Fidelio, Act II: Gott! Welch drunkel hier!

~ Recording by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.5Fidelio: 2. Aufzug: Introduction ... "Gott! Welch' Dunkel hier!" (Florestan)5:46Beethoven; The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Sir Georg SoltiFidelioBeethoven; The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Sir Georg SoltiAlbum
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)410 227-2
2.5Fidelio, Act II: Gott! welch' Dunkel hier!5:46Ludwig van BeethovenFidelioBeethoven; Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg SoltiAlbum
  • DE1991-04-02
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)
2.1Fidelio, Act II: Gott! Welch drunkel hier!5:45Ludwig van BeethovenFidelioBeethoven; Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg SoltiAlbum
  • US1997-11-11

Relationships

recording engineer:David Frost (pianist and Grammy-winning producer of classical recordings)
Tony Griffiths (engineer)
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
assistant producer:Michael Haas (classical music producer)
producer:Ray Minshull (record producer)
solo tenor vocals [Florestan]:Peter Hofmann (German tenor/rock singer) (in 1979-05)
orchestra:Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1979-05)
conductor:Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1979-05)
recording of:Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 11a Recitative and Aria "Gott! Welch'dunkel hier!" (Florestan) (in 1979-05)

Related works

Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 11a Recitative and Aria "Gott! Welch'dunkel hier!" (Florestan)

composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
additional librettist:Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 11. Introduktion und Arie: "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" - "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen" (Florestan) (order: 1)