Bluebeard’s Castle

~ Release by Bartók; Anne Sofie von Otter, John Tomlinson, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded live at Berliner Philharmonie 1996-20-1, 3 & 4

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-17 14:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Prologue and Opening
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
spoken vocals [Narrator]:
Sandor Elès (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Opening "Megérkeztünk" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók16:30
2Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: First Door – The Torture Chamber
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 1 "'Jaj! Mit látsz? Mit látsz? Láncok, kések" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:08
3Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Second Door –The Armoury
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 2 "Mit látsz? Százkegyetlen szörnyü fegyver" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:33
4Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Third Door – The Treasury
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 3 "Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók2:26
5Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Fourth Door – The Secret Garden
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 4 "Oh! virágok! Oh! ilatoskert!" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:59
6Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Fifth Door – Bluebeard’s Kingdom
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 5 "Ah! Lásdez az én birodalmam" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:41
7Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Sixth Door – Tears
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 6 "Csendes fehér tavat látok" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók13:27
8Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11: Seventh Door – Bluebeard’s Former Wives
bass vocals [Duke Bluebeard]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Grosser Saal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
live recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 7 "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat" (from 1996-02-01 until 1996-02-04)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók10:10

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Release

manufactured in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
rights society:bel (Bureau Européen des Licences)
BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
manufactured by:EMI Uden (manufacturer)
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2622065 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000002RWP [info]