Keiser: Die großmütige Tomyris
Gabriele Fontana (Tomyris), Marianne Hirsti (Meroë), Christoph Prégardien (Tigranes), Stefan Dahlberg (Policares), Alan Cemore (Doraspe), Oskar Pürgstaller (Latyrus) & Wolfram Krohn (Orontes)
Linde-Consort, Hans-Martin Linde
Christopher Prégardien (Tigranes) aside, the singing is as undistinguished as the music is delicious, performed on versatile period instruments.
Keiser: Die großmütige Tomyris
Gabriele Fontana (Tomyris), Marianne Hirsti (Meroë), Christoph Prégardien (Tigranes), Stefan Dahlberg (Policares), Alan Cemore (Doraspe), Oskar Pürgstaller (Latyrus) & Wolfram Krohn (Orontes)
Linde-Consort, Hans-Martin Linde
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Christopher Prégardien (Tigranes) aside, the singing is as undistinguished as the music is delicious, performed on versatile period instruments.
About
Reinhard Keiser, the „Honour of Germany“, baroque contemporary of Handel and Telemann, composed more than 100 operas – very popular at his times but largely forgotten for many decades. In his opera Die großmütige Tomyris (The Generous Tomyris), premiered in Hamburg in 1717, Keiser tells us an old legend, located in ancient Persia. Hans-Martin Linde’s 1988 live recording on period instruments – part of the legendary REFLEXE series - is led by an exquisit vocal cast including Gabriele Fontana and Christoph Prégradien.
Contents and tracklist
- Wolfram Krohn (bass), Oskar Pürgstaller (tenor), Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Stefan Dahlberg (lead vocals), Marianne Hirsti (soprano), Alan Cemore (bass-baritone)
- Linde Consort
- Hans-Martin Linde
- Recorded: 1988-01-01
- Recording Venue: Ludwigshafen, Theater im Pfalsbau
Awards and reviews
July 2013
Christopher Prégardien (Tigranes) aside, the singing is as undistinguished as the music is delicious, performed on versatile period instruments.