¡Offenbach: The Tales Of Hoffmann[SHM-CD]
¡Seiji Ozawa (conductor)
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Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format. [Machine Translation] [Classical Department Store - French Chronicle] 1st release. 100 titles of masterpieces of French music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods to the present day! From orchestral to chamber music, instrumental music, and opera, this collection covers the essential works in the history of French music! The 100 titles include highly acclaimed albums from Deutsche Grammophon and Decca, as well as masterpieces by both greats and current artists. The booklet includes a foreword by music writer Hiroyuki Yagi. The booklet also includes an easy-to-understand new album commentary. All albums are recorded on high-quality SHM-CDs with green-colored label coatings. The only opera Offenbach wrote in his later years, this is the only opera in which the poet Hoffmann tells his own tale of lost love, which unfolds in three omnibus stories. This recording of Offenbach's only opera written in his later years was the Maestro's first full-scale recording of an opera, and it took more than three years to complete the recording. The lyrics are not included. [Performers] Placido Domingo (tenor: Hoffmann), Edita Gruberova (sopranos: Olimpia/Antonia/Julietta), Claudia Eder (mezzo-sopranos: Niklaus/Muse), Andreas Schmidt (baritone: Lindorff), Gabriel Baquier ( Baritone: Coppelius ), James Morris ( Bass-Baritone: Dr. Miracle ), Justino Diaz ( Baritone: Dapertutto ), Robert Gambill ( Tenor: Andres ), Paul Krug ( Tenor: Comunille/Pitikinaccio ), Michel Senechal ( Tenor: Franz ), Christa Ludwig ( Mezzo-soprano: Antonia's Mother ), Robin Legate ( Tenor: Nathanael ), Gerard Friedman ( Tenor: Spallanzani ), Urban Malmbergi ( Baritone: Hermann ), Richard Van Allan ( Baritone: Schlemiel ), Kurt Riddle ( Baritone: Luther ), Harald Stamm ( Bass: Krespel ), Paul Mahe ( Bass voice ), French Radio Chorus, Orchestre National de France, Conductor: Seiji Ozawa Recordings: May, June 1986, July 1988, Paris, August 1989
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