Edita Gruberova - Ach, wir armen Primadonnen!

On this CD:

1. Cagliostro in Wein (Cagliostro in Vienna), overture to the operetta
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

2. Wo die Zitronen Blüh'n! (Where the Lemons Bloom), waltz for orchestra, Op. 364 (RV 364)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

3. Der Vogelhändler, operetta Act 3: Als geblüht der Kirschenbaum
Composed by Carl Zeller
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

4. Der Vogelhändler, operetta Act 1: Ich bin die Christel von der Post
Composed by Carl Zeller
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

5. Tausend und eine Nacht (A Thousand and One Nights), operetta ( Strauss' works arr. by Reitterer) Intermezzo
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

6. Der Fremdenführer, operetta Prologue: Liebe, schöne alte Donaustadt
Composed by Carl Michael Ziehrer
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

7. Der Arme Jonathan, operetta Act 2: Ach wir armen Primadonnen
Composed by Carl Millocker
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

8. Der Teufelsreiter, operetta Act 3: Grand Palotás de la Reine
Composed by Imre (Emmerich) Kalman
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

9. Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess), operetta Act 1: Heia! Heia! in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland
Composed by Imre (Emmerich) Kalman
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

10. Das Veilchen vom Montmartre, operetta Act 1: Ich sing' mein Lied in Regen und Schnee
Composed by Imre (Emmerich) Kalman
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

11. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2: Nun laßt uns aber wie daheim... Es lebt eine Vilja
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

12. Gold und Silber, waltz for orchestra, Op 79
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

13. Wo die Lerche singt, operetta Act 1: Durch die weiten Felder
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

14. Cagliostro in Wein (Cagliostro in Vienna), operetta (RV 504) Act 1: Zigeunerkind, wie glänzt dien Haar
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra with Edita Gruberova
Conducted by Rudolph Bibl

Tracks:

Cagiostro In Wien: Ov
Walzer, Op.364: Wo Die Citronen Bluh'n
Der Vogelhandler: Als Gebluht Der Kirschenbaum
Der Vogelhandler: Ich Bin Die Christel Von Der Post
Tausendundeine Nacht: Intermezzo
Der Fremdenfuhrer: Liebe, Schone, Alte Donaustadt
Der Arme Jonathan: Ach, Wir Armen Primadonnen
Der Teufelsreiter: Grand Palotas De La Reine
Die Scardasfurstin: Heia! In Den Bergen Ist Mein Heimatland
Das Veilchen Von Montmartre: Ich Sing' Mein Lied
Die Lustige Witwe: Es Lebt Eine Vilja
Walzer, Op.79: Gold Und Silber
Wo Die Lerche Singt: Durch Die Weiten Felder
Cagliostro In Wien: Zigeunerkind, Wie Glanzt Dein Haar

Customer Reviews:

Totally charming stuff.......2001-07-12

I'm so happy to see this album come back into print, because I've recommended it to many people over the years, but it has rarely been available.

This is a recording of a live operetta concert. It's not stuff you're probably familiar with, except the "Merry Widow" excerpts, and of course it's not the deepest music you'll ever hear, but it's really great fun.

Gruberova, often accused of having strange vocal affectations and a rather cold voice, is remarkably effective in this venue. First of all, the same scooping and emphasis that you might find annoying in Lucia is all fun and enjoyable here. And of course she has the Vienese idiom down beautifully.