Turandot - Heinrich Holzlin, Georg Hann, Maria Cebotari (Stuttgart 1938) (Koch)

Puccini (Artist), Cebotari (Artist), Eipperle (Artist), Kielberth (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
• ASIN: B00000I0U3
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,213 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Turandot: Wer klopft? - Wie eiskalt ist dies Handchen - Man nennt mich jetzt Mimi - O du sussestes Madchen

2. Turandot: Leb wohl jetzt

3. Turandot: Hore, o Volk von Peking - Vater, mein Vater (Liu) (Kalaf) (Timur)

4. Turandot: Schleifet das Messer

5. Turandot: Warum zogert der Mond (Kalaf)

6. Turandot: Sohn, was tust du? - Numm dich in acht, Verwegener (Timur) (Kalaf) (Liu)

7. Turandot: Was soll der Larm? - Auf! Ein letzter Versuch (Kalaf) (Timur)

8. Turandot: Hore mich an, Herr (Liu)

9. Turandot: O weine nicht, Liu - Ah! Zum letzten Mal (Kalaf) (Liu) (Timur)

10. Turandot: Holla Pang! Holla Pong!

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Disc: 2

1. Turandot: Ein schlimmer Eid, den ich einst geschworn - Sohn des Himmels - Volk von Peking, hore (Altoum) (Kalaf)

2. Turandot: In diesem Schlosse vor vielen tausend Jahren (Turandot) (Kalaf)

3. Turandot: Wohlan, so hore! Durch die tiefe Nacht (Turandot) (Kalaf) (Altoum) (Liu)

4. Turandot: O SOhn des Himmels! Hoher Vater, nein! (Turandot) (Altoum) (Kalaf)

5. Turandot: Drei Ratsel gabst du mir auf (Kalaf) (Altoum)

6. Turandot: Hort wohl, was Turandot befiehlt

7. Turandot: Keiner schlafe (Kalaf)

8. Turandot: Statt deinen Blick nach den Sternen zu lenken (Kalaf)

9. Turandot: GOttergleiche Prinzessin - Wie bleich wirst du, Fremdling (Turandot) (Kalaf) (Liu) (Timur)

10. Turandot: Wer hat dir solchen Heldenmut gegeben? - Die Liebe? - Diese heimliche Liebe (Turandot) (Liu) (Kalaf)

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Turandot in German, from 1938?, December 11, 2008

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David Landau (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turandot - Heinrich Holzlin, Georg Hann, Maria Cebotari (Stuttgart 1938) (Koch) (Audio CD)

I bought this in a used CD store because the price was right and it seemed like an interesting curiosity. The only name I knew was that of the conductor, Keilberth. His intro to the drama makes you sit up; the sound is crisp and the direction focused, determined. The next surprise is the Heldentenor, Karl Hauss; an expressive tenor with a powerful middle range that one does not hear today. And when Turandot finally makes her appearance, the audience is slain even when the tenor is not; for this is Maria Cebotari, one of the greatest singers in the Mozart-Strauss tradition--German bel canto. With only one mistake--the sound engineers decided to give a hand to the tenor, Hauss, by spotlighting his "Nessun dorma" (or "Keiner schlafe") when clearly he didn't need it, and the sound overloads--this is a beautiful recording, with all the elements crystal-clear; and the interpretation is unbeatable. The set is filled out with excerpts (on the first CD, before Turandot begins) with excerpts of Puccini's "La Boheme" sung by Cebotari and Peter Anders. This has become one of my go-to opera sets. If you're a fan of historical recordings, and if the price is still right, snap this one up.