Opera - Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights)

RICHARD STRAUSS

Der Rosenkavalier Highlights

79:40

The Knight of the Rose

Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

English version by Alfred Kalisch

Act I (opening)

8:28

1

Introduction -

3:10

2

'How you were! How you are!'

5:17

Octavian, Marschallin

Act I (conclusion)

21:24

3

'Ah, there he goes . . .'

5:08

4

'Ah! You are back again?'

5:59

5

'For time is a mysterious thing'

2:23

6

'My dearest love, why do you torture yourself . . .'

4:46

7

'I'll go now, go to church, an pray'

3:08

Marschallin, Octavian

Act II (opening)

13:01

8

Introduction -

2:00

'A solemn day, a wondrous day'

Faninal, Marianne, Major-Domo

9

'In this most wonderful and serious moment'

3:40

Sophie, Marianne, Footmen

10

'It is an honour, an enchantment'

7:21

Octavian, Sophie

Act II (conclusion)

13:05

11

'Here I am'

7:23

Ochs, Servants, Annina

12

'Here.'

5:42

Ochs, Annina

Act III (conclusion)

13:05

13

'Leupold, let's go'

2:26

Ochs, Annina, Children, Waiters, Landlord, Valzacchi, Musicians, Coachmen, Boots

14

'Oh God! The story was a masquerade and no more'

2:40

Sophie, Octavian, Marschallin

15

'Now or tomorrow; if not tomorrow, very soon'

5:12

Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian

16

'Marie Theres', how good you are'

5:14

Octavian, Marschallin, Sophie

17

'Bliss is too deep to understand'

4:19

Octavian, Sophie, Faninal, Marschallin

18

'Bliss is too deep to understand'

3:17

Octavian, Sophie

Yvonne Kenny soprano - The Feldmarschallin

John Tomlinson bass - Baron Ochs of Lerchenau

Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Octavian

Andrew Shore baritone - Herr von Faninal

Rosemary Joshua soprano - Sophie

Jennifer Rhys-Davies soprano - Marianne

Elizabeth Vaughan contralto - Annina

Eugene Ginty tenor - Major-Domo/Landlord

Gareth Roberts tenor - Valzacchi

Paul Parfitt bass-baritone - Boots

David Parry

14-16 & 18 December 1998