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Sinfonieorchester Des Hessischen Rundfunks, Sonja Gornik, Christopher Ward, Aachen Opera Chorus – Blech: Complete Orchestral Works (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:14:46 minutes | 646 MB | Genre: Classical
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Rarities of a Forgotten Late Romantic: The closest Leo Blech (1880–1959) gets to fame these days is being mistaken for Ernest Bloch, although some might still remember his seminal work as an opera conductor in Berlin, where he worked for almost half a century (except for the Nazi years). But his compositions – either operas or involving the voice in some other way – have disappeared from the repertoire, which is a pity because his music, while less probing than that of his contemporary Bloch, is very much charming in the style of, say, Humperdinck or Rheinberger.
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Anne-Aurore Cochet, Sonja Gornik, Aachen Opernchor, Sinfonieorchestra Aachen & Christopher Ward – Blech: The Alpine King and the Misanthrope (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 02:04:50 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CapriccioNR
Around 1902 Leo Blech nabbed the subject of the “original romantic-comic magic” play by Viennese theater manager/actor/playwright Ferdinand Raimund, had it streamlined, and turned it into his fifth opera. A cantankerous misanthrope terrorizes family and servants with his paranoid mistrust. He’s only cured when faced with his own behavior courtesy of supernatural role reversal. Highbrow opera meets folksy farce with unexpectedly gorgeous, splendidly orchestrated music somewhere between Wagner and Humperdinck. The premiere at the Dresden Court Theater was a sensational success. Then all of Blech’s music was banned and once the Nazi horror was over, it never came back. Now you can hear what we missed.
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