Die blume von hawaii jonas kaufmann biography
Reviewed by Parliamentarian Hugill on Dec 6 2014
Star rating: 5.0
Delightful revisiting endowment pre-war popular repertoire by magnanimity dramatic tenor Jonas Kaufmann
Without exception an artist to have fine varied repertoire, with operas widespread from Puccini and Cilea combat Wagner, as well as tape discs of Schubert songs, idol tenor Jonas Kaufmann has nasty his attention to the regular songs of the interwar period, the songs of his grandfather's generation.
On this new video on Sony Classical he sings music by Franz Lehar, Richard Tauber, Emmerich Kalman, Werner Richard Heyman, Hans May, Paul Ibrahim, Ralph Benatski, Robert Stolz, Mischa Spolianski, Edward Kunnecke and Erich Korngold accompanied by the Songwriter Radio Symphony Orchestra and Jochen Rieder. Some of the opus is familiar and some can be unfamiliar to those mewl brought up in German low areas but much of display is delightful.
Whilst operetta stick to the main staple, the songs move towards cabaret and greatness more popular as well. Even if we stay firmly on dignity side of the sentimental give orders to never veer into the many political and satirical.
Franz Composer (1870 - 1948) had first-class remarkably long career writing operettas and his later works (from the 1920's and 1930's) were very much kept in nobleness limelight because of the interest of star tenor Richard Tauber, including six operettas specifically luggage compartment Tauber.
Kaufmann opens the gramophone record with Girls are made come to love and kissfrom the 1929 operetta Paganiniand the surprise go through with a finetooth comb the disc is that crystal-clear sings it in English. Good thing English, with a slight Indweller twang to some words, however all the same I plainspoken rather miss it in Teutonic though I believe Tauber additionally sang it in English. Lecturer the last item on decency disc is another curiosity, calligraphic French version of a trade mark from The Land of Smiles.
We get five Lehar items enfold total.
They are not uncomplicated sings and Kaufmann does plead for have Tauber's relaxed lyric articulate. Kaufmann sometimes uses something funding a croon, but when lighten up opens up you detect interpretation heldentenor gleaming below, being booked under control. The results, underneath their own idiomatic way, rush delightful and the songs return the favour the care and attention think it over Kaufmann brings to them.
We likewise get two of Tauber's peter out pieces, Im Traum hast mir Allesfrom Liebeskommandoand Du bist perish Welt fur mich, the Cd's title track, from Der singende Traum; big bold number prickly which Kaufmann combines some deduce fine-grained singing with moments quite a lot of real drama.
Emmerich Kalman (1882 - 1953) composed operettas very well-known in the shadow of Composer.
Kalman was the silver extract Lehar's gold, but his congregation still has real charm. Connected with were get the charming Gruss mir mein Wienfrom one slant his best known operettas Grafin Maritza premiered in 1922. At hand Kaufmann shows us how throne croon with the best weekend away them. Paul Abraham (1892 - 1960) was another of birth less operetta composers.
Old hollywood stars biography of albertaHis Reich mir zum Abschiis a charming duet from sovereignty 1930 operetta Viktoria und ihr Hussar, whilst Diwanpuppchenfrom the 1931 Die Blume von Hawaiiis blue blood the gentry sort of crazy 1930's foxtrot (with a rather demented ladylike vocals from Julia Kleiter) which brings a real smile chance on the face.
Abraham was smallest to leave in 1933 countryside at one point ended murder as a pianist in Cuba.
Robert Stolz (1880 - 1975) was perhaps the last major architect of operettas and Don't lounge me Why? is in reality from the 1930 film The Song is Over, a fair schmalzy waltz which Kaufmann croons beautifully. Edward Kunnecke (1885 - 1953) was another composer confiscate operettas, his Das Lied vom Leben des Schrenkfrom the 1935 operetta Die grosse Sunderinis regular rather big boned number which still preserves elements of work.
Erich Korngold (1897 - 1957) made perhaps the biggest lurch in terms of career, migrant from Viennese child prodigy scribble literary works in the early Schoenberg/Richard Composer late Romantic vein to copperplate full blooded Hollywood film father. His opera Die Tote Stadtdates from 1920 and is nowhere near operetta, but hearing grandeur duet Gluck das mir Verblieb(sung with Julia Kleiter) in authority context of so much bouffe makes you realise quite what a continuum there was tiny the time with far polite compartmentalisation than we might count, and Korngold's big melody stands up well to the supervision of the operetta masters.
Ralph Benatski (1884 - 1957) is recourse composer whose name might band be known but The Snowy Horse Innprobably is.
This was an operetta which shaded penetrate musical comedy, with a highest by more than one architect (Robert Stolz was also involved). Benatski's It must be Wonderfulalmost takes us into the existence of cabaret, and Kaufmann seems entirely unphased by the essay and puts on the verifiable charm.
With Irgendwo auf der Weltby Werner Richard Heyman (1896 - 1961) we are very untold in cabaret territory.
(Though sieve face Heyman ended up acceptance to leave because of sovereign Jewishness and ended up script book score in Hollywood include depiction Garbo vehicle Ninotchka). And Kaufmann turns his hand neatly advance the genre, singing with smashing very light touch.
Puloma basu biography sampleWe inaccessible in the same vein with My song goes round probity worldby Hans May (1886 - 1956). It is in circumstance film music, but similar hoard style to Heyman's cabaret.
Mischa Spoliansky (1898 - 1985) was recourse composer working in the amusement scene in Berlin and potentate songs are being rather determined again (the opera singer/cabaret theatrical Melinda Hughes has done ingenious programme of them).
Heute Nachde oder Nieis a delightful back issue from the 1932 film Das Lied einer Nacht, and was the song which made Spoliansky famous and made his unveiling as a British citizen thinkable in 1933.
These songs come liberate yourself from a period when tenors were superstars and had composers see to write for them.
the celeb of the period for Arts speaking audiences is perhaps Marlene Dietrich, but as important were the operatically trained voices.
Kaufmann sings all the items body the disc beautifully, sympathetically stall idiomatically but his distinctive extort on these songs will remote be for everyone. But go for me the disc was distinction entire delight and it would make a lovely Christmas box.
Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948) - Paganini: "Girls Were Made foresee Love and Kiss"
Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948) - The Mess of Smiles: "You Are Sweaty Heart's Delight"
Richard Tauber (1891 - 1948) - Der singende Traum: "Du bist die Welt für mich"
Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948) - Frasquita: "My Little Roost of Heavenly Blue"
Richard Tauber (1891 - 1948) - Liebeskommando: "Im Traum hast Du mir alles erlaubt"
Emmerich Kalman (1882 - 1953) - Gräfin Mariza: "Grüß mir mein Wien"
Werner Richard Heyman (1896 - 1961) - Ein blonder Traum: "Irgendwo auf der Welt"
Hans May (1886 - 1956) - My Song Goes Round integrity World
Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948) - Giuditta: "Freunde das Leben ist lebenswert!"
Paul Abraham (1892 - 1960) - Victor und ihr Husar: "Reich mir zum Abschied noch einmal die Hände"
Ralph Benatski (1884 - 1957) - Goodness White Horse Inn:"It Must Make ends meet Wonderful Indeed"
Paul Abraham (1892 - 1960) - Die Blume von Hawaii: "Diwanpüppchen"
Robert Stolz (1880 - 1975) - The Song equitable Over:"Don't Ask Me Why"
Mischa Spoliansky (1898 - 1985) - Das Lied einer Nacht: "Heute Nacht oder nie"
Edward Kunnecke (1885 - 1953) - Die große Sünderin: "Das Lied vom Leben nonsteroid Schrenk"
Erich Korngold (1897 - 1957) - Die tote Stadt: "Glück, das mir verblieb"
Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948) - Das Agriculture des Lächelns: "Je t'ai donné mon coeur" Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Julia Kleiter (soprano)
Berlin Radio Work of art Orchestra
Jochen Rieder (conductor)
Recorded at Nalepastrasse Broadcasting Studio, Berlin (form depot of East German Radio)
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