Die Zauberflöte
Mozart, Berlin 1937









Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Sarastro, Wilhelm Strienz, bass
Tamino, Helge Roswaenge, tenor
Speaker, Walter Grossman, bass
Second Priest, Ernst Fabbry, tenor
Queen of the Night, Erna Berger, soprano
Pamina, her duaghter, Tiana Lemnitz, soprano
First Lady, Hilde Scheppan, soprano
Second Lady, Elfriede Merherr, soprano
Third Lady, Rut Berglund, contralto
Papageno, Gerhard Husch, baritone
Old Woman / Papagena, Irma Beilke, soprano
Monostatos, the Moor, Heinrich Tessmer, tenor
First Boy, Irma Beilke, soprano
Second Boy, Carla Spletter, soprano
Third Boy, Rut Berglund, contralto
First Man in Armour, Heinrich Tessmer, tenor
Second Man in Armour, Walter Grossman, bass
Favres Soloisten Vereinigung, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
Recorded in the Beethovensaal, Berlin, 8 - 10, 12, 13, 15 November 1937, 24 February & 2, 8 March 1938
Recording Producer Walter Legge, Balance Engineer Robert Beckett
Originally released as HMV DB 3465 - 3483, Matrix Numbers: 2RA 2416 - 2439, 2447 - 2459
DISC 1
1Overture 7.53
ACT I
2No. 1, Introduction Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, The Three Ladies)5.55
3No. 2, Air Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja (Papageno)2.49
4No. 3, Air Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon (Tamino)3.54
5No. 4, Recitative and Air O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn! (Queen of the Night)4.35
6No. 5, Quintet Hm, hm, hm, hm! (Papageno, Tamino, The Three Ladies)6.22
7No. 6, Trio Du feines Taubchen, nur herein! (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno)1.45
8No. 7, Duet Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen (Pamina, Papageno)2.58
9No. 8, Finale Zum Ziele fuhrt dich diese Bahn (The Three Boys, Tamino)10.56
10 Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton (Tamino)3.17
11 Schnelle Fusse, rascher Mut (Pamina, Papageno, Monostatos)3.18
12 Es lebe Sarastro, Sarastro lebe! (Chorus, Papageno, Pamina)1.42
13 Herr, ich bin zwar Verbrecherin (Pamina, Sarastro)6.53
Track 5 - Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
DISC 2
ACT II
1No. 9 March of the Priests3.59
2No. 10, Air with Chorus O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro, Chorus)3.44
3No. 11, Duet Bewahret euch vor Weibertucken (Speaker, Second Priest)1.19
4No. 12, Quintet Wie, wie, wie? (The Three Ladies, Papageno, Tamino)3.06
5No. 13, Air Alles fuhlt der Liebe Freuden (Monostatos)1.18
6No. 14, Air Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night)2.56
7No. 15, Air In diesen heil'gen Hallen (Sarastro)4.41
8No. 16, Trio Seid uns zum zweiten Mal wilkommen (The Three Boys)1.36
9No. 17, Air Ach, ich fuhl's (Pamina)4.54
10No. 18, Chorus of Priests O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne! (Chorus)2.59
11No. 19, Trio Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehn? (Pamina, Sarastro, Tamino)3.37
12No. 20, Air Ein Madchen oder Weibchen (Papageno)3.57
13No. 21, Finale Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkunden (The Three Boys, Pamina)6.31
14 Der, welcher wandelt diese Strasse (Two Men in Armour)4.36
15 Tamino mein! O welch ein Gluck! (Pamina, Tamino, Two Men in Armour)3.57
16 Ihr Gotter, welch ein Augenblick! ... Triumph, Triumph, du edles Paar!
(Pamina, Tamino, Chorus)
3.19
17 Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! (Papageno, The Three Boys)5.17
18 Pa-pa-gena! Pa-pa-geno! (Papageno, Papagena)2.27
19 Nur stille, stille, stille, stille! ... Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht
(Monostatos, Queen of the Night, The Three Ladies, Sarastro, Chorus)
5.10
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