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Wydawnictwo: Chandos
Nr katalogowy: CHSA 5253(2)
Nośnik: 2 SACD
Data wydania: lipiec 2020
EAN: 95115525326
Nr katalogowy: CHSA 5253(2)
Nośnik: 2 SACD
Data wydania: lipiec 2020
EAN: 95115525326
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Epoka muzyczna: 20 wiek do 1960
Obszar (język): angielski
Rodzaj: opera
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Epoka muzyczna: 20 wiek do 1960
Obszar (język): angielski
Rodzaj: opera

Alwyn: Miss Julie
Chandos - CHSA 5253(2)
Kompozytor
William Alwyn (1905-1985)
William Alwyn (1905-1985)
Wykonawcy
Miss Julie - Anna Patalong, soprano
Jean, the Count’s valet - Benedict Nelson, bass-baritone
Kristin, the cook - Rosie Aldridge, mezzo-soprano
Ulrik, the gamekeeper - Samuel Sakker, tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo
Miss Julie - Anna Patalong, soprano
Jean, the Count’s valet - Benedict Nelson, bass-baritone
Kristin, the cook - Rosie Aldridge, mezzo-soprano
Ulrik, the gamekeeper - Samuel Sakker, tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo
Utwory na płycie:
Miss Julie
An Opera in Two Acts
Based on the Play by August Strindberg (1849 – 1912)
Libretto by William Alwyn
An Opera in Two Acts
Based on the Play by August Strindberg (1849 – 1912)
Libretto by William Alwyn
‘Why has this intense, brilliantly orchestrated, claustrophobically gripping masterpiece been so neglected since its 1977 premiere?’ asked Richard Morrison in The Times of the concert performance in the Barbican that preceded this recording.
Miss Julie is Alwyn’s last large-scale work, written in 1973- 76. Alwyn set his own libretto, based on Strindberg’s 1888 play of that title. The naturalistic drama and lifelike characters of that play appealed to Alwyn from an early age – in fact, he previously attempted to compose an opera on Miss Julie in the 1950s. That attempt failed, because of differences with his then librettist, Christopher Hassall.
Alwyn believed that in opera, the action should be self-explanatory, arias should serve a dramatic purpose (as opposed to sheer vocal display), characters should sing to each other and not to the audience, ensembles should be minimised and the text should be set to vocal lines that reflect natural speech patterns. These views were distilled over his extensive career as a film composer, which taught him that music could do more than establish characterisation, suggest mood, and heighten atmosphere: in some cases it could also communicate the unspoken thoughts of an onscreen character even when these were at odds with what he or she was presenting visually.
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra support an outstanding cast featuring Anna Patalong in the title role in this acclaimed revival of Alwyn’s neglected masterpiece. Recorded in Surround Sound and available on Hybrid SACD.
Recording: Phoenix Concert Hall, Fairfield Halls, Croydon; 5 – 8 October 2019.
Miss Julie is Alwyn’s last large-scale work, written in 1973- 76. Alwyn set his own libretto, based on Strindberg’s 1888 play of that title. The naturalistic drama and lifelike characters of that play appealed to Alwyn from an early age – in fact, he previously attempted to compose an opera on Miss Julie in the 1950s. That attempt failed, because of differences with his then librettist, Christopher Hassall.
Alwyn believed that in opera, the action should be self-explanatory, arias should serve a dramatic purpose (as opposed to sheer vocal display), characters should sing to each other and not to the audience, ensembles should be minimised and the text should be set to vocal lines that reflect natural speech patterns. These views were distilled over his extensive career as a film composer, which taught him that music could do more than establish characterisation, suggest mood, and heighten atmosphere: in some cases it could also communicate the unspoken thoughts of an onscreen character even when these were at odds with what he or she was presenting visually.
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra support an outstanding cast featuring Anna Patalong in the title role in this acclaimed revival of Alwyn’s neglected masterpiece. Recorded in Surround Sound and available on Hybrid SACD.
Recording: Phoenix Concert Hall, Fairfield Halls, Croydon; 5 – 8 October 2019.