モーツァルト: 歌劇「魔笛」

クレンペラーと超豪華キャストによる名盤「魔笛」が、お買い得価格になって再発売

『魔笛』という作品の奥深さ・可能性をいろいろと体感させてくれる演奏。
クレンペラーの解釈は、美しい響きと複合的な構造を持つことを如実に知らしめてくれます。
歌手陣も粒揃いで、共にデビュー間もなかったルチア・ポップの夜の女王に、ヤノヴィッツのパミーナ、ゲッダのタミーノ、ベリーの愉快なパパゲーノ。さらに侍女にまでシュワルツコップ、ルートヴィヒ、ヘフゲンという豪華なキャスティング。多層的な意味合いを持つとされる『魔笛』の様々な面が示された名盤です。オリジナル・マスターテープより、2016年アビイロード・スタジオ24bit/96kHzリマスター音源使用。
このアルバムは、多くにリスナーに聴いていただくため、歌詞対訳は付いておりません。
ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン

General listeners may wonder why this 1964 album was named by the BBC as one of its 50 greatest recordings of all time. By current standards, this Philharmonia Orchestra recording is a rather heavy reading of Mozarts final opera, Die Zauberflote, K. 620 ("The Magic Flute"), and even in the mid-60s Otto Klemperer was the first choice of few as a Mozart conductor. The dialogue, a crucial part of the flow even for those who do not speak German, is omitted, but ask an opera buff, and all will become clear. The recording presents a true stars gallery of the realm of German opera at the time, shepherded together by the legendary producer Walter Legge. There isnt a weak point in the bunch, but here are a few high points. Lucia Popps furious Queen of the Night aria "Der Holle Rache" has a strong claim to be the greatest of all time, perfectly controlled in the vocal extremes. The young Gundula Janowitz as Pamina never sounded as fresh and graceful in her quick vibrato as she does here, and the mystic bass arias of Sarastro are perfect: rich but never murky in the readings by Gottlob Frick. One could go on with the truly high-powered trio of Ladies -- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, and Marga Hoffgen -- but one will have gotten the idea. This is a gift for the opera lover in ones life. ~ James Manheim