herbert carried on the tradition in the U.S. where operetta gradually evolved into the musical play. Hendricks emphasizes the development with her rendition of "I could have danced all night" from Lerner and Loewe's musical 'My Fair Lady,' a work that elegantly wears its influences. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Giuditta: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1934; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 5 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: German
2.
Die Fledermaus: Klänge der Heimat "Czardas" by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: German
3.
Der Favorit: Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein by Robert Stolz
Performer:
Hugh Bean (Violin),
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1916; Berlin, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: German
4.
Der Vogelhändler: Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol by Carl Zeller
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: German
5.
Madame Chrysanthčme: Le jour sous le soleil béni by André Messager
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1893; France
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: French
6.
La vie parisienne: Autrefois plus d'un amant by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: French
7.
Pirates of Penzance: Poor wand'ring one by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ambrosian Singers,
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1879; England
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: English
8.
The New Moon: One Kiss by Sigmund Romberg
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ambrosian Singers,
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: English
9.
My Fair Lady: I could have danced all night by Frederick Loewe
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano),
Claire Henry (Soprano),
Lynda Richardson (Mezzo Soprano),
Shirley Minty (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: English
10.
Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet mystery of life by Victor Herbert
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs.
Language: English
11.
Mikado: The sun whose rays are all ablaze by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; England
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs.
Language: English
12.
The New Moon: Lover, come back to me by Sigmund Romberg
Performer:
Gino Quilico (Baritone),
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 6 Minutes 36 Secs.
Language: English
13.
Naughty Marietta: Ah! My heart is back in Napoli by Victor Herbert
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ambrosian Singers,
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: English
14.
Die lustige Witwe: Es lebt eine Vilja...Vilja, o Vilja by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 5 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: German
15.
Friederike: Warum hast du mich wachgeküsst? by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1928; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: German
16.
L'amour masque: J'ai deux amants by André Messager
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1922-1923; France
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: French
17.
Le voyage dans la lune: Excerpt(s) by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 10/26/1875; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 05/1992
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs.
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this title
Review This Title
