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Alban Berg: Wozzeck (Opera in 3 Acts) - Franz Grundheber / Hildegard Behrens / Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado [BOX SET]

Alban Berg (Performer), Claudio Abbado (Performer), Hildegard Behrens (Performer), Anna Gonda (Orchestra), Franz Grundheber (Orchestra), Aage Haugland (Artist), Peter Jelosits (Artist), Werner Kamenik (Artist), Wiener Staatsopernchor (Artist), Wiener Philharmoniker (Artist)
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listen  1. Wozzeck / Act 1 - Scene 1: The Captain's room. "Langsam, Wozzeck, langsam!"Franz Grundheber 8:13Album Only
listen  2. Wozzeck / Act 1 - Scene 2: An open field outside the town. "Du, der Platz ist verflucht!" "Ach was!"Franz Grundheber 6:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Wozzeck / Act 1 - Scene 3: Marie's room. "Tschin Bum, Tschin Bum, Bum, Bum, Bum! Hörst Bub? Da kommen sie!"Hildegard Behrens 8:14Album Only
listen  4. Wozzeck / Act 1 - Scene 4: The Doctor's study. "Was erleb ich, Wozzeck?"Aage Haugland 7:32Album Only
listen  5. Wozzeck / Act 1 - Scene 5: Street before Marie's door. "Geh einmal vor Dich hin!"Hildegard Behrens 3:00$0.99 Buy Track


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listen  1. Wozzeck / Act 2 - Scene 1: Marie's room. "Was die Steine glänzen?"Hildegard Behrens 5:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Wozzeck / Act 2 - Scene 2: Street in town. "Wohin so eilig"Heinz Zednik 8:53Album Only
listen  3. Wozzeck / Act 2 - Scene 3: Street before Marie's door. "Guten Tag, Franz"Franz Grundheber 3:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Wozzeck / Act 2 - Scene 4: Tavern garden. "Ich hab' ein Hemdlein an, das ist nicht mein"Alfred Sramek10:26Album Only
listen  5. Wozzeck / Act 2 - Scene 5: Guardroom in the barracks. "Oh oh Andres! Andres! Ich kann nicht schlafen"Franz Grundheber 4:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 1: Marie's room. "Und ist kein Betrug"Hildegard Behrens 3:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 1: "Und kniete hin zu seinen Fuessen"Hildegard Behrens 2:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 2: Forest path by a pool. "Dort links geht's in die Stadt"Hildegard Behrens 5:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 3: A low tavern. "Tanzt Alle"Franz Grundheber 2:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 4: Forest path by a pool. "Das Messer? Wo ist das Messer?"Franz Grundheber 7:51Album Only
listen11. Wozzeck / Act 3 - Scene 5: Street before Marie's door. "Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz"Viktoria Lehner 1:44$0.99 Buy Track


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  • Performer: Alban Berg, Claudio Abbado, Hildegard Behrens
  • Orchestra: Anna Gonda, Franz Grundheber
  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B000001G9D
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,462 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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This 1988 Vienna State Opera production of Wozzeck is, to my ears, vastly superior to the 1979 performance by Christoph von Dohnányi with the same orchestra. The entire emotional and dynamic range of the music is here, projected in striking relief. The anxieties of the tale are unflinchingly portrayed, but so, too, are the many moments of tenderness and rapturous beauty. The cast--Franz Grundheber plays the title role and Hildegard Behrens portrays Marie--are skilled dramatists as well as voices, even on record. The disc commemorates one of the rare instances when a company has done justice to the dazzling splendor of Berg's conception. --Joshua Cody

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Monument in Vienna Opera history, May 23, 2001
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I own this Wozzeck since it was released. I don't play it too often. But every time the experience is electrifying. I have seen a televised broadcast of this performance as well, which made me decide to buy the CD set.

Seldom have I heard such unity and congruence in a live performance, even watching it on TV or listening at home. In Berg's Wozzeck, every musical and dramaturgical detail is most important, and this production comes very close to being ideal. Abbado and his vocalists and instrumentalists join each other in a splendid performance in which all efforts come beautifully together to create this monumental human drama. I do not want to repeat here what is said by other reviewers. To me, this recording is a document. It documents the supreme musical and dramatical artistry of Alban Berg which is on the same high level as that of the other supreme master of music and drama, Mozart.

This production is also a monument in Vienna Opera history, as it is one of (or THE) highlight of the artistic leadership of Claudio Abbado, who, together with Claus Helmut Drese as Opera Director at the time, is to be credited for the outstanding quality of many productions at the Vienna State Opera - a quality it has lost since both left this house.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most heart-wrenching works of the century, November 9, 1999
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The performers in this opera could not be better. Grundheber is the quintessential Wozzeck, slipping ever further into the madness brought on by his inescapable social position. Zednik and Haugland are a riot in the roles of the captian and doctor -- each using Sprechstimme to color their demented persecutions most deliciously. And Behrens is Behrens -- her Bible scene at the beginning of Act III is one of the few scenes that can make this die hard opera fan's eyes misty.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Expressionism at its finest, October 30, 1998
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Wozzeck is one of the finest operas of the century, perhaps of any century. Berg's use of symbolism and leitmotiv rivals that of any composer, working to allow the listener to hear and understand the thoughts and emotions of the antihero Wozzeck. Buchner's story is absolutely heartrending, and Berg's music draws connections that transform the story into a magnificent work of art. Go listen!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding recording!!! [This is based on samples + DVD of the Vienna State Opera production.]
Why was the Böhm recording pulled for a while from the catalogue when this Abbado document was released? Read more
Published 10 months ago by Alexander Z. Damyanovich

3.0 out of 5 stars Great orchestra, but Abbado misses the terror and mystery
Abbado falters when he conducts careful, reticent performances and misses the music's inner passion. This Wozzeck seems like that to me, in spsite of its technical brilliance. Read more
Published on September 17, 2005 by Santa Fe listener

3.0 out of 5 stars Dirección excelente, interpretes cuestionables.
Claudio Abbado demuestra en esta grabación su afinidad con la música de Berg, la dirección es precisa, llena de detalles y aún apasionada en algunos momentos, sin embargo, ni... Read more
Published on February 24, 2003 by Gustavo Chagoya Galaz

2.0 out of 5 stars Great conducting, sad inaccurate singing
When this performance started coming out of my speakers, I was thrilled. Abbado conducts with a warmth, cohesion and tension that is wonderful to hear, and his orchestra is... Read more
Published on January 6, 2001 by madamemusico

5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO SR. ABBADO
Una vez más Claudio Abbado nos demuestra su extraordinaria habilidad interpretativa en el repertorio operístico. En ésta obra cumbre de Alban Berg. Read more
Published on March 27, 2000 by Francisco J. Muñoz

5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO SR. ABBADO
Una vez más Claudio Abbado nos demuestra su extraordinaria habilidad interpretativa en el repertorio operístico. En ésta obra cumbre de Alban Berg. Read more
Published on March 24, 2000 by Francisco J. Muñoz

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