In the shadows [CD]

"This album endeavors to illuminate the composers who languish in Wagner's shadow: those who formed the foundation of his compositional aesthetic and sculpted the framwork of vocal writing that would become the Wagnerian tenor."-- Container.

General Note:

Title from container.

Program notes in English, French and German in the inserted booklet (42 pages: colour illustrations); lyrics in French, German and Italian, with translations into English, French and German, also printed as text in the inserted booklet.

Performers:

Michael Spyres, tenor, with Julien Henric, tenor ; Les Talens Lyriques ; Le Jeune Choeur de Paris ; Christophe Rousset, conductor.

Contents:

Joseph, Act 1: "Vainement Pharaon" -- "Champs paternels" (Joseph) (5:36) -- Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 2: "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" -- "In des Lebens" (Florestan) (9:33) -- Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, Act 2: "Della cieca fortuna... Sposa amata" -- "Saziati, o sorte ingrata ?" (Leicester) (9:57) -- Il crociato in Egitto: "Suona funerea" (Adriano, Cavalieri) (7:57) -- Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277, Act 1: "Nein, Länger Trag Ich Nicht" (Max) (6:35) -- La muette de Portici, Act 4: "Spectacle affreux" (Masaniello) (5:01) -- Agnes von Hohenstaufen, Act 2: "Der Strom wälzt ruhig seine dunklen Wogen" (Heinrich) (5:12) -- Norma: "Meco all'altar di Venere" -- "Me protegge, me difende" (Pollione, Flavio, Druidi) (6:44) -- Hans Heiling, Op. 80, Act 2: "Gönne mir ein wort der Liebe" (Konrad) (5:34) -- Die Feen, Act 1: "Wo find ich dich, wo wird mir Trost?" (Arindal) (5:33) -- Rienzi, Act 5: "Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab" (Rienzi) (11:11) -- Lohengrin, Act 3: "Mein lieber Schwan" (Lohengrin) (5:49).

Subject Term:

Operas -- Excerpts.

Songs (High voice) with orchestra.

Genre:

Operas.

Excerpts.

Language:

French

fre ger ita fre ger ita eng eng fre ger

Additional Language:

Sung in French, German and Italian.

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