Larry Kart Posted April 9, 2008 Report Posted April 9, 2008 It's in black and white, Austrian TV broadcast, but the sound is good and the performances and production are ideal. Reri Grist is Zerbinetta, likewise Juranic as The Composer, and Thomas as Bacchus sings his f------ brains out, which is what the role demands. And the work itself probably is the acme of the Strauss-Hofmannstahl collaboration, which is saying something. And Bohm and Vienna Philarmonic! Quote
Larry Kart Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Posted April 9, 2008 Nice interview with Grist, who is a remarkable person as well as a remarkable singer: http://www.usoperaweb.com/2003/spring/grist.htm Quote
MomsMobley Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 I dunno if this best possible production-- dunno that it isn't either-- but this Busoni 'Doctor Faust' is rather revelatory--I might be a smidgen less 'convinced' by this Prokofiev 'The Gambler' but shows you what Barenboim can actually do when inspired Quote
king ubu Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 It's in black and white, Austrian TV broadcast, but the sound is good and the performances and production are ideal. Reri Grist is Zerbinetta, likewise Juranic as The Composer, and Thomas as Bacchus sings his f------ brains out, which is what the role demands. And the work itself probably is the acme of the Strauss-Hofmannstahl collaboration, which is saying something. And Bohm and Vienna Philarmonic!this one here, I assume:http://arthaus-musik.com/dvd/musik/oper/media/details/ariadne_auf_naxos-2.html not sure what to think of Grist after playing this:not easy to understand a word (sound quality or lack thereof might be to blame, Strauss, too), somewhat thick accent - but the voice somehow gets me the wrong way ...the recording, if it's the one you're talking about, has been on DVD at least twice it seems (I found 2004 and 2014 editions listed on Amazon). btw, it's Jurinac, and she was great indeedhttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/23/sena-jurinac-obituary Quote
king ubu Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Sorry, wasn't aware how old this thread was ... regardless, this is better (a trailer for the more recent DVD edition, it seems):much better, in fact! Quote
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