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Dirk Kaftan & Chor der Oper Graz & Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester Die Griechische Passion OC 967 2 CD
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Format2 Audio CD
Ordering NumberOC 967
Barcode4260034869677
labelOehmsClassics
Release date3/1/2017
Players/ContributorsMusicians
  • Butter, Markus
  • Chor der Oper Graz
  • Fournier, Martin
  • Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester
  • Kaftan, Dirk
  • Kaiser, Dshamilja
  • Mara, Sofía
  • Mcshane, David
  • Miyus, Tatjana
  • Orešcanin, Ivan
  • Perczak, Dariusz
  • Plautz, Benjamin
  • Reinhard, Taylan
  • Romei, Rolf
  • Scherler, Christian
  • Schneider, Bernhard
  • Sekay, Tino
  • Senden, Manuel von
  • Sfiris, Konstantin
  • Zelinka, Wilfried
  • Zhang, Yuan
Composer
  • Martinu, Bohuslav

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      Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959)


      The Greek Passion

      Opera in four acts in the English language
      Text by the composer based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis

      The People of Lycovrissi:
      The Elders:

      Priest Grigoris – Wilfried Zelinka
      Archon – Ivan Orešcanin
      Captain – Dietmar Hirzberger
      Schoolmaster – Falk Witzurke
      Ladas (spoken part) – Tino Sekay

      Other Villagers:
      Manolios – Rolf Romei
      Katerina – Dshamilja Kaiser
      Yannakos – Manuel von Senden
      Michelis – Martin Fournier
      Panait – Taylan Reinhard
      Kostandis – Dariusz Perczak
      Lenio – Tatjana Miyus
      Dimitri – Richard Friedemann Jähnig
      Andonis – Sanggyoul Lee
      Nikolio – Christian Scherler

      The Refugees:
      Priest Fotis – Markus Butter
      Despinio – Sofía Mara
      An old woman – Yuan Zhang
      An old man – Konstantin Sfiris

      Canto (baritone) – David McShane

      Commentator – Benjamin Plautz

      Choir & Extra Choir of the Graz Opera (directed by Bernhard Schneider)
      Choir of the Graz University of the Arts (rehearsed by Franz Jo-chum)

      Graz Philharmonic Orchestra
      Dirk Kaftan, conductor

      The style of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu was enriched by nume-rous influences which are reflected in The Greek Passion: magnificent choirs contrast vividly with intimate chamber music, folkloristic elements are placed next to complex, classically worked-out orchestral movements. A highly emo-tional mixture of oratorio and dramatic opera abducts the listener/spectator into a world in which catastrophes abound. Lorenzo Fioroni, who has direc-ted operas in Nuremberg, Augsburg and Heidelberg, has produced this dra-matic contest against fear in Graz.

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      CD 1
      • Act I
        • 1.Opening – Lord, my Lord!02:02
      • Scene 1
        • 2.This world is a real success!04:22
        • 3.La, la, la!05:18
        • 4.Approach, Manolios, approach06:42
      • Scene 2
        • 5.Don’t you notice me, my Lord?04:55
      • Sence 3
        • 6.Listen to that!04:18
        • 7.Lord! Lord!03:19
        • 8.Katerina, what are you after here among all these men?05:01
        • 9.Who are you? What are you doing here?01:01
        • 10.He looks like the Apostle James…05:38
        • 11.My sons, at this very moment00:59
        • 12.I have nothing else, my sisters01:41
        • 13.Father, tonight you can rest on the Sarakina mount03:06
        • 14.May the race take root07:14
      • Act II
        Scene 1
        • 15.Then… the deep peace01:40
      • Sence 1
        • 16.Here, my son02:29
      • Scene 2
        • 17.Hi, yannakos!02:13
      • Scene 3
        • 18.Yannakos! / Oh, Manolios!02:01
        • 19.Manolios! Manolios!01:09
      • Scene 4
        • 20.Three times I have seen villages planted03:04
        • 21.Here we’ll build the gate!04:21
        • 22.Here is a good man from Lycovrissi03:04
        • 23.Father! Father! the old man is dead!03:59
      • Total:01:19:36
      CD 2
      • Act III
        Scene 1
        • 1.Eat! Eat!02:02
        • 2.Manolios! Manolios!04:22
      • Scene 2
        • 3.Manolios! What’s the matter?05:18
      • Scene 3
        • 4.Who is there?06:42
      • Scene 4
        • 5.I’m son of the light04:55
      • Scene 5
        • 6.What is he talking about?04:18
        • 7.Christ is still alive03:19
        • 8.I would like to tell you an adventure05:01
      • Act IV
        • 9.Oh! As the apple tree among the trees01:01
        • 10.Today Lenio and nikolio are celebrating their wedding05:38
        • 11.God called up the day00:59
      • Scene 2
        • 12.It’s Manolios!01:41
        • 13.Brothers, christians!03:06
        • 14.Men, listen to me!07:14
        • 15.It is Christmas eve01:40
      • Scene 3
        • 16.Don’t awake him, he’s dreaming02:29
        • 17.Manolios is dead, let’s pray for him02:13
        • 18.Gloria, Gloria, Alleluja!02:01
        • 19.The name of the young man was written on the snow01:09
        • 20.Alleluja / kyrie eleison03:04
      • Total:01:08:12