Elsebeth Dreisig - Enna: Kleopatra, Op. 6 (2020)

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Title: Enna: Kleopatra, Op. 6
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Dacapo
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 111:20 min
Total Size: 495 MB
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Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Prologue: Så hent ham hid, vor prins, Harmaki
02. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Prologue: Min fader!
03. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Prologue: Hathor, hellige Hathor
04. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: Prelude
05. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: De strømme, de hellige vande
06. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: Hil dig, vor farao!
07. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: Hvor skøn du er!
08. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: Dagen spreder sit sidste guld
09. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act I: Her bringer jeg den unge stjernetyder

CD2:

01. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act II: Der stiger en duft fra Kleopatras krans
02. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act II: Hil farao!
03. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act II: Hvem skylder jeg så stor en gunst:
04. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act II: Charmion, jeg havde glemt dig
05. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Ballet
06. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Vogt dig, o dronning
07. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Godnat, min elskede
08. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Galdt også din befaling mig:
09. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Sepa i lænker! Alt er forbi!
10. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Læg også lænkerne om mine hænder!
11. Kleopatra, Op. 6, Act III: Så bleg du er

Treason, desire and murder - served on a silver platter of glorious Romantic music from 1894 in this world premiere recording of a stirring opera about the murderous plot against Kleopatra, fabled Queen of the Nile. Beautiful melodies, alluring harmonies and tense leitmotifs, all expertly put to use by probably the most celebrated Danish opera composer of his time, August Enna. Born in Nakskov, Enna made his compositional debut in 1892 with The Witch, which was followed by several popular operas, songs, two symphonies, and a violin concerto. His work is strongly influenced by the music of Wagner, which can be heard in the present recording. He himself was a major influence on Danish composers, such as Carl Nielsen.