| Format | 2 Audio CD |
| Ordering Number | OC 921 |
| Barcode | 4260034869219 |
| label | OehmsClassics |
| Release date | 04/03/2009 |
| salesrank | 6239 |
| Players/Contributors | Musicians
- Aken, Frank van
- Baldvinsson, Magnus
- Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michèle
- Chor der Oper Frankfurt
- Clark, Graham
- Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
- Graham, Chad
- Klawa, Nicolai
- Koch, Wolfgang
- Kränzle, Johannes Martin
- Lazar, Hans-Jürgen
- McCown, Michael
- Stallmeister, Britta
- Volle, Dietrich
- Weigle, Sebastian
- Whisnant, Caroline
- Wölfel, Martin
Composer
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Aribert Reimann: Lear
König Lear – Wolfgang Koch
König von Frankreich – Magnus Baldvinsson
Herzog von Albany – Dietrich Volle
Herzog von Cornwall – Michael McCown
Graf von Kent – Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Graf von Gloster – Johannes Martin Kränzle
Edgar, Glosters Sohn – Martin Wölfel
Edmund, Bastard Glosters – Frank van Aken
Goneril, Tochter König Lears – Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
Regan, Tochter König Lears – Caroline Whisnant
Cordelia, Tochter König Lears – Britta Stallmeister
Narr – Graham Clark
Bedienter – Chad Graham
Ritter – Nicolai Klawa
Herrenchor der Oper Frankfurt
Frankfurter Museumsorchester
Sebastian Weigle, Musikalische Leitung
The collaboration between Oper Frankfurt and
OehmsClassics starts out with the publication of
„Lear“, one of the most important opera compositions
of the 20th century. Reimann transfers the full
scope and drama of the plot to his score in a particularly
captivating manner. The uncompromising
course of Shakespeare’s play is mirrored in the music
whose almost tangible energy catapults the listener
into a realm of irrestistible musical fantasies.
Wolfgang Koch as King Lear leads an excellent
ensemble. Sebastian Weigle, new conductor-in-chief
at the Oper Frankfurt, is the director of music