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Lehar: The Merry Widow

Franz Lehar (Composer), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Wiener Philharmoniker (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 First Act: No.1 Intro: Verehrteste Damen und Herren - Karl Magnus Fredriksson/Bryn Terfel/Barbara Bonney/Lynette Alcantara/Constanze Backes...
2 First Act: No.1a Ballmusik: Camille, ich muß lhnen sprechen! - Barbara Bonney/Rainer Trost/Bryn Terfel
3 First Act: No.2 Duett: So kommen Sie! 's ist niemand hier! - Barbara Bonney/Rainer Trost
4 First Act: Dialog: Nun, Njegus, habe Sie meine Botschaft uberbracht? - Bryn Terfel/Heinz Zednik
5 First Act: Dialog: Achtung, meine Herren, die Glawari kommt!/No.3 Entree-Lied und Ens/Dialog... - Bryn Terfel/Heinz Zednik/Cheryl Studer/Karl Magnus Fredriksson/Uwe Peper/Monteverdi Chor
6 First Act: No.3a Ballmusik/Dialog: Camille!-Ja? - Barbara Bonney/Rainer Trost
7 First Act: No.4 Auftrittslied: Also, Njegus, hierr bin ich, und wo ist das Vaterland?/O Vaterland - Boje Skovhus
8 First Act: Dialog: Ich habe schon die vierte Nacht nicht geschlafen! - Boje Skovhus/Heinz Zednik/Uwe Peper/Cheryl Studer
9 First Act: Dialog: Ich bitte Sie, lieber Freund, es hat doch keinen Zweck/No.5 Duett: Ja, was?... - Rainer Trost/Barbara Bonney
10 First Act: Dialog: Also, lieber Graf, Sie sind mein Mann/No.6 Finale I: Damenwhal! Hort man... - Bryn Terfel/Boje Skovhus/Cheryl Studer/Karl Magnus Fredriksson/Uwe Peper/Barbara Bonney...
11 Second Act: No.7 Intro, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen-Es lebt' eine Vilja - Cheryl Studer/Monteverdi Chor
12 Second Act: Dialog: gospodina, dieses vaterlandische Fest konnte nicht vaterlandischer sein! - Bryn Terfel/Cheryl Studer/Boje Skovhus
13 Second Act: No.8 Duett: Heia, Madel, aufgeschaut - Cheryl Studer/Boje Skovhus
14 Second Act: Dialog: Wir werden uns noch schlagen um die Witwe!/No.9 Marsch-Septett: Wie die... - Uwe Peper/Karl Magnus Fredriksson/Boje Skovhus/Bryn Terfel/Philip Salmon/Richard Savage...
15 Second Act: Dialog: Mein tapferer Reitersmann!/No.10 Spielszene und Tanzduett/Dialog... - Cheryl Studer/Boje Skovhus
16 Second Act: Dialog: Nein, nein, nein/No.11 Duett und Romanze: Mein Freund! Vernunft!-Wie eine... - Barbara Bonney/Rainer Trost
17 Second Act: Dialog: Ah, die Baronin und der Herr Rosillon - Heinz Zednik/Bryn Terfel/Boje Skovhus
18 Second Act: No.12 Finale II: Ha! Ha!-Wir fragen, was man von uns will! - Boje Skovhus/Bryn Terfel/Cheryl Studer/Barbara Bonney/Rainer Trost/Heinz Zednik...
19 Third Act: No.12b Zwischenspiel/Dialog: Also, also, also! - Bryn Terfel/Heinz Zednik
20 Third Act: No.13 Tanz-Szene - Vienna PO/John Eliot Gardiner
21 Third Act: Dialog: Graf Danilowitsch.../No.14 Chanson: Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten - Heinz Zednik/Boje Skovhus/Barbara Bonney/Lucinda Houghton/Angela Kazimierczuk/Donna Deam...
22 Third Act: Dialog: Exzellenz, Exzellenz, Graf, eine Espreßdepesche! - Monteverdi Chor/Boje Skovhus/Bryin Terfel/Cheryl Studer
23 Third Act: No.15 Duett/Dialog: Aber dort bin ich zu Hause... - Boje Skovhus/Cheryl Studer
24 Third Act: Dialog: Exzellenz! Exzellenz! Diesen Facher hat man im Pavillon gefunden! - Heinz Zednik/Barbara Bonney/Cheryl Studer/Boje Skovhus
25 Third Act: No.16 Schlußgesang: Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer - Cheryl Studer/Bryn Terfel/Boje Skovhus/Barbara Bonney/Lucinda Houghton/Constanze Backes...

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.64 x 4.95 x 0.95 inches; 7.2 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 028943991124
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000001GMA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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A great reaonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics.
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A great reaonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics.
Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable. While I am just an opera lover, this seems to be a studio recording without the background sounds. Sometimes I like a live recording as it reminds me of being back in the opera hall.
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Classical Music Buff
5.0 out of 5 stars A great "Merry Widow"
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2017
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This is clearly the best "Merry Widow" on CD's, for a number of key reasons. First of all, it is on one CD and still includes enough dialogue for the plot to make sense. Secondly, it is virtually complete (a few bars here and there are omitted), and it includes music omitted from other recordings. And, importantly, it is well sung, clearly and directly with real voices singing all the notes. The four leads are excellent, and Bryn Terfel is an excellent Zeta. All of this is led wonderfully by John Eliot Gardner and expertly played by the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Bruno Schindler
5.0 out of 5 stars A great reaonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
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Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable. While I am just an opera lover, this seems to be a studio recording without the background sounds. Sometimes I like a live recording as it reminds me of being back in the opera hall.
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Bruno Schindler
5.0 out of 5 stars A great reaonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable. While I am just an opera lover, this seems to be a studio recording without the background sounds. Sometimes I like a live recording as it reminds me of being back in the opera hall.
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general1963
4.0 out of 5 stars But I still like this one
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2015
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I found the version I was looking for, in Spanish. But I still like this one. It's in German. I don't understand but I like it.
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Stephen C. Hartwig
5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD.
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2013
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The Merry Widow is a german operetta. It is funny and if you got to see the 1995 PBS broadcast: Live from Lincoln Center, you'd be amazed with the talent, scenery and of course the music.
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Citywoman33
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent recording
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2013
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I found this an excellent recording with the voices and orchestra in fine shape. Some singers I was not familiar with and I was very pleasantly surprised.
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Jack Findlan
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of CD:"The Merry Widow"
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2007
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My favorite operetta performed brilliantly: Superb voices! It just about has a permanent place in my car's CD player. I loaned it to a friend. The booklet containing the dialoge has been misplaced. Is a relacement possible? Your loyal account, Jack Findlan
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Ilza Wood
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014
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Byron Kolln
4.0 out of 5 stars witty, wonderful "Widow"
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2006
THE MERRY WIDOW happily returns to it's Viennese origins with this lovely recording. Although most prefer the English-translated version of the score, I do love the original Franz Lehar "pure version".

The cast is very good, with Cheryl Studer a vocally-capable Hanna; and Boje Skovhus makes the one-dimensional Count Danilo spring to life with a cheeky perfomance. Barbara Bonney and Rainer Trost come across very well too (with the subplot of Valencienne and her erstwhile lover Camille). The musical direction of John Eliot Gardner and the Wiener Philharmonic is sensational.

This studio recording presents the score complete with copious amounts of dialogue, so it's almost like attending a stage performance. Included is a large booklet containing the libretto, singer biographies, and a history of the show and it's composer.

[Deutsche Grammophon 439 911-2]
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ぎっくり腰
5.0 out of 5 stars 新しい録音で満足
Reviewed in Japan on February 2, 2016
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これまでSchwarzkopfのモノラルの録音版をもっており、それはそれで満足してましたが、いまひとつ、良い音質で聴きたいと購入したものです。バーバラ　ボニーが歌っているので、これも満足です。有難うございました。
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SteveR
5.0 out of 5 stars A bargain Merry Widow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2011
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Having decided to purchase this particular version of The Merry Widow, largely based on reviews by Amazon customers and the reasonable price, I checked out the 'used' versions on offer and discovered several at a very low price and described as in very good condition. I purchased one of these. The disc arrived within the published timescale and it appears to be like new. The booklet that comes with it showed no signs of ever being opened (ie no dog eared corners or creases). The recording is excellent and I consider my purchase a real bargain.
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Glilla Bear
4.0 out of 5 stars Is there anything Gardiner cannot do?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2012
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John Eliot Gardiner brings his wide-ranging and very considerable talents to Viennese operetta. The performance bubbles along, and all the distinguished soloists acquit themselves idiomatically. The sound seems to me to be a problem: it is as if one is hearing the singers from behind the orchestra - yes, but NOT with the orchestra in a pit. It almost sounds as if the soloists are coming from an adjacent room with the door half-closed! Some of the spoken dialogue is very difficult to make out. Orchestral detail, though, is fresh and clear (as it would be, of course, in such circumstances.) This might not bother some listeners, but I find it very disquieting.
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Catherine Czerkawska
5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite Operetta, Fine Recording.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2019
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This has very happy memories for me, and this is an excellent recording with very good performances. I play it constantly in the car. (Helping with my German learning as well!) Particularly fond of Bo Skovhus as Danilo. He looked and acted the part and both his voice, and Cheryl Studer's are sublime.
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H. R. Pitstow
5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious music & singing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2012
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This is a fantastic recording of The Merry Widow. I have always loved this piece, and I decided to hold out for a classy recording, having heard a track of this one on the radio.It was a good decision! The singing is glorious, and all the tempi feel just right. The romantic tracks are spine-tinglingly lovely. I was lucky enough to find a second-hand copy on Amazon, but it would be well worth paying the full price.
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