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György Ligeti - Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka SalonenLe Grand Macabre

Label:

Sony Classical – S2K 62312, Sony Classical – 01-062312-10

Series:

György Ligeti Edition – 8

Format:

2 x CD, Album
Box Set, Slipcase

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Contemporary, Opera

Tracklist

Le Grand Macabre. Opera In Four Scenes (1997 Version)1:42:27
1-1Car Horn Prelude0:57
Scene 1
1-2Dies Irae6:22
1-3Away, You Swagpot!2:26
1-4Shut Up4:13
1-5Oh...! - Amanda Can Do No More0:41
1-6Ha-ha-ha-ha! Hey! Give Me My Requisites3:04
1-7Melting Snow Is Thy Breast2:36
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1-8Second Car Horn Prelude0:41
Scene 2
1-9One! Two! Three! Five!7:54
1-10Shapely And Attractive Figure3:19
1-11Venus! Venus!1:33
1-12Stop! - Sh! ... Quiet, For Heaven's Sake!3:30
1-13Who's There? A Man? - A Man2:23
1-14Finale: Fire And Death I Bring3:27
Scene 3
2-1Doorbell Prelude0:56
2-2Arse-Licker, Arse-Licker3:35
2-3Posture Exercices!2:27
2-4Tsk... - Psssst! - Ha! Head Of My Secret Service!6:21
2-5Ahhh! ... Secret Cypher!5:36
2-6Hurray! Hurray! My Wife Is Dead2:00
2-7Nekrotzar's Entrance3:18
2-8Woe! Ooh! - For The Day Of Wrath3:17
2-9Ther's No Nead To Fear3:02
2-10Up! - Drink! - Up!1:28
2-11Galimatias: Hmm! It's Delicious!4:45
2-12Where Am I? What Time Is It?5:46
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2-13Interlude1:34
Scene 4
2-14Ghost Astradamors, Are You Dead?3:39
Mirror Canon
2-15Nekrotzar's Death2:03
Finale. Passacaglia
2-16Ah, It Was Good5:07
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Copyright ©Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Distributed BySony Music
  • Recorded AtThéatre du Châtelet, Paris

Credits

  • Baritone Vocals [Black Minister]Richard Suart
  • Baritone Vocals [Nekrotzar]Willard White
  • Baritone Vocals [Ruffiack]Martin Winkler (2)
  • Baritone Vocals [Schabernack]Michael Lessiter
  • Baritone Vocals [Schobiack]Marc Campbell-Griffiths
  • Bass Vocals [Astradamors]Frode Olsen (2)
  • ChorusLondon Sinfonietta Voices*
  • Chorus MasterGrant Gershon
  • Chorus Master [Chorus Director]Terry Edwards (2)
  • Composed By, Liner NotesGyörgy Ligeti
  • ConductorEsa-Pekka Salonen
  • Countertenor Vocals [Prince Go-go]Derek Lee Ragin
  • CoverNicky Lindeman
  • Edited ByMatthew Cocker
  • Libretto ByGyörgy Ligeti, Michael Meschke
  • Mastered ByTony Bridge
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Amando]Charlotte Hellekant
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mescalina]Jard Van Nes
  • OrchestraPhilharmonia Orchestra
  • ProducerUlrich Schneider
  • Recorded ByMarcus Herzog
  • Soprano Vocals [Amanda]Laura Claycomb
  • Soprano Vocals [Gepopo, Venus]Sibylle Ehlert
  • Supervised By [Technical Supervisor]Dirk Lachmann
  • Technician [Assistant]Peter Brandt, Taco Van Der Werf
  • Tenor Vocals [Piet De Pot]Graham Clark (2)
  • Tenor Vocals [White Minister]Steven Cole

Notes

Recorded live in Paris, France, at the Théâtre du Châtelet on February 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, 1998,
during the Salzburger Festspiele/Théâtre du Châtelet co-production

© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Made in Austria
Printed in Holland

Jewel case and 194-page booklet housed in a slipcase
Booklet includes full libretto in German, French and English

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7464-62312-2 7
  • Barcode (Scanned): 074646231227
  • Label Code: LC 06868
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Rights Society: SACEM/BIEM
  • Price Code (Boxed): | CB 805 | 2CDK | CX |

Other Versions (3)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
Opera: Le Grand Macabre (2×CD, Album)Sony ClassicalS2K 62312US1999
New Submission
Le Grand Macabre (2×CD, Album, SRCR 2403-4, Box Set, Promo, 2-CD Jewel Case)Sony Classical, Sony ClassicalSRCR 2403-4, 01-062312-10Japan1999
Le Grand Macabre (2×CD, Album, Reissue)Sony ClassicalS2K 62312Europe2017

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