Nerys Jones, Orchestra of English National Opera, Sian Edwards - Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert/ Ancora

Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert/ Ancora

Nerys Jones, Orchestra of English National Opera, Sian Edwards

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Nerys Jones, Orchestra of English National Opera, Sian Edwards - Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert/ Ancora

Blond Eckbert, Judith Weir's first opera, is based on Ludwig Tieck's folk-like tale of a quiet elderly couple whose secluded life eerily unravels as their fantastical past catches up with them. The music's apparent simplicity, with echoes of Weber's Freischütz - belies its underlying darkness.

Originally released on Collins Classics in 1994.

Reviews

"Judith Weir's hour-long chamber opera is a miniature masterpiece."
London Evening Standard 2005

Tracklisting

CD Album (NMC D106)
  1. Nerys Jones, soprano/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 1: Flying Prelude
  2. Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 1 sc i: Eckbert and Berthe at home
  3. Christopher Ventris, baritone/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 1 sc ii: Walther has arrived
  4. Nerys Jones, soprano/ Christopher Ventris, baritone/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 1 sc iii: Berthe's Ballad
  5. Christopher Ventris, baritone/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 1 sc iv: Strohmian!
  6. Nerys Jones, soprano/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 2 Prelude: Walther's Death
  7. Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 2 sc i: Berthe's last words
  8. Christopher Ventris, baritone/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 2 sc ii: Accusation
  9. Nerys Jones, soprano/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 2 sc iii: Eckbert, fugitive
  10. Nerys Jones, soprano/ Christopher Ventris, baritone/ Nicholas Folwell, baritone/ Orchestra of English National Opera/ Sian Edwards, conductor - Act 2 sc iv: At the end