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Riccardo Chailly, Conductor Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir Susan Dunn: Tove Siegfried Jerusalem: Waldemar Brigitte Fassbaunder: Waldtaube Hermann Becht: Bauer Peter Haage: Klaus-Narr Hans Hotter: Narrator PART I 0:00 - 1. Prelude 7:10 - 2. Waldemar: Nun dämpft die Dämmerung 10:55 - 3. Tove: O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen 14:05 - 4. Waldemar: Ross! Mein Ross! 16:58 - 5. Tove: Sterne jubeln 19:23 - 6. Waldemar: So tanzen die Engel 21:39 - 7. Tove: Nun sag ich dir zum ersten Mal 25:28 - 8. Waldemar: Es ist Mitternachtszeit 30:42 - 9. Tove: Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick 36:17 - 10. Waldemar: Du wunderliche Tove! 40:00 - 10a. Orchestral Interlude 44:36- 11. Voice of the Wood-Dove: Tauben von Gurre PART II 56:02 - 12. Waldemar: Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest PART III 1:00:25 - 13. Waldemar: Erwacht, König Waldemars Mannen wert! 1:02:28 - 14. Bauer: Deckel des Sarges Klappert 1:05:53 - 15. Waldemar's Men: Gegrüsst, O König 1:10:16 - 16. Waldemar: Mit Toves Stimme flüstert der Wald 1:14:49 - 17. Klaus-Narr: Ein seltsamer Vogel 1:21:01 - 18. Waldemar: Du strenger Richter 1:23:28 - 19. Waldemar's Men: Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf Des Sommerwindes wilde Jagd / The Summer Wind's Wild Hunt 1:28:46 - 20. Orchestral Prelude 1:31:23 - 21. Sprecher: Herr Gänsefuss, Frau Gänsekraut 1:36:12 - 22. Mixed Chorus: Seht die Sonne! The cantata is divided into three parts. Whereas the first two parts are scored for solo voices and orchestra only, the third part introduces a further two soloists, a narrator, three four-part male choruses as well as a full mixed chorus. In the first part of the work (approx. 1 hour), the love of Waldemar for Tove and the theme of misfortune and impending death are recounted in nine songs for soprano and tenor with orchestral accompaniment. A long orchestral interlude leads to the Wood Dove's Song which tells of Tove's death and Waldemar's grief. The brief second part (5 mins) consists of just one song in which the bereft and distraught Waldemar accuses God of cruelty. In the third part (approx. 45 mins), Waldemar calls his dead vassals from their graves. The undead's restless roaming and savage hunt around the castle at night is thunderously depicted by the male chorus, until the horde, driven by the radiance of the sunrise, recedes back into death's sleep. During this, a peasant (Bauer) sings of his fear of the eerie army and there is a humorous interlude in the grotesque song of the fool Klaus who is forced to ride with the macabre host when he would rather rest in his grave. A gentle orchestral interlude depicting the light of dawn leads into the melodrama The Summer Wind's Wild Hunt, a narration about the morning wind, which flows into the mixed-choral conclusion Seht die Sonne! (“See the Sun!“). Gurre-Lieder calls for exceptionally large orchestral and choral forces (approximately 150 instrumentalists and 200 singers): Woodwinds: 4 Piccolos (doubling Fl. 5–8) 4 Flutes 3 Oboes 2 English Horns (doubling Ob. 4, 5) 3 Clarinets in B♭ & A 2 E♭ clarinets (doubling A Cl. 4, 5) 2 Bass clarinets (doubling A Cl. 6, 7) 3 Bassoons 2 Contrabassoons Brass: 10 Horns (Hns. 7-10 doubling Wagner tubas in B♭ and F) 6 Trumpets in F, B♭ & C Bass trumpet in E♭ Alto trombone 4 Tenor trombones Bass trombone Contrabass trombone Tuba Percussion: 6 Timpani Tenor drum Snare drum Bass drum Cymbals Triangle Ratchet Large Iron Chains Tam-tam Glockenspiel Xylophone Keyboards: Celesta Voices: Narrator Soprano (Tove) Mezzo-soprano (Waldtaube) 2 Tenors (Waldemar & Klaus-Narr) Bass-baritone (Peasant) 3 4-part male choruses 8-part mixed choir Strings: 4 Harps Violins I, II (20 for each section) Viola (16) Violoncello (16) Double bass (12) *I do not own the rights to this composition or this recording, they are the properties of the composer, publisher and performers. This video is solely for educational purposes and has been monetized for the copyright owners.*
