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Coming out in July:
When I saw "Suite" in the header, I was thinking it might be an all-instrumental (no singers) version. I'm not very familiar with the opera though (only heard some snippets of the old recording), so I don't know if such a treatment would be satisfying.
Interesting that it's called a suite. Suites from operas are usually orchestral/instrumental treatments. When recorded with voices and orchestra, they usually seem to be called "Highlights" rather than suite.
Anyway, I'll be interested to listen to the new CD.
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May 27, 2023 - 9:09 PM
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Zoragoth
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Coming out in July:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suite-Wuthering-Heights-Fuge/dp/B0C5ZGW27M/ref=sr_1_5?crid=D9SHLI6FBEM6&keywords=herrmann+wuthering+heights&qid=1685242344&sprefix=%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-5
My eagerness to hear this is tempered (only a bit - ecstatic this has happened at all!) by the news that only two of the four main vocal roles are featured in this abridgement, which means no 'Now art though fair my golden June' from Linton nor anything from Isabella.
Along with Cathy's 'I have dreamt,' the former is one of the most exquisite, gorgeous, and moving pieces of vocal music I've heard in any opera (yes, as a die-hard Herrmann fan, I am quite biased). Cathy's aria has been covered by Renee Fleming and a few others, but it would be nice to hear some of the other arias from WH reproduced as well.
This was an opportunity in that direction, a lost one, I fear. A real shame.
On the other hand, it looks like the suite runs a full hour, so one hates to complain!
And in SACD format, to boot! :-)
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May 27, 2023 - 9:59 PM
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friedhofer
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Coming out in July:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suite-Wuthering-Heights-Fuge/dp/B0C5ZGW27M/ref=sr_1_5?crid=D9SHLI6FBEM6&keywords=herrmann+wuthering+heights&qid=1685242344&sprefix=%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-5
The choice of "only" feature the two main roles was done to make it more likely to be programmed in the future and keep it just around one hour. A good combination could be Carl Nielsen Symphony No 3 (feat soprano and baryton) and Herrmann Wuthering Height.
Same for Echoes, now also possible to perform for orchestras around the World.
My eagerness to hear this is tempered (only a bit - ecstatic this has happened at all!) by the news that only two of the four main vocal roles are featured in this abridgement, which means no 'Now art though fair my golden June' from Linton nor anything from Isabella.
Along with Cathy's 'I have dreamt,' the former is one of the most exquisite, gorgeous, and moving pieces of vocal music I've heard in any opera (yes, as a die-hard Herrmann fan, I am quite biased). Cathy's aria has been covered by Renee Fleming and a few others, but it would be nice to hear some of the other arias from WH reproduced as well.
This was an opportunity in that direction, a lost one, I fear. A real shame.
On the other hand, it looks like the suite runs a full hour, so one hates to complain!
And in SACD format, to boot! :-)
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Thank God it's not another Herrmann release of re-recordings of all the stuff that always gets re-corded. I've never managed to find a copy of the opera at a good price, so this a very welcome CD for me.
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Thank you for the heads up on this! So far I've been able to collect the Herrmann recording, the French Radio recording, and the Minnesota Opera version. Can't wait!
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https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%205337
Very nice to hear the voices are a little lighter than I expected after listening to some weightier singing by other performers on Youtube and elsewhere.
Observation: Not that it's of any consequence, but I see from the Chandos info that the "Echoes" recording was made almost two years before "Wuthering Heights". I wonder if the pandemic might have played a part in that.
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