Special offer. Ries, Ferdinand: Die Räuberbraut
Ruth Ziesak, Julia Borchert, Thomas Blondelle, Jochen Kupfer, Christian Immler, Konstantin Wolff & Yorck Felix Speer
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Howards Griffiths
The Robber Bride, by a pupil of Beethoven's, shows his influence but doesn't share his genius. It has a general level of amiable competence, and gets at least as good a performance here as it...
Special offer. Ries, Ferdinand: Die Räuberbraut
Ruth Ziesak, Julia Borchert, Thomas Blondelle, Jochen Kupfer, Christian Immler, Konstantin Wolff & Yorck Felix Speer
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Howards Griffiths
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The Robber Bride, by a pupil of Beethoven's, shows his influence but doesn't share his genius. It has a general level of amiable competence, and gets at least as good a performance here as it...
About
CPO presents the debut opera from Ferdinand Ries. The operatic debut of the Bonn born composer was stages in numerous countries including Germany, France and Holland.
Contents and tracklist
- Christian Immler (baritone), Julia Borchert (soprano), Jochen Kupfer (baritone), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Yorck Felix Speer (bass), Thomas Blondelle (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Dirk Schmitz (tenor)
- Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne West German Radio Chorus
- Howard Griffiths
- Recorded: 21-25 November 2011
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie Cologne, Germany
Act I: Finale: Auf! die Turel nicht gezaudert (Fernando, Carlo, Graf, Robert, Pietro, Laura, Gianettina, Anselmo, Chorus)
Track length11:46
Act II: Finale: Fernando gefangen? (Laura, Graf, Roberto, Fernando, Gianettina, Anselmo, Chorus)
Track length10:01
Act III: Finale: Entsetzliches Beginnen! (Laura, Roberto, Fernando, Chorus, Graf, Gianettina, Anselmo, Carlo)
Track length9:23
Awards and reviews
January 2014
The Robber Bride, by a pupil of Beethoven's, shows his influence but doesn't share his genius. It has a general level of amiable competence, and gets at least as good a performance here as it deserves.
February 2014
Griffiths clearly enjoys the work and, with an excellent feeling for the early Romantic idiom, generates enthusiastic performances from the cast. Ruth Ziesak does well with Laura...Thomas Blondelle has the right voice and touch for young Fernando
