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Wozzeck
Walter Berry may well be the ideal Wozzeck. His earthy yet refined bass-baritone perfectly suits the role, striking a haunting balance between poetic sensitivity and unraveling madness. In contrast, Anja Silja brings a youthful, almost innocent quality to Marie, making her tragic fate feel especially cruel. Karl Böhm, who was a champion of Wozzeck and knew Alban Berg personally, leads the performance with remarkable clarity and emotional insight. His reading of the complex score feels utterly organic—intellectually rigorous yet never academic.
Track List
Act I
1. Langsam, Wozzeck, langsam!
2. Wir arme Leut!
3. Du, der Platz ist verflucht!
4. Tschin Bum, Tschin Bum
5. Eia popeia… Mädel, was fangst Du jetzt an?
6. Was erleb' ich, Wozzeck? Ein Mann ein Wort?
7. Geh einmal vor Dich hin
2. Wir arme Leut!
3. Du, der Platz ist verflucht!
4. Tschin Bum, Tschin Bum
5. Eia popeia… Mädel, was fangst Du jetzt an?
6. Was erleb' ich, Wozzeck? Ein Mann ein Wort?
7. Geh einmal vor Dich hin
Act II
8. Was die Steine glänzen?
9. Wohin so eilig, geehrtester Herr Sargnagel?
10. He, Wozzeck!
11. Guten Tag, Franz
12. Ich hab' ein Hemdlein an, das ist nicht mein
13. Andres! Ich kann nicht schlafen
9. Wohin so eilig, geehrtester Herr Sargnagel?
10. He, Wozzeck!
11. Guten Tag, Franz
12. Ich hab' ein Hemdlein an, das ist nicht mein
13. Andres! Ich kann nicht schlafen
Act III
14. Und ist kein Betrug in seinem Munde
15. Dort links geht's in die Stadt
16. Tanzt Alle; tanzt nur zu, springt
17. Das Messer? Wo ist das Messer?
18. Verwandlung - Orchester-Epilog: Invention über eine Tonart
19. Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz, Ringelreih'n!
15. Dort links geht's in die Stadt
16. Tanzt Alle; tanzt nur zu, springt
17. Das Messer? Wo ist das Messer?
18. Verwandlung - Orchester-Epilog: Invention über eine Tonart
19. Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz, Ringelreih'n!
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Another Great Wozzeck from Bohm!
Even if you have Bohm's Wozzeck from the previous year, you should get this one as well. Berry is just as fine a Wozzeck as Geraint Evans, yet his interpretation is different. This Wozzeck is more innocent, more gullible than Evan's. And Berry's voice is even more attractive. Silja is excellent in both performances. She has a survivor-instinct that makes Marie's predicament very believable. The other singers are all just as dedicated and the orchestra plays with loving precision. The sound is very good though as Andy mentions above there is some bleed-through from another performance, most noticeable in the Doctor/Captain/Wozzeck scene in Act Two. It doesn't last long though. It's a minor distraction and certainly worth enduring for the sake of this harrowing performance.
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