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A modern version of the old European folk-tale about the cruel, blue-bearded prince and his many disappearing wives, Bartók's opera 'Bluebeard's Castle' is a metaphor for the impossibility of complete love between a man and a woman. A vast orchestra, one of Bartók's largest, supports the vocal lines, moving deftly from moments of chamber-music-like delicacy to massive thunderheads of sound that underline the characters' inner agony. No scene is more vividly portrayed, though, or more memorable, than the moment when Judith opens the fifth door to behold a vista looking out over all Bluebeard's domains. One of the most spine-tingling moments in twentieth-century opera, a violently dissonant wave of sound transforms, in an instant, to a massive C major chord in the full orchestra. This recording was made after the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's end-of-season concert, described by The Times as "a spectacular finale... A knockout dramatic punch; feverishly beautiful orchestral playing; two characters, the Duke and his new wife Judith, tactile and writhing, deeply felt... Alsop inspired the Bournemouth players to excel".

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A Kekszakallu herceg vara (Bluebeard's Castle), BB 62

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Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Bela Bartok
Conducted by: Marin Alsop
Andrea Melath, mezzo-soprano
Gustav Belacek, bass

Megerkeztunk (We have arrived) (Bluebeard, Judith) - 03:58
Ez a Kekszekallu vara! (This is Bluebeard's castle!) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 05:24
Nagy csukott ajtokat latok (I see large closed doors) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 05:23
Jaj! (1. Ajto) (Oh! (Door 1)) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 04:12
Mit latsz? (2. Ajto) (What do you see? (Door 2)) (Bluebeard, Judith) - 04:23
O be sok kincs! (3. Ajto) (Oh, how much treasure! (Door 3)) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 02:23
Oh! Viragok! (4. Ajto) (Oh, flowers! (Door 4)) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 04:39
Nezd, hogy derul mar a varam (5. Ajto) (See how my castle brightens (Door 5)) (Bluebeard, Judith) - 06:13
Csendes feher tavat latok (6. Ajto) (I see a silent white lake (Door 6)) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 04:41
Az utolsot nem nyitom ki (I won't open the last one) (Bluebeard, Judith) - 04:05
Tudom, tudom, Kekszakallu (I know, I know, Bluebeard) (Judith, Bluebeard) - 03:31
Lasd a regi asszonyokat (7. Ajto) (Look at the women of the past (Door 7)) (Bluebeard, Judith) - 08:46

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Composer(s)/ Author(s):
Bartok, Bela

Conductor(s):
Alsop, Marin

Orchestra(s):
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Artist(s):
Belacek, Gustav; Melath, Andrea

Label: Naxos Opera
UPC: 730099692823
Item Number: 8660928
Release Date: Oct 29, 2007