Arnold Schönberg Audio Archive

Work Details

Title: Gurre-Lieder
Title engl: Songs of Gurre
Dates of creation: 1900/11
Instrumentation: 6 voices, multiple choruses, orchestra
Parts, Songs, Movements:
1: Orchester-Vorspiel (Part 1, No. 1)
2: »Nun dämpft die Dämm’rung jeden Ton« (Part 1, No. 2)
3: »Oh, wenn des Mondes Strahlen milde gleiten« (Part 1, No. 3)
4: »Roß! Mein Roß! Was schleichst du so träg!« (Part 1, No.4)
5: »Sterne jubeln, das Meer, es leuchtet« (Part 1, No. 5)
6: »So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht« (Part 1, No. 6)
7: »Nun sag ich dir zum ersten Mal« (Part 1, No. 7)
8: »Es ist Mitternachtszeit« (Part 1, No. 8)
9: »Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick« (Part 1, No. 9)
10: »Du wunderliche Tove!« (Part 1, No. 10)
11: Orchester-Zwischenspiel (Part 1, No. 11)
12: »Tauben von Gurre! Sorge quält mich!« (Part 1, No. 12)
13: »Herrgott, weißt du, was du tatest« (Part 2, No. 1)
14: »Erwacht, König Waldemars Mannen wert!« (Part 3, No. 1)
15: »Deckel des Sarges klappert und klappt« (Part 3, No. 2)
16: »Gegrüßt, o König, an Gurre-Seestrand!« (Part 3, No. 3)
17: »Mit Toves Stimme flüstert der Wald« (Part 3, No. 4)
18: »Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so 'n Aal« (Part 3, No. 5)
19: »Du strenger Richter droben« (Part 3, No. 6)
20: »Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht« (Part 3, No. 7)
21: Orchester-Vorspiel (Part 3, No. 8)
22: Melodram: »Herr Gänsefuß, Frau Gänsekraut« (Part 3, No. 9)
23: »Seht die Sonne« (Part 3, No. 10)
Recordings
Havemann, Barbara: soprano Tove; Jovanovic, Brandon: tenor Waldemar; Bauer, Thomas: baritone Bauer; Siegel, Gerhard: tenor Klaus-Narr; Mahnke, Claudia: mezzo-soprano Stimme der Waldtaube; Kränzle, Johannes Martin: speaker; Netherlands Female Youth Choir; Domkantorei Köln; Kölner Domchor; Vokalensemble Kölner Dom; Chor des Bach-Vereins Köln; Kartäuserkantorei Köln; Gürzenich-Orchester Köln; Stenz, Markus: conductor
Recording dates: 2014.06.01 - 2014.06.04
Recorded: Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany, 1- 4 June 2014
Production: Feldgen, Christian: engineer; Schünemann, Jens: producer
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; Gielen, Michael: conductor; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Gläser, Michael: chorusmaster; MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Arman, Howard: chorusmaster; Diener, Melanie: soprano Tove; Naef, Yvonne: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Smith, Robert Dean: tenor Waldemar; Siegel, Gerhard: tenor Klaus-Narr; Lukas, Ralf: baritone-narrator Bauer; Schmidt, Andreas: speaker; Hanusch, Helmut: supervisor
Recording dates: 2006.10.28 - 2006.10.31
Recorded: Konzerthaus, Freiburg/ Alte Oper Frankfurt, Germany, 28-31 October 2006
Production: Vossen, Norbert: engineer
Abbado, Claudio: conductor; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Gerpheide, Dietrich D.: chorusmaster; Arnold Schönberg Chor; Ortner, Erwin: chorusmaster; Slovakian Philharmonic Choir; Rozehnal, Jan: chorusmaster; Wiener Philharmoniker; Jerusalem, Siegfried: tenor Waldemar; Sweet, Sharon: soprano Tove; Lipovsek, Marjana: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Welker, Hartmut: bass-baritone Bauer; Langridge, Philip: tenor Klaus-Narr; Sukowa, Barbara: speaker Sprecherin
Recording dates: 1992.05
Recorded: live, Musikverein, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria, May 1992
Production: Adler, Christopher: executive producer; Moe, Pal Christian: associate producer; Weber, Hans: recording producer; Vette, Ulrich: engineer; Lagemann, Reinhard: engineer; Flock, Stephan: engineer
Mehta, Zubin: conductor; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Vasilek, Lukas: chorusmaster; Gary Bertini Israeli Choir; Borshevsky, Ronen: chorusmaster; Kirch, Daniel: tenor Waldemar; Wilson, Jennifer: soprano Tove; Denschlag, Daniela: contralto Waldtaube; Tsymbalyuk, Alexander: bass Bauer; Björling Rygert, Niklas: tenor Klaus-Narr; Tiran, Itay: speaker Sprecher
Recording dates: 2011.07
Recorded: Recorded live at the Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, July 2011
Production: Karshai, Yaron: producer; Shamai, Eitan: engineer
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden; Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester; Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden; MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Thielemann, Christian: conductor; Gould, Stephen: tenor; Nylund, Camilla: soprano; Mayer, Christa: mezzo-soprano; Marquardt, Markus: bass baritone; Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Wolfgang: tenor; Grundheber, Franz: reciter
Recording dates: 2020.03.10
Recorded: Dresden, Semper Oper, 10 March 2020
Production: Lieberwirth, Steffen: producer
Stokowski, Leopold: conductor; McCracken, James: tenor; Brouwnstijn, Gre: soprano; Robinson, Forbes: baritone-narrator; Rankin, Nel: mezzo-soprano; Lanigan, John: tenor; Lidell, Alvar: speaker; Edinburgh Royal Choral Union; Bunney, Herrick: chorusmaster; London Symphony Orchestra
Recording dates: 1961.08.20
Recorded: Edinburgh International Festival, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 August 1961
Philharmonia Orchestra; Salonen, Esa-Pekka: conductor; Andersen, Stig: tenor; Isokoski, Soile: soprano; Groop, Monica: alto; Lukas, Ralf: bass baritone; Conrad, Andreas: tenor; Sukowa, Barbara: speaker; Philharmonia Voices; City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Recording dates: 2009.02.28
Recorded: live, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, 28 February 2009
Production: Donat, Misha: producer; Stokes, Jonathan: engineer
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; Gielen, Michael: conductor
Recording dates: 1996.08.27 - 1996.08.28
Recorded: Konzerthaus, Freiburg, Germany, 27./28. August 1996
Production: Meyer-Eller, Sören: executive producer; Vossen, Norbert: engineer
Schönberg, Arnold: conductor; Cadillac Symphony Orchestra; Bampton, Rose: mezzo-soprano
Recording dates: 1934.04.08
Recorded: National Broadcasting Corporation, Rockefeller Center, 8 April 1934
Production:
Recorded Parts/Songs: 12 »Tauben von Gurre! Sorge quält mich!« (Part 1, No. 12)
Vreeland, Jeanette: soprano Tove; Bampton, Rose: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Althouse, Paul: tenor Waldemar; Bette, Robert: tenor Klaus-Narr; Robofsky, Abrasha: bass Bauer; de Loache, Benjamin: narrator; Princeton Glee Club: engineer; Russell, Alexander: director; Fortnightly Club: choir; Thunder, Henry Gordon: director; Mendelssohn Club: choir; Carey, Bruce: director; Philadelphia Orchestra; Stokowski, Leopold: conductor
Recording dates: 1932.04.09
Recorded: live, Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, PA, 9 April 1932
Vreeland, Jeanette: soprano Tove; Bampton, Rose: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Althouse, Paul: tenor Waldemar; Bette, Robert: tenor Klaus-Narr; Robofsky, Abrasha: bass Bauer; de Loache, Benjamin: narrator; Princeton Glee Club; Russell, Alexander: director; Fortnightly Club; Thunder, Henry Gordon: director; Mendelssohn Club; Carey, Bruce: director; Philadelphia Orchestra; Stokowski, Leopold: conductor
Recording dates: 1932.04.11
Recorded: live, Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, PA, 11 April 1932
Semser, Ethel: soprano Tove; Tangeman, Nell: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Lewis, Richard: tenor Waldemar; Gruber, Ferry: tenor Klaus-Narr; Riley, John: bass Bauer; Gesell, Morris: narrator; Chorus and Orchestra of the New Symphony Society, Paris; Leibowitz, René: conductor
Recording dates: 1953.10
Recorded: Apollo Theater, Paris, France, October 1953
Production: Saint Germain, Bruno: producer; Hoffelé, Jean-Charles: producer
Borkh, Inge: soprano Tove; Töpper, Hertha: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Schachtschneider, Herbert: tenor Waldemar; Fehenberger, Lorenz: tenor Klaus-Narr; Engen, Kieth: bass Bauer; Fiedler, Hans Herbert: voice; Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Kubelík, Rafael: conductor
Recording dates: 1965.03.09
Recorded: Kongresssaal, Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany, 9-12 March 1965
Arroyo, Martina: soprano Tove; Baker, Janet: alto Waldtaube; Young, Alexander: tenor Waldemar; Møller, Niels: tenor Klaus-Narr; Wolstad, Odd: bass Bauer; Patzak, Julius: voice; Chorus; Schultz, Svend S.: director; DR SymfoniOrkestret; Vetö, Tamás: conductor, assistant; Ferencsik, Janos: conductor
Recording dates: 1968.03.18
Recorded: live, Copenhagen Radio House Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark, 18 March 1968
Janowitz, Gundula: soprano Tove; Ludwig, Christa: alto Waldtaube; Sergi, Arturo: tenor Waldemar; Dickie, Murray: tenor Klaus-Narr; Lackner, Herbert: bass Bauer; Pilz, Eva: narrator; Wiener Singakademie; Wiener Schubertbund; Chorus Viennensis; Wiener Symphoniker; Krips, Josef: conductor
Recording dates: 1969
Recorded: Vienna, Austria, 1969
Napier, Marita: soprano Tove; Minton, Yvonne: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Thomas, Jess: tenor Waldemar; Bowen, Kenneth: tenor Klaus-Narr; Nimsgern, Siegmund: bass Bauer; Reich, Günter: narrator; BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Chorus; Goldsmith's Choral Union; London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boulez, Pierre: conductor
Recording dates: 1974.10.26
Recorded: West Ham Central Mission, London, England, 26 October, 7-8 November & 6 December 1974
Production: Myers, Paul: producer
Norman, Jessye: soprano Tove; Troyanos, Tatiana: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; McCracken, James: tenor Waldemar; Scown, Kim: tenor Klaus-Narr; Arnold, David: baritone-narrator Bauer; Klemperer, Werner: narrator; Tanglewood Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Ozawa, Seiji: conductor
Recording dates: 1979.03.30 - 1979.04.03
Recorded: live, Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, 30-31 March & 3 April 1979
Dunn, Susan: soprano Tove; Fassbaender, Brigitte: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Jerusalem, Siegfried: tenor Waldemar; Haage, Peter: tenor Klaus-Narr; Becht, Hermann: bass Bauer; Hotter, Hans: narrator; Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin; Bader, Roland: director; Städtischer Musikverein Düsseldorf; Schmidt, Hartmut: director; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin; Chailly, Riccardo: conductor
Recording dates: 1985.05 - 1985.06
Recorded: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany, May-June 1985
Production: Goodall, Stanley: engineer; Lock, James: engineer; Haas, Michael: producer
Bundschuh, Eva-Maria: soprano Tove; Lang, Rosemarie: alto Waldtaube; Jung, Manfred: tenor Waldemar; Appel, Wolf: tenor Klaus-Narr; Cold, Ulrich: bass Bauer; Westphal, Gert: narrator; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Knothe, Dietrich: director; MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Weigle, Jörg-Peter: director; Prager Männerchor; Kosler, Miroslav: director; Dresdner Philharmonie; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Kegel, Herbert: conductor
Recording dates: 1986.08.05
Recorded: Studio Lukaskirche, Dresden, East Germany, 5 August 1986
Connell, Elizabeth: soprano Tove; Nes, Jard van: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Frey, Paul: tenor Waldemar; Vogel, Volker: tenor Klaus-Narr; Grönroos, Walton: bass Bauer; Franzen, Hans: narrator; NDR Chor; Hagen, Werner: director; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Gläser, Michael: director; Opernchor der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt am Main; Olbrich, Volkmar: director; Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt; Inbal, Eliahu: conductor
Recording dates: 1990.05.23
Recorded: Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany, 23-25 May 1990
Marton, Eva: soprano Tove; Quivar, Florence: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Lakes, Gary: tenor Waldemar; Garrison, Jon: tenor Klaus-Narr; Cheek, John: bass Bauer; Hotter, Hans: narrator; New York Choral Artists; Flummerfelt, Joseph: director; New York Philharmonic; Mehta, Zubin: conductor
Recording dates: 1991.05.23 - 1991.05.28
Recorded: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 23-28 May 1991
Production: Epstein, Steven: producer; Boutote, Kevin: engineer
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; Mauceri, John: conductor
Recording dates: 1992.09
Recorded: Columbia Recording Studios, Culver City, CA, September 1992
Segm.: section 19 only
Production: Gore, Michael: executive producer; Hanlon, Mitchell: producer
Voigt, Deborah: soprano Tove; Larmore, Jennifer: voice Waldtaube; Moser, Thomas: tenor Waldemar; Riegel, Kenneth: voice Klaus-Narr; Weikl, Bernd: voice Bauer; Brandauer, Klaus Maria: narrator; Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden; Brauer, Matthias: director; MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Puschbeck, Jürgen: director; Prager Männerchor; Kosler, Miroslav: director; Staatskapelle Dresden; Sinopoli, Giuseppe: conductor
Recording dates: 1995.08
Recorded: Semperoper, Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden, Germany, August 1995
Production: Kupfer, Renate: executive producer; Fouqué, Martin: recording producer; Sengpiel, Eberhard: engineer; Ruscher, Ulrich: engineer; Schünemann, Jens: assistant engineer; Weinsheimer, Peter: assistant engineer; Lehmann, Tobias: assistant engineer
Voigt, Deborah: soprano Tove; Meier, Waltraud: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Heppner, Ben: tenor Waldemar; Polenzani, Matthew: tenor Klaus-Narr; Schulte, Eike Wilm: bass baritone Bauer; Haefliger, Ernst: narrator; Philharmonischer Chor München; Hermann, Andreas: director; Bamberger Symphoniker, Männerchor der; Beck, Rolf: director; Münchner Philharmoniker; Levine, James: conductor
Recording dates: 2001.07.18 - 2001.07.21
Recorded: live, Philharmonie im Gesteig, Munich, Germany, 18-19 & 21 July 2001
Production: Oehms, Dieter: executive producer; Junge, Gerald: recording producer; Junge, Gerald: engineer
Mattila, Karita: soprano Tove; Otter, Anne Sofie von: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; Moser, Thomas: tenor Waldemar; Langridge, Philip: tenor Klaus-Narr; Quasthoff, Thomas: bass baritone Bauer; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Halsey, Simon: director; MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Arman, Howard: director; Ernst Senff Chor Berlin; Brauns, Sigurd: director; Halsey, Simon: director; Berliner Philharmoniker; Rattle, Simon: conductor
Recording dates: 2001.09
Recorded: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany, September 2001
Production: Johns, Stephen: producer; Clements, Mike: engineer; Kirkby, Graham: engineer; Beer, Andy: engineer; Cox, Mike: engineer
Diener, Melanie: soprano Tove; Lane, Jennifer: mezzo-soprano Waldtaube; O'Mara, Stephen: tenor Waldemar; Hill, Martyn: tenor Klaus-Narr; Wilson-Johnson, David: bass Bauer; Haefliger, Ernst: narrator; Simon Joly Chorale; The Philharmonia; Craft, Robert: conductor
Recording dates: 2001.10.16 - 2001.10.20
Recorded: Colosseum, Watford, England, 16-20 October 2001
Production: Squires, Gregory K.: producer; Akselberg, Arne: engineer
Text: text by Jens Peter Jacobsen ; translated from Danish into German by Robert Franz Arnold
Text ref: names-j#Jacobsen, namendex#ArnoldRobertFranz
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