Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder / Maag, Philharmonia Mediterranea, et al

Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder / Maag, Philharmonia Mediterranea, et al

On this CD:

1. Die Zwillingsbrüder, singspiel, D. 647
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Georg Heckel

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Schubert's ninth opera (or rather, singspiel--in which music is interspersed with spoken dialog) will be most attractive to fans of Schubert's other, equally unsuccessful stage works, such as Rosamunde. The libretto, a comedy in which a pair of twins complicate the lives of other simple country types, is set to distinctly noncomedic music; Schubert's charming melodies, no matter how lovely, in no way reflect what is happening on the stage. The spoken German dialogue occupies nearly 20 minutes of this 55-minute CD, which may put off many potential listeners. The "live" performance is strong vocally, but rather fuzzy orchestrally. It is not helped by noticeably dull sonics. For some reason, the liner notes and jewel box both misidentify the work as D. 190 (D. is for Deutsch's catalog of Schubert's compositions). The correct attribution is D. 647. --Paul Turok

Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder / Maag, Philharmonia Mediterranea, et al, Music, Franz Schubert, Solisti Cantori, Phil Mediterranea, Peter Maag, Georg Heckel, Petra Labitzke, Hubert Schmid, Matthias Schaltezky, Sonke Marback, Philharmonia Mediterranea, Classical, Classical Music, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder / Maag, Philharmonia Mediterranea, et al

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