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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: NMCD170 (EAN: 5023363017022) | 2 CD | DDD Vydano: 2011
- LABEL:
- NMC
- Kolekce:
- Opera Collection
- Podkolekce:
- Voices and Orchestra
- Skladatel:
- SAXTON, Robert
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Interpreti:
- CAHILL, Teresa (soprano) | WHITE, Jeremy (bass) | WILLIAMS, Roderick (baritone) | WINTER, Louise (mezzo-soprano)
- Soubory:
- BBC Singers Choir | BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Dirigenti:
- RIDDER, André de
- Dal informace:
The Cast:
Roderick Williams, baritone · Tim Mirfin, baritone
Teresa Cahill, soprano · Hilary Summers, mezzo-soprano
Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano · Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts, tenor
Brindley Sherratt, bass · Graeme Danby, bass
Jeremy White, bass
Actors: Simon Paisley Day · Jennie Stoller
Lydia Kalian · Rudi Goodman
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Singers
André de Ridder, conductor
Roderick Williams (Wandering Jew), Tim Mirfin (Jesus/Beggar), Teresa Cahill (Widowed Mother), Hilary Summers (Fortune Teller), Louise Winter (Kundry), Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts (Faust), Brindley Sherratt (Mephistopheles), Graeme Danby (Odin), Jeremy White (Old Man)
Robert Saxton’s long-awaited radio opera, commissioned by the BBC, is a modernist take on the tale of the Wandering Jew - the shoe-mender condemned by Jesus to wander the Earth until the Second Coming after he refused to help him on his way to his Crucifixion. The opera introduces many legendary characters, following medieval and other myths, including Faust, Mephistopheles, Kundry and Wotan. Underneath its surface lies a structure relating to the annual cycle of Jewish and Christian festivals in eight scenes of sweeping orchestral and choral music, enhanced by studio post-production from Antony Pitts.
CD 1
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| SAXTON, Robert (b. 1953) | | | 1. | Scene 1, Part 1: A Nazi death camp during World War II | 4:22 | | | 2. | Scene 1, Part 2: Flashback to Jerusalem, 70AD | 5:01 | | | 3. | Interlude | 1:55 | | | 4. | Scene 2: The desert at night | 5:01 | | | 5. | Interlude | 0:36 | | | 6. | Scene 3, Part 1: The synagogue, Cordoba, Spain, 11th century | 6:42 | | | 7. | Scene 3, Part 2: The Ballad of the Wandering Jew | 4:57 | | | 8. | Scene 3, Part 3: An olive grove at night | 7:09 | | | 9. | Interlude | 0:29 | | | 10. | Scene 4: Auerbach's Cellar, Leipzig, 16th century | 7:09 | | | 11. | Interlude | 2:37 | | | 12. | Scene 5, Part 1: Wild terrain - Odin's rebirth | 7:34 | | | 13. | Scene 5, Part 2: Odin's three cries | 5:41 | | | 14. | Interlude | 2:51 | | | 15. | Scene 6, Part 1: Venice - Carnival, early 18th century | 1:43 | | | 16. | Scene 6, Part 2: Venice - the Wandering Jew encounters the Beggar/Jesus | 2:52 | | | 17. | Scene 6, Part 3: The Wandering Jew's arioso | 5:29 | | | 18. | Scene 6, Part 4: The Wandering Jew passes through the Carnival | 2:56 | |
CD 2
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| 1. | Scene 6, Part 5: The Mystery Play | 6:39 | | | 2. | Interlude: Whirling through Time | 1:10 | | | 3. | Scene 7: The World War II death camp | 14:32 | | | 4. | Interlude | 1:35 | | | 5. | Scene 8: The desert in daylight | 3:21 | | This World Premiere recording was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in July 2010.
The libretto for The Wandering Jew was written by Robert Saxton.
After receiving composition advice from Benjamin Britten at a young age Saxton then went on to study with Robin Holloway, Elisabeth Lutyens and Luciano Berio.
This recording has been made possible thanks to the generous support of ...
PETER MOORES FOUNDATION
JOHN FELL OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (OUP) RESEARCH FUND
Produced in Association with BBC Radio 3
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