CARL NIELSEN (1865-1931)

Aladdin, Op. 34

79:36

Fairy Tale drama in five acts

Text: Adam Oehlenschläger

Sung in the original Danish

Score revised by Torben Schousboe

1

1

Prologue

3:13

Act I

11:08

2

2

Flute solo

0:55

Franz Lemsser flute

3

3

Funeral procession

0:47

4

4

Andante - Allegretto - Andantino espressivo

4:34

Bo Anker Hansen bass

5

5

Adagio - Tempo di marcia - Allegro non troppo -

4:53

Act II

8:36

6

7

A beautiful square in Isfahan

3:03

7

8

Distant festival music

1:59

8

9

Genie of the Lamp

1:19

9

9I

Gulnare and Aladdin (love scene)

2:15

Act III

29:58

10

10

Genie of the Lamp

1:16

11

11

Oriental festival march

3:15

12

12

Andante

3:28

13

13

March

1:22

14

14

Chinese dance

3:39

15

15

Prisoners' dance

4:14

16

16

Hndu dance

2:46

17

17

Blackamoors' dance

5:07

18

18

Dance and chorus

4:48

Act IV

12:33

19

19

Gulnare's song

2:45

20

20

Poco adagio

1:08

21

21

Genie of the Lamp

0:58

22

22

Aladdin's dream - Dance of the morning mists

2:58

23

23

Andantino maestoso

0:54

24

24

Aladdin visiting his mother's grave

2:32

25

25

Andante maestoso

1:18

Act V

13:46

26

26

Andante

2:06

27

27

Andante con moto

1:02

28

28

Fatime's song

2:55

29

28I

Andantino quasi allegretto

1:47

30

29

The Struggle between Hindbad and Aladdin

4:12

31

30

Eulogy

1:41

Mette Ejsing contralto

Guido Paevatalu baritone

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

7-9 May 1992