Conductor(s): Mackerras, Charles
Label: Chandos
Series: Opera in English
Genre: Interview; Opera
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: CHAN3138-39
Barcode: 095115313824
Release Date: 02/2007

JANACEK: Makropulos Case (The)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Janáček, Leoš
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Wilkinson, Kathleen (mezzo-soprano)
Danby, Graeme (bass)
Walker, Thomas (tenor)
Clark, Graham (tenor)
Tudor-Thomas, Susanna (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
1 Act I: Prelude 05:22
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
2 Act I: Oh dear, my goodness! (Vitek, Gregor) 04:14
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
3 Act I: Daddy, she really is wonderful (Vitek, Gregor) 01:55
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
4 Act I: Come this way please (Kolenaty, Kristina, Marty, Gregor) 11:23
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
5 Act I: Gone at last! (Gregor, Marty) 05:53
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
6 Act I: Emilia (Gregor, Marty) 04:10
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
7 Act I: found it! We've found it (Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Prus) 02:45
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
8 Act II: Did you ever see such flowers? (Cleaner, Stage Hand, Prus) 02:14
Wilkinson, Kathleen (mezzo-soprano)
Danby, Graeme (bass)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
9 Act II: Janek, come on. No one here will see us (Kristina, Janek, Prus, Marty, Gregor, Vitek) 06:35
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Walker, Thomas (tenor)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
10 Act II: Excuse me.Excuseme, may I… (Hauk, Marty, Prus) 04:15
Clark, Graham (tenor)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
11 Act II: And the next! Is that the lot? 01:34
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Walker, Thomas (tenor)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
12 Act II: Allow me to ask you this question (Prus, Marty) 06:29
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
13 Act II: Is that you, Bertie? (Marty, Gregor, Cleaner, Janek, Prus) 09:17
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Wilkinson, Kathleen (mezzo-soprano)
Walker, Thomas (tenor)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Act III: Well? D'you hear me? (Marty, Prus, Chambermaid) 05:30
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Tudor-Thomas, Susanna (mezzo-soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Wilkinson, Kathleen (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
2 Act III: Buenos dias Maxi! Why so early? (Marty, hauk, Chambermaid, Kolenaty, Gregor) 03:29
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Clark, Graham (tenor)
Tudor-Thomas, Susanna (mezzo-soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
3 Act III: The seal and th'initials E.M. (Gregor, Vitek, Kolenaty, Prus, Marty, Kristina) 12:20
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Clark, Graham (tenor)
Tudor-Thomas, Susanna (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
4 Act III: Fetch the doctor! (Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Vitek, Prus, Kristina, Chorus) 08:14
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Barker, Cheryl (soprano)
Brubaker, Robert (tenor)
Xanthoudakis, Elena (soprano)
Graham-Hall, John (tenor)
Wegner, John (bass-baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
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Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
5 Sir Charles, you've devoted so much of your life to Janacek… 03:11
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
6 …so you are the master of Janacek… 02:11
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
7 …who was Australian singer… 01:23
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
8 …not very interested… 03:03
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
9 …quite a profund conducting of Janacek… 04:13
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
10 …The Makropulos Case… 15:24
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:05:04