Lehar: Das Fuerstenkind

soliści;
Schirmer, Ulf

CPO 777680

Among those in the know, Das Fürstenkind (The Prince's Child) has always been an insider's tip in Franz Lehár's oeuvre, and the composer himself regarded this robbers' tale from Greece premiered in 1909 as one of his best works. It was also his problem child because it never became a sensational success. The reason may have been that Das Fürstenkind, even more than other Lehár operettas, did too much blurring of the generic boundaries between the opera and the operetta. He had never composed more like the opera in the sense of an elevated singspiel tone. Contemporary critics were also aware of this fact: »Lehár finds natural atmospheres, sets the landscapes into tones, and also in the end does indeed give the operetta what it must have in the way of charming dance pieces gracefully strolling along. He even does an excellent job with the leitmotifs of the music drama.« Moreover, with the aria »Schweig, zagendes Herz« (Hush, timid heart) also known as »Resignation«, Lehár succeeded in formulating his most gripping and noblest musical idea of all.

CD x 2

Muzyka klasyczna

CPO

24-04-2013

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