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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Die Zauberflöte, Act II, Scene 8, No. 14 Aria
premiered 30th September, 1791 in Vienna “Theater im Freihaus”
If operas only received their budget from the payments of their visitors instead of getting supported by governments they probably would just (need to) perform the “Zauberflôte” to cover their expenses. People just love this Singspiel - and for good reason since it’s rally one of the most amazing operas. Mozart is a master of developing characters with and in his music. The most famous examples are the Arias of the Queen of the Night esp. “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”, Sarastros “In diesen heil’gen Hallen” and Papagenos “Der Vogelfänger bin ich” (just to mention a few).
So here are two version of the famous aria No. 14. Read the rest of this entry »
read comments (0)Klangvölle: Stairways of Buchenwald
Author: soflute
Two ambient recordings from the Buchenwald Memorial, recorded Easter Sunday, 2008, Weimar
Leuchtenburg/Kahla Panorama
Author: soflute
taken Easter Monday 24th of March, 2008 at 12:03PM, composition of 17×3 (-1ev, 0ev, +1ev) pics using Photoshop, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20
view from the Leuchtenburg in direction to Jena (6×3 images)
Schubert, “Der Tod und das Mädchen”
Author: soflute
Franz Schubert,
“Der Tod und das Mädchen” Op. 7, #3
composed 1817, lyrics by Matthias Claudius