Composer(s): Schmidt, Franz
Conductor(s): Märzendorfer, Ernst
Label: Orfeo
Genre: Opera
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: C380012
Barcode: 4011790380124
Release Date: 04/2024

SCHMIDT, F.: Fredigundis [Opera] (Vejzovic, M. Egel, Hollweg, Bunger, Sandu, ORF Vienna Radio Choir and Symphony, Märzendorfer)

In 1914, Franz Schmidt staged his opera Notre Dame at the Vienna State Opera to great acclaim. Immediately afterwards, he was looking for material for a new opera when he came across the novel Fredigundis by Felix Dahn, which is loosely based on historical events from the 6th century. Schmidt worked on the project from 1916 to 1921, with the premiere taking place in Berlin in December 1922. Schmidt’s music for Fredigundis marks the end of a development that runs through the so-called ‘Classic-Romantic’ period. The work is characterised by extensive chromaticism and a boundary-pushing expansion of the major-minor tonal system paired with dense counterpoint and perfect compositional artistry in the vocal parts.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Schmidt, Franz
Welleminsky, Ignaz Michael - Lyricist
Warden, Bruno - Lyricist
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Witte, Wolfgang (baritone)
Riener, Robert (bass)
Belamarić, Neven (bass-baritone)
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Sandu, Olga (contralto)
1Act I: Overture08:25
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
2Act I: Fredigundis! Fredigundis! (Landerich, Fredigundis)02:14
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
3Act I: Meinst du, ich säh es nicht (Fredigundis, Landerich)04:18
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
4Act I: Närrchen du! (Landerich, Fredigundis)03:09
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
5Act I: Landerich! Ein Schiff, ein goldenes Schiff! (Fredigundis, Landerich)04:54
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
6Act I: Der König hat mich angesehn! (Fredigundis, Landerich)04:44
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
7Act I: Landerich! Was thust du hier (Drakolen, Landerich)02:42
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
8Act I: Verstoßen! Fortgetrieben! (Fredigundis)03:40
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
9Act I: Das nenn' ich wahrlich Jagdglück haben! (Chilperich)02:56
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
10Act I: O König! Starker Helde! Sei mir willkommen! (Fredigundis)02:46
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
11Act I: Steh' auf, Rotliebchen! (Chilperich, Fredigundis)04:00
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
12Act I: Es brennen die Sinne! (Chilperich, Fredigundis, Landerich)02:55
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
13Act II: Sie schläft! Ringsum kein Laut! (Fredigundis)07:27
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
14Act II: Wir sind zur Stelle. Laß mich jetzt allein! (Praetextatus, Drakolen)02:32
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
15Act II: Wer ruft? Ehrwürden! Großer Gott! (Bewaffnete, Praetextatus, Drakolen)01:45
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Witte, Wolfgang (baritone)
Riener, Robert (bass)
Belamarić, Neven (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
16Act II: Mord, schrei'n sie! Wehe! (Chorus, Praetextatus)04:32
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
17Act II: Heil dem König! (Chorus)02:48
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
18Act II: Rosen, rote Rosen streuen ihren Pfad! (Chorus)04:57
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
19Act II: Markgrafen! Grafen meines Reichs! (Chilperich, Fredigundis, Praetextatus, Drakolen, Chorus)07:17
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
20Act II: Mein König! Chilperich! (Fredigundis, Chilperich, Chorus)02:19
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
ORF Vienna Radio Choir (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act III: Prelude01:47
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
2Act III: Gott hat mich schwer gestraft (Fredigundis, Chilperich, Drakolen, Rulla)09:06
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Sandu, Olga (contralto)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
3Act III: Mich rief die Königin; was ist ihr Wunsch? (Praetextatus, Fredigundis)03:40
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
4Act III: Landerich! O höre mich! (Praetextatus, Fredigundis)05:30
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
5Act III: Mein Kindlein, sei getrost! (Praetextatus, Fredigundis, Chilperich)03:12
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
6Act III: O Herrin! Königin! Das Kind! Ihm ist nicht wohl! (Rulla, Fredigundis, Chilperich, Praetextatus)04:24
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Sandu, Olga (contralto)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
7Act III: Was soll der Schwur? (Chilperich, Fredigundis)04:53
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
8Act III: Königin, das Kind ist tot! (Rulla, Chillperich, Drakolen)02:34
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Sandu, Olga (contralto)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
9Act III: Interlude05:57
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
10Act III: Zum letzten mal komm' ich zu dir, mein König (Drakolen)02:51
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
11Act III: Zur Stelle bin ich; geöffnet ist der Sarg (Fredigundis)01:51
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
12Act III: Ich sehne mich nach deines Mundes Glut (Fredigundis)05:37
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
13Act III: Mein König, bist noch nicht wach? (Fredigundis)01:48
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
14Act III: Chilperich, mein Gemahl, o höre! (Fredigundis)06:19
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
15Act III: Das Zeichen, es kam mir nicht von euch (Fredigundis, Drakolen, Praetextatus)04:56
Vejzovic, Dunja (soprano)
Egel, Martin (bass-baritone)
Bunger, Reid (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märzendorfer, Ernst (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:24:45