Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus

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Leading a strong cast, Juliane Banse as the shepherd brilliantly meets the soprano part's technical challenges while evoking the naivety of the idealistic character...[Stenz] proves himself an... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Aug 2014
Catalogue No: CC72637
Label: Challenge Classics
Length: 84 minutes

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Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus, Act I

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Will Hartmann, Juliane Banse, Peter Marsch
The Netherlands Radio Choir, The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Markus Stenz

Overture - "l’hommage de Serge Prokofieff"

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Introduction - "Anno Domini"

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Erster Teil - "Du sehr verachter Bauernstand"

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"Der Baum"

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Finale - "O lauf, Bub!"

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Zwischenspiel - "Tränen des Vaterlandes, anno 1636"

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Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus, Act II

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Will Hartmann, Juliane Banse, Peter Marsch
The Netherlands Radio Choir, The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Markus Stenz

"Wald, hinten ein Kreuz - Komm, Trost der Nacht"

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"Bäume, lauter Bäume"

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"Unser lieber Vater"

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"Mein treuester Vater"

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"Nun Simplici, liebes Kind"

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"Mein lieber und wahrer, einziger Sohn"

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Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus, Act III

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Juliane Banse, Will Hartmann, Peter Marsch
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, The Netherlands Radio Choir
Markus Stenz

"Bankett beim Gouverneur"

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"Drei Tänze der Dame, No. 1 Schnell"

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"Drei Tänze der Dame, No. 2 Lustig"

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"Drei Tänze der Dame, No. 3 Furioso"

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"Als Männer sind wir durchaus ehrlich"

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"Lebhaft - Hochedler Herr Gubernator"

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"Hauptmann tanzt mit der Dame"

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"Mein Gott"

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"Schlag mich der Donner"

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"Herr, jetzt seh’ ich wohl"

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"Bravo, Simplici, bravissimo!"

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"Finale - Dank Herr!"

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"Marsch - Es dröhnt die Stadt"

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"Gepriesen sei der Richter der Wahrheit!"

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"Apotheose"

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This Hybrid SACD recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s unique anti-war opera Simplicius Simplicissimus marks an important step in the continuing reappraisal of his oeuvre, following Challenge Classics’ recent release of all eight symphonies by the 20th century German composer (CC72583). Recorded live at the opera’s Dutch premiere in 2012, Markus Stenz conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir and a fine cast of singers led by celebrated soprano Juliane Banse in the title role.

Karl Amadeus Hartmann ranks among the leading German composers of the 20th century.

A substantial amount of his music, which includes eight symphonies and chamber works, had its origins in one of the darkest eras in world history, the years between 1933 and 1945 when the Nazis were in power. This period, in which Hartmann gradually withdrew from public life, represented a decisive turning point in his creative development. Before that time Hartmann had adopted a neoclassical style, but with no prospect of any performances of his work in sight, he subsequently created a musical language which, besides bearing the influences of Bach, Bruckner and Beethoven, was also highly indebted to those composers whose music the Nazis had banned, such as Mahler, Berg, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Bartók. He employs this language not only in his symphonies and many of his chamber works, but also in his anti-war opera Simplicius Simplicissimus, based on the 1669 novel Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. Simplicius Simplicissimus was originally written for voices and chamber orchestra in the mid-1930s and first performed in 1948, but Hartmann went on to score it for full orchestra in 1956. It is the latter version that Stenz chose for this recording.

Reviews

Christmas Issue 2014

Leading a strong cast, Juliane Banse as the shepherd brilliantly meets the soprano part's technical challenges while evoking the naivety of the idealistic character...[Stenz] proves himself an ideal exponent of conviction and intensity.

December 2014

The cast throughout is an excellent one. In particular, Juliane Banse makes of the title role a 'holy fool' of slowly intensifying awareness, her rich-toned soprano pivoting between song and speech with assurance...Stenz sets alert and attentive playing from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic: his rendering of the Overture...is the most persuasive yet on disc.

4th September 2014

Markus Stenz's fine performance – with an oustanding Juliane Banse as the naive shepherd boy, Simplicius... – was recorded in 2012 at one of Netherlands Radio's invaluable Saturday matinees...Stenz and his cast capture [its] raw intensity very truthfully.

Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus

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