11 One-act Operas From Electrola

11 Kurzopern Original Electrola One-Act Operas 1975 - 1980 Albert, E: Die Abreise (The Departure) Hermann Prey, Edda Moser, Peter Schreier Philharmonia Hungarica, Janos Kulka Gluck: Der betrogene Kadi Anneliese Rothenberger, Helen Donath, Walter Berry, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Otmar Suitner Lortzing: Die Opernprobe Regina Marheineke, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte, Walter Berry Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Otmar Suitner Mendelssohn: Die beiden Pädagogen Gabriele Fuchs, Krisztina Laki, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Klaus Hirte, Adolf Dallapozza Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Op. 89 Helen Donath, Hanna Schwarz, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne, K50 Brigitte Lindner, Kurt Moll, Adolf Dallapozza Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Eberhard Schoener Der Schauspieldirektor, K486 Maddy Mesplé, Edda Moser, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Eberhard Schoener Schubert: Der Vierjährige Posten, D 190 Helen Donath, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Willi Brokmeier Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg Die Zwillingsbrüder, D647 Helen Donath, Nicolai Gedda, Kurt Moll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Wolfgang Sawallisch Die Verschworenen Edda Moser, Gabriele Fuchs, Elke Schary, Kurt Moll, Adolf Dallpozza Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg Weber: Abu Hassan Edda Moser, Nicolai Gedda, Kurt Moll Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Brilliant operatic gems – 11 short-operas with all-star casts in a complete edition When great masters compose miniature operas, the result is – well, masterly. Mozart, Weber, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Gluck, Lortzing and D' Albert: one-act operas from these famous pens are true gems of music history – and of the EMI archives. The Electrola recordings of these 11 short operas (mostly in Singspiel form) were made in the 1970's, but thanks to their all-star casts, which are nothing short of legendary, they seem as fresh as ever. Now EMI is releasing them in a complete edition for the first time. "I was regularly surprised to find that there are still some undiscovered little jewels among the minor works of major composers" – thus Ekkehard Pluta in the magazine Klassik heute, reporting on these small but entirely fine works when they first appeared on CD in 1998: We hear the brilliant young Mendelssohn as composer of two Singspiele that were performed in the family circle, we hear Schubert's still little-known contributions to the musical repertoire of the Vienna Volkstheater, Weber's Abu Hassan and – especially delightful – works where the composer made fun of the music scene of his day, such as Lortzing's Opernprobe or Mozart's Schauspieldirektor. In addition to the commendable rediscovery of this repertoire, the recordings derive special appeal from outstanding singers, who wittily recreate the generally light-hearted spirit of these works: singers like Nicolai Gedda, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edda Moser, Anneliese Rothenberger, Helen Donath, Hermann Prey and Kurt Moll.