Duke Bluebeard's castle / Bartók.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945, composer.

Contributor:

Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949, librettist.

Lloyd Davies, John, 1960- translator.

Howell, Gwynne, singer.

Burgess, Sally, 1953- singer.

Elder, Mark, 1947- conductor.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, performer.

Series:

BBC music ; v. 11, no. 2.

BBC music ; v. 11, no. 2

Standardized Title:

Kékszakállú herceg vára. English

Language:

English

Hungarian

Subjects (All):

Bluebeard (Legendary character)--Drama.

Bluebeard.

Operas.

Bluebeard (Legendary character).

Genre:

Operas.

Live sound recordings.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (65 min., 9 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[London] : BBC Music Magazine, [1993]

Language Note:

Sung in English.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

audio file

CD audio

Summary:

Recorded live at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, January 11, 1992.

Contents:

Prologue : auguries of darkness and desire (3:16)

The arrival (15:21)

First door : the torture chamber (4:41)

Second door : the armoury (4:17)

Third door : the treasury (2:17)

Fourth door : the garden of flowers (4:52)

Fifth door : expansive domains (6:46)

Sixth door; the lake of tears (13:52)

Seventh door (9:47).

Participant:

Gwynne Howell (Bluebeard), bass ; Sally Burgess (Judith), soprano ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Mark Elder, conductor.

Credits:

Original Hungarian libretto by Béla Bálazs ; translated by John Lloyd Davies.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Original Hungarian libretto by Béla Bálazs, translated by John Lloyd Davies.

Recorded live 1992 January 11 St. David's Hall, Cardiff.

Program notes (1 sheet) inserted in container.

OCLC:

29343396

Publisher Number:

BBC MM114 BBC Music Magazine