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Reznicek / Rasanen / Honig: Benzin - COMPACT DISCS

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Management number 205720210 Release Date 2025/10/22 List Price $116.80 Model Number 205720210
Category
Title: Benzin
Artist: Reznicek / Rasanen / Honig
Label: Cpo Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 761203765324
Genre: Classical, Opera/Operetta
Release Date: 2018-04-20
Number of Discs: 2

Strange but true: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek's opera Benzin set to his own libretto freely adapting Pedro Calderón de la Barca's "El mayor encanto amor" collected dust for more than eighty years and first found it's way from his music cabinet to the stage when it came to the attention of the Chemnitz Theater. It was here that the opera, now finally being released as a recording, celebrated it's premiere on 28 November 2010. A closer examination of the opera reveals that there is much more to it than a lighthearted operetta; here we have a farcical, fantastic drama à la E. T. A. Hoffmann in which grotesque exaggeration renders tolerable the depths and perils of human existence. Dance forms pervade the music, contributing to the characterization of the social class depicted in the plot of the opera while also offering an overview of the "light tone" intended by Reznicek for this work; polonaise, foxtrot, Boston lente, and Tempo di Valse numbers occur along with a tango and a Galop presto. The tonal arsenal is fully equipped and implemented, which of course means propeller noise, sirens, and hammering on an anvil creating an authentic airport atmosphere.

Tracks:
1.1 Es Ist Sicher Der Z Neunundsechzig
1.2 So Bin Ich Also Glücklich Auf Der 'Unbenannten Insel' Notgelandet
1.3 Denken Sie Sich
1.4 Gibt's Nicht?
1.5 Ei, Ei, Ein Netter Junge!
1.6 Erlauben Sie, Gnädiges Fräulein
1.7 Foxtrott
1.8 Ist Das Nicht Nett?
1.9 Nun, Wie Hat's Ihnen Gefallen?
1.10 Sie Haben Pech Gehabt, Herr Eisenhardt
1.11 Oh Gott! Ist Es Möglich!
1.12 Ich Hoffe, Mein Herr
2.1 Der Erste Robber FÜR Uns
2.2 Höre, Violet!
2.3 Ist's Möglich!
2.4 Hat Das Schicksal Uns Im Spiele
2.5 Darum Bleibt Eben Nichts Anderes Übrig
2.6 Ach, Lass Schweigen Die Bedenken
2.7 Hat Das Schicksal Uns Im Spiele
2.8 Lissy! Nell!
2.9 Ich Suche Jemand, An Dem Ich Meine Wut Auslassen Kann
2.10 Kommen Sie Sofort in Den Kleinen Salon
2.11 Meyer!
2.12 Donnerwetter!
2.13 Nun, Herr Ritter, Wo DRÜCKT Der Schuh?
2.14 Herr Thunderbolt
2.15 Er Wird Doch Kommen?
2.16 Ich Lasse Bitten
2.17 Weib! Dämon! Teufelin!
2.18 Nun Das Letzte!
2.19 Zwischenspiel: Notturno
2.20 Herr Plumcake
2.21 Gott Verzeihe Mir Die Sünde
2.22 Hallo! Hier Gladys
2.23 Benz - Ahoi!

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