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Mozart - Irrfahrten II [2006]

 
Mozart - Irrfahrten II [2006]   Director: Joachim Schlomer
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Product Details
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Exempt
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0044007342503
Format: AC-3, Box set, Classical, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Region Code: 2
Release Date: 2007-01-22
Running Time: 196
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5 Infuriating lost opportunity - for Mozart completists only., 2008-11-01
Comment: Mozart - Irrfahrten II [2006]
Titled "Irrfahrten 11/111" this is a compilation three part program of Mozart fragments, both clustered around important opera fragments from 1783.

PART 1 - Commences with Ann Murray singing Abendempfindung followed by long spoken dialogues culled from Mozart's letters, as there is a considerable volume of these it is baffling that initially they relate to the behaviour of the nobility when he played to them, and later some more profound statements,all repeated over and over again. This occurs against a background of Ann Murray and other characters wandering around with suitcases (a symbol of transition?) and throwing money around, with some rather good use of a large projection screen to show multiple images of the participants. And then a long dance sequence (well a man rolling around the floor in his briefs) and a few more songs from Murray, after which it mercifully ends.

PART 11 - The operatic fragments from two operas Mozart commenced and abandoned in 1783 whilst waiting for the libretto for Nozze di Figaro. There is fine music here and singing, but the production is so jumbled it is difficult to follow (even allowing for the use of a ringmaster to provide continuity) and the two operas seem wilfully jumbled together.

PART 111 - Comprising orchestral fragments supported by endless repetitive dancing, probably explained as the choreographers are listed as Schlomer (the producer) and the dancers. There is one beautiful item of real interest, a performance of the parts of the Requiem that were written by Mozart himself.

CONCLUSION - it is a tragedy that important and substantial operatic fragments from Mozart's maturity are sandwiched between such perverse concepts as the rather dark dramaturgy relating to death, transitions between past present and future, and unhappy Mozart letters is baffling. It appears that Schlomer is responsible for the selection of all the material so he is completely to blame.

If you are a Mozart completist buy for the opera fragments, otherwise rent out of curiosity or better still ignore.