Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
Irmgard Seefried, Gerhard Stolze & Hermann Uhde
Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
Drilled and stately it may be, but Gounod would have been surprised by such a poker-faced rendition. Gerhard Stolze, despite success in Wagnerian roles, makes possibly the most ill-suited Sanctus...
Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
Irmgard Seefried, Gerhard Stolze & Hermann Uhde
Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
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Drilled and stately it may be, but Gounod would have been surprised by such a poker-faced rendition. Gerhard Stolze, despite success in Wagnerian roles, makes possibly the most ill-suited Sanctus...
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Contents and tracklist
- Hermann Uhde (bass), Hermann Uhde (baritone), Gerhard Stolze (tenor), Josef Veselka (chorusmaster), Rolf Peter Schroeder (videoscripteditor), Josef Vesalka (chorusmaster), Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Chorus, Prague
- Igor Markevitch
- Recorded: 1965-06-29
- Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague
Awards and reviews
December 2007
Drilled and stately it may be, but Gounod would have been surprised by such a poker-faced rendition. Gerhard Stolze, despite success in Wagnerian roles, makes possibly the most ill-suited Sanctus soloist ever heard.
Markevitch's vintage version, recorded in the mid-1960s, still sounds remarkably well. In his straight-faced way Markevitch makes the incongruity of Gounod's jolly and vulgar tunes all the more delectable, and soloists, chorus and orchestra are all first rate
