BTHVN 2020: The New Complete Edition (music for the stage)

~ Release by Ludwig van Beethoven (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Ritterballett / The Creatures of Prometheus
2CD: Dances & Marches WoO 7, 8, 14, 15, 18-22 & 24
3CD: Egmont / The Ruins of Athens / Gratulations-Menuett
4CD: King Stephen / The Consecration of the House / Tarpeja / Leonore Prohaska
5CD: Leonore (I)
6CD: Leonore (II)
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1Leonore, Hess 109: Act II. No. 12 Finale: “O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben” (Prisoners, First Prisoner, Second Prisoner)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Zweiter Gefangener]:
Colin Campbell (baritone) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Erster Gefangener]:
Robert Burt (tenor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
recording of:
Leonore: Act II. No. 12 Finale "O welche Lust!" (Chorus of the Prisoners) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
7:56
2Leonore, Hess 109: Act II. No. 12 Finale: [Recitative]: “Entfernt euch jetzt! Nun, könnt ihr eilen?” (Rocco) / “Nun sprecht, wie ging’s?” (Leonore, Rocco) / [Duet]: “Noch heute, noch heute?” (Leonore, Rocco)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act II. "Entfernt euch jetzt!" (Rocco, Leonore) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
2:41
3Leonore, Hess 109: Act II. No. 12 Finale: [Duet]: “Wir müssen gleich zu Werke schreiten” (Rocco, Leonore) / [Quartet]: “Ach Vater, eilt!” (Marzelline, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
bass vocals [Don Pizarro]:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Marzelline]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act II. "Wir müssen gleich zu Werke schreiten" (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline, Pizarro) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
3:40
4Leonore, Hess 109: Act II. No. 12 Finale: [Aria]: “Auf euch nur will ich bauen” (Pizarro, Officers and Soldiers)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
bass vocals [Don Pizarro]:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act II. "Auf euch nur will ich bauen" (Pizarro, Chorus) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
2:56
5Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. “Florestans Not im Dunkel tauber Einsamkeit” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
1:22
6Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 13 Recitative and Aria: “Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! ... In des Lebens Frühlingstagen” (Florestan)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 13 Recitative and Aria "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" (Florestan) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
10:09
7Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 14 Melodrama and Duet: “Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe!” (Leonore, Rocco)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II, Szene I, Nr. 12a. Melodram und Duett „Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe!“ (Leonore, Rocco) (dialogue w/ music) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 14 Melodrama and Duet "Wie kalt ist es" (Leonore, Rocco) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
1:41
8Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 14 Melodrama and Duet: [Duet]: “Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben” (Rocco, Leonore)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
4:01
9Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. “Dort, in der Tiefe” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:53
10Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 15 Trio: “Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten” (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 15 Trio "Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten" (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
4:52
11Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. “Und Rocco eilt” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:21
12Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 16 Quartet: “Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen” (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
bass vocals [Don Pizarro]:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 16 Quartet "Er sterbe!" (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
4:27
13Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. “Oh Leonore! Alles was dein Mut gewagt - verloren!” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:06
14Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 17 Recitative and Duet: “Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen ... O namenlose Freude!” (Leonore, Florestan)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 17 Recitative and Duet "Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen" (Florestan, Leonore) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
7:45
15Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Zur Rache! Zur Rache!” (Don Fernando's Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople, Leonore, Florestan, Rocco, Don Fernando, Jaquino, Marzelline)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
bass vocals [Don Fernando]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Marzelline]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Jaquino]:
Michael Schade (tenor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. No. 18 Finale ''Zur Rache" (Chorus, Leonore, Florestan, Rocco, Don Fernando) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
4:21
16Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “O Gott! O welch ein Augenblick!” (Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Jaquino, Don Fernando, Rocco, Don Fernando Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
bass vocals [Don Fernando]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Marzelline]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Jaquino]:
Michael Schade (tenor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Leonore: Act II. No. 8 Aria with Chorus "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Rocco) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
recording of:
Leonore: Act III. "O Gott! O welch ein Augenblick!" (Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Don Fernando, Rocco, Chorus) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
4:16
17Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “So müssen endlich Aufgeklärte und Unaufgeklärte” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:09
18Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Doch höre erst, du Bösewicht” (Don Fernando, his Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
bass vocals [Don Fernando]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:50
19Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Dann herrscht allgemeine Freiheit und Gleichheit der Geister” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:05
20Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Nein, nein, nein! Er ist noch zu gering bestraft!” (Don Fernando's Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:13
21Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Ein höherer Geist, vom Himmel gesandt” (Erzähler)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
spoken vocals:
Christoph Bantzer (German actor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
0:11
22Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: [Recitative]: “Der König wird dein Richter sein!” (Don Fernando, his Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
bass vocals [Don Fernando]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
1:10
23Leonore, Hess 109: Act III. No. 18 Finale: “Wer ein holdes Weib errungen, stimm in unsern Jubel ein!” (Marzelline, Jaquino, Rocco, Don Fernando, his Retinue, Guards, Prisoners, Townspeople, Florestan, Leonore)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
baritone vocals [Rocco]:
Franz Hawlata (bass-baritone) (in 1996-09)
bass vocals [Don Fernando]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (in 1996-09)
choir vocals [Chor]:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (in 1996-09)
soprano vocals [Marzelline]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Florestan]:
Kim Begley (in 1996-09)
tenor vocals [Jaquino]:
Michael Schade (tenor) (in 1996-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16f. "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Don Fernando, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco, Jaquino) (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene II, no. 16. Finale "Heil sei dem Tag" (Chor, Don Fernando, Rocco, Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino) (complete finale)
4:35
24Leonore, Hess 109: Appendix. No. 7a March in B-flat (alternative version)
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1996-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1997)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
partial recording of:
Leonore, Hess 109 (in 1996-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
premiered at:
Leonore Premier (1805-11-20)
part of:
Hess catalogue (Beethoven works not listed in the 'Complete Edition') (number: Hess 109)
1:51
7CD: Fidelio (I)
8CD: Fidelio (II) / Overture “Leonore” no. 1 / Arias, Choruses & Scenes WoO 91, 94, 97 & Unv 15

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includes:The Late String Quartets, opp. 95, 127, 130–133 & 135 by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Takács Quartet