Works on This Recording
1.
Leonore, Op. 72
by Ludwig van Beethoven
■ Performer: Christoph Bantzer (Spoken Vocals), Christiane Oelze (Soprano), Kim Begley (Tenor), Franz Hawlata (Bass), Alastair Miles (Bass), Michael Schade (Tenor), Matthew Best (Bass), Hillevi Martinpelto (Soprano)
■ Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
■ Period: Classical
■ Written: 1805; Vienna, Austria
■ Language: German
2.
Fidelio, Op. 72
by Ludwig van Beethoven
■ Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Adolf Dallapozza (Tenor), Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), René Kollo (Tenor), Manfred Jungwirth (Bass), Lucia Popp (Soprano), Hans Sotin (Bass)
■ Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
■ Period: Classical
■ Written: 1804/1814; Vienna, Austria
■ Language: German
■ Notes: Composition written: Vienna, Austria (1804).
■ Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1806).
■ Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1814).
3.
Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138
by Ludwig van Beethoven
■ Conductor: Claudio Abbado
■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
■ Period: Classical
■ Written: 1807; Vienna, Austria