Composer: Franz Lehár
Performer: Piotr Beczała, Camilla Nylund, Michael Schade
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Profil
Release: 2022
Size: 284 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Gold und Silber, Op. 79
Die lustige Witwe
02. Da geh ich zu Maxim
03. Vilja-Lied
04. Lippen schweigen
05. Ballsirenenwalzer
Der Graf von Luxemburg
06. Heut’ noch werd’ ich Ehefrau
07. Fieber
Friederike
08. Warum hast du mich wachgeküßt
Der Zarewitsch
09. Wolgalied
Land des Lächelns
10. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
11. Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt
12. Immer nur lächeln
Giuditta
13. Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß8
14. Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert!
The 150th anniversary of Franz Lehár’s birth was celebrated in 2021 – an anniversary that the Vienna Symphony Orchestra commemorated with a documentary and this concert recording. Lehar himself was the founder of the silver operetta era and was also one of the central artistic companions of the orchestra, which was founded in 1900. In the course of its history, the orchestra has performed more than 120 of his works at over 150 events. And Lehár himself stood at the rostrum of the symphony orchestra more than 20 times. His unforgettable melodies have become the symbol of a Viennese musical culture that is still very close to the orchestra’s heart, as well as being one of its main areas of expertise. An important premiere venue for many of Lehár’s operettas was the Theater an der Wien, where the Vienna Symphony Orchestra recorded this concert under the expert direction of Manfred Honeck.
The recording features such illustrious singers from the Vienna State Opera ensemble as the Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund and the tenors Piotr Beczala and Michel Schade, performing the most popular melodies and rousing numbers from Lehár’s The Merry Widow, The Land of Smiles, The Tsarevich, The Count of Luxembourg and Giuditta.