Fidelio

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Martha Mödl & Wolfgang Windgassen & Sena Jurinac & Gottlob Frick & Wiener Philharmoniker & Wilhelm Furtwängler

Fidelio is an opera by Ludwig van Beethoven, first performed in 1805 and substantially revised into its definitive version in 1814. The work blends classical-era orchestration with expressive vocal writing and dramatic ensembles, explores themes of personal sacrifice and political liberty, and stands as Beethoven's only completed opera, illustrating his extension of late-classical forms toward a more theatrical, large-scale dramatic idiom.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
    6:35
  2. 2.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 1. Duet "Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein" (Jaquino, Marzelline)
    5:09
  3. 3.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 2. Aria "O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint" (Marzelline)
    4:39
  4. 4.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 3. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
    4:44
  5. 5.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 4. Aria "Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben" (Rocco)
    2:57
  6. 6.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 5. Trio "Gut, Söhnchen, gut" (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline)
    7:20
  7. 7.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 6. March
    2:14
  8. 8.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 7. Aria "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Chorus)
    3:22
  9. 9.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 8. Duet "Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile!" (Pizarro, Rocco)
    4:57
  10. 10.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 9. Recitative "Abscheulicher!" - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung" (Leonore)
    7:57
  11. 11.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 10a. Prisoner's Chorus "O welche Lust"
    7:25
  12. 12.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 10b. Recitative "Nun sprecht, wie ging's?" (Leonore, Rocco)
    5:59
  13. 13.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene II, No. 10e. Quintet "Ach, Vater, eilt!" (Marzelline, Rocco, Jaquino, Leonore, Pizarro)
    7:29

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 11a. Introduction
    4:06
  2. 3.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 11a. Recitative "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" (Florestan)
    7:30
  3. 4.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 12a. Melodrama "Wie kalt ist es in diesem unteirdischen Gewölbe!" (Leonore, Rocco)
    2:15
  4. 5.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 12b. Duet "Nur hurtig fort" (Rocco, Leonore)
    4:36
  5. 6.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 13. Trio "Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten" (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
    6:39
  6. 7.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 14. Quartet "Er sterbe!" (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco)
    3:50
  7. 8.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 14a. "Vater Rocco!"
    1:31
  8. 9.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 15. Duet "O namenlose Freude!" (Leonore, Florestan)
    2:48
  9. 10.
    Fidelio, Op. 72a: Leonore No. 3
    15:19
  10. 11.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 16a. "Heil sei dem Tag" (Chorus & Soloists)
    1:59
  11. 12.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 16a. "Des besten Konigs Wink und Wille" (Don Fernando, Chorus)
    3:52
  12. 13.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 16a. "Du schlossest auf des Edlen Grab" (Don Fernando)
    3:52
  13. 14.
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Act II, Scene I, No. 16e. "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Don Fernando, Don Pizarro, Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco)
    3:59

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