Hello,

Here is a new "A Kékszakállú herceg vára" :

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.660928
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BARTOK: Bluebeard's Castle

A modern version of the old European folk-tale about the cruel, blue-bearded
prince and his many disappearing wives, Bartók's oper Bluebeard's Castle is a
metaphor for the impossibility of complete love between a man and a woman. A
vast orchestra, one of Bartók's largest, supports the vocal lines, moving deftly
from moments of chamber-music-like delicacy to massive thunderheads of sound
that underline the characters' inner agony. No scene is more vividly portrayed,
though, or more memorable, than the moment when Judith opens the fifth door to
behold a vista looking out over all Blubeard's domains. One of the most
spine-tingling moments in twentieth-century opera, a violentlydissonant wave of
sound transfomrs, in an instant, to a massive C major chord in the full
orchestra.

This recording was made after the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's end-of-season
concert, described by The Times as 'a spectacular finale... a knockout dramatic
punch; feverishly beautiful orchestral playing; two characters, the Duke and his
new wife Judith, tactile and writhing, deelpy felt... Alsop inspired the
Bournemouth players to excel'.
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As it's a Naxos record, it's not expensive :-)

Any opinion of this record ?


Best regards,
Riwall


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