Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture - Berliner Philharmoniker, Otto Gerdes, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, Die drei Damen) - Fritz Wunderlich, Otto Gerdes, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Wolfgang Lohse, Cvetka Ahlin, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Sieglinde Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. Dialog "Wo bin ich?" (Tamino) - Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. Dialog "He da!" (Tamino, Papageno, Die drei Damen) - Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino) - Fritz Wunderlich, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. Dialog "Rüste dich mit Mut und Standhaftigkeit" (Die drei Damen, Tamino) - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. "O zittre nicht" - Otto Gerdes, Roberta Peters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. Ist's denn Wirklichkeit, was ich sah? (Tamino) - Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10. Hm! hm! hm! hm! (Papageno, Tamino, Die drei Damen) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11. Du feines Täubchen, nur herein (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno) - Friedrich Lenz, Evelyn Lear, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Dialog "Bin ich nicht ein Narr" - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (Pamina, Papageno) - Evelyn Lear, Otto Gerdes, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Lohse, Berliner Philharmoniker, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. "Zum Ziele führt dich diese Bahn" - Rosl Schwaiger, Antonia Fahberg, Raili Kostia, Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Hilten, Martin Vantin, Manfred Röhrl, Hans Hotter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. "Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton" - Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Günter Hermanns, Berliner Philharmoniker, Guenther Dieckmann, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. Schnelle Füße, rascher Mut (Pamina, Papageno, Monostatos, Chor) - Evelyn Lear, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Friedrich Lenz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
17. Es lebe Sarastro! Sarastro lebe! (Chor, Pamina, Sarastro, Papageno, Monostatos, Tamino) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Franz Crass, Friedrich Lenz, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Disc 2:

1. Marsch der Priester - Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Dialog "Ihr eingeweihten Diener der Götter Osiris..." - Franz Crass, Hubert Hilten, Martin Vantin, Manfred Röhrl, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro, Chor) - Franz Crass, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. Dialog "Eine schreckliche Nacht" - Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hubert Hilten, Martin Vantin, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. Bewahret euch vor Weibertücken (Erster Prister, Zweiter Priester) - Manfred Röhrl, Martin Vantin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Dialog "He, Lichter her!" (Papageno,Tamino) - Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. "Wie? Wie? Wie? Ihr an diesem Schreckensort?" - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. Tamino! Dein standhaft männliches Betragen.. - Hubert Hilten, Martin Vantin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden (Monostatos) - Friedrich Lenz, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10. Mutter! - Evelyn Lear, Friedrich Lenz, Roberta Peters, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11. Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin der Nacht) - Otto Gerdes, Roberta Peters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Dialog "Morden soll ich?" (Pamina, Monostatos, Sarastro) - Evelyn Lear, Friedrich Lenz, Franz Crass, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. In diesen heil'gen Hallen (Sarastro) - Franz Crass, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Dialog "Hier seid ihr beide euch allein überlassen" (Sprecher, 2. Prister, Papageno, Tamino, Weib) - Hubert Hilten, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. "Seid uns zum zweiten Mal willkommen" - Otto Gerdes, Rosl Schwaiger, Antonia Fahberg, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Raili Kostia, Berliner Philharmoniker, Guenther Dieckmann, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. Dialog "Tamino, wollen wir nicht speisen?" - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich, Evelyn Lear, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
17. Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina) - Evelyn Lear, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. O Isis und Osiris (Chor) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Otto Gerdes, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, RIAS Kammerchor, Guenther Dieckmann, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. Tamino, deine Haltung war bisher männlich - Franz Crass, Evelyn Lear, Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20. Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehn? (Pamira, Sarastro, Tamino) - Evelyn Lear, Franz Crass, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. Tamino! Tamino! - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hubert Hilten, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
22. Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
23. Dialog "Da bin ich schon, mein Engel" (Weib, Papageno, Sprecher) - Lisa Otto, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hubert Hilten, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
24. Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden (Die drei Knaben, Pamina) - Rosl Schwaiger, Antonia Fahberg, Raili Kostia, Evelyn Lear, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25. "Der, welcher wandelt diese Straße voll Beschwerden" - James King, Martti Talvela, Fritz Wunderlich, Evelyn Lear, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
26. Tamino mein, o welch ein Glück (Tamino, Pamina, die Geharnischten) - Evelyn Lear, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
27. "Papagena! Papagena!" - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Rosl Schwaiger, Antonia Fahberg, Raili Kostia, Lisa Otto, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28. Nur stille, stille, stille, stille! - Friedrich Lenz, Roberta Peters, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Guenther Dieckmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
29. Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht (Sarastro,Chor) - Franz Crass, Otto Gerdes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Lohse, Günter Hermanns, Karl Böhm, Guenther Dieckmann, RIAS Kammerchor, Günther Arndt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38303 in Music
• Released on: 1997-02-24
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .37 pounds
• Running time: 148 minutes

Customer Reviews

Superb
Nothing short of superb. The singers are brilliantly chosen, even though casting three such powerful ladies as the three boys (instead of three boys...) might seem a bit of an overkill (and if you want to be really gripy about it, I think Gottlob Frick is a better Sarastro than Franz Crass), but still, Fritz Wunderlich will never be surpassed as Tamino, and who better than Fischer-Dieskau as Papageno, even though the world never got to see him in this part on stage because of his height. If you are looking for a recording of the magic flute this should be your first choice. It's even out on bargain, so there is no contest.

Bohm's grand conception of Mozart's Masonic opera
This is a very satisfying account of 'Die Zauberflote', principally on account of Bohm's handling of the score. He inspires the Berlin Philharmonic to convey a Masonic 'gravitas' which is in keeping with the philosophy of Enlightenment Reason which lurks behind the pantomime elements of this unusual work. You will certainly find deliberate speeds here, which may not be to your taste if you like fleet,revisionist, original-instrument Mozart. Vocally it's the women in this recording that have had a bad press: but Evelyn Lear has some lovely tones in her voice even if there are occasions when Pamina's music presents her with challenges. If you want perfection in this part, go for Janowitz on the Klemperer recording (but be warned, that has no dialogue). Similarly you may feel that Klemperer's young Lucia Popp easily outclasses Roberta Peters as Queen of the Night. But Peters still has pin-point accuracy and presents Pamina's mother as an icy, calculating customer. It's all a matter of taste.
Klemperer's Sarastro on the other hand, Gottlob Frick (well-known for his brilliant Hagen in Solti's Gotterdammerung) is really having an off day, fluffing one of his lower notes in Act 1 seriously. Franz Crass on this recording, sounding younger than the average Sarastro, has all the notes and the firmness too.
Wunderlich's Tamino for Bohm has been praised to the skies and rightly so; Fischer-Dieskau's delightful Papageno is a winner as is his destined partner Lisa Otto as Papagena. Admittedly Bohm's Three Ladies are adequate rather than distinguished and it is a disappointment having female singers as the Three Boys (though they make a fair stab at it). Much depends on the kind of approach which suits you in this opera. For overall vision however this recording is still hard to beat. The sound is excellent and you are drawn into the semi-secret rituals of Mozart's late masterpiece in the German singspiel style.