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Paul Hindemith: Cardillac [CD]

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Release Date: 2026-04-17

Paris is gripped by fear. A series of murders is leaving a bloody trail through the city. We are talking about E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "Das Fraulein von Scuderi," published in 1819 and often cited as one of the earliest German crime stories. And even though the story is set in the Paris of the time of Louis XIV, the work has a deeply romantic quality, driven by a fascination with genius, coupled with dark passions and terrible crimes. In 1925, Hindemith came into contact with the publicist and poet Ferdinand Lion. To Lion's libretto, influenced by New Objectivity, Paul Hindemith set music that, for all it's modernity, consciously takes up historical forms and brings them into play in a neo-baroque manner. The highly acclaimed, star-studded series of performances by the Vienna State Opera is hereby released for the first time as a gripping live recording.

Tracklist:

  1. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  2. Akt: No. 1 Vorspiel
  3. Bild / Prelude First Scene
  4. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  5. Akt:
  6. Bild / First Scene: Chor
  7. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  8. Akt:
  9. Bild / First Scene: No. 2 Szene mit Chor / Scene with chorus
  10. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  11. Akt:
  12. Bild / First Scene: No. 3 Szene zu Zweien / Scene for two
  13. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  14. Akt:
  15. Bild / First Scene: No. 4 Arie / Aria
  16. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  17. Akt:
  18. Bild / Second Scene: No. 5 Lied / Song
  19. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  20. Akt:
  21. Bild / Second Scene: No. 6 Pantomime
  22. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  23. Akt:
  24. Bild / Third Scene: No. 7 Arioso und Duett / Arioso and Duet
  25. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  26. Akt:
  27. Bild / Third Scene: No. 8 Arie mit konzertierenden Instrumenten / Aria with concertante instruments
  28. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  29. Akt:
  30. Bild / Third Scene: No. 9 Duett / Duet
  31. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  32. Akt:
  33. Bild / Third Scene: No. 10 Duett / Duet
  34. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  35. Akt:
  36. Bild / Third Scene: No. 11 Szene / Scene
  37. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  38. Akt:
  39. Bild / Third Scene: No. 12 Duett / Duet
  40. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  41. Akt:
  42. Bild / Third Scene: No. 13 Arie / Aria
  43. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  44. Akt:
  45. Bild / Fourth Scene: No. 14 Musik in der Taverne und Arietta / Music in the tavern and Ariette
  46. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  47. Akt:
  48. Bild / Fourth Scene: No. 15 Szene und Quartett / Scene and Quartet
  49. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  50. Akt:
  51. Bild / Fourth Scene: No. 16 Duett mit Chor / Duet with Chorus
  52. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  53. Akt:
  54. Bild / Fourth Scene: No. 17 Wechselgesang. Variationen / Antiphony. Variations
  55. Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926 version)~
  56. Akt:
  57. Bild / Fourth Scene: No. 18 Schlussgesang / Closing Chorus

UPC: 845221055305
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 4.17.26
Format: CD

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845221055305

Paul Hindemith: Cardillac [CD]

29.99