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Mozart - Irrfahrten I [2006]

 
Mozart - Irrfahrten I [2006]   Director: Joachim Schlomer
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Product Details
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Exempt
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0044007342510
Format: AC-3, Classical, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Region Code: 2
Release Date: 2007-01-22
Running Time: 129
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 Simply brilliant., 2008-11-21
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart - La Finta Semplice

Everything about this production is engrossing, starting with the stage set comprising two steeply raked triangular platforms on either side of the stage mirrored for the roof with a gap between used as a balcony. There are no props used in this wonderfully flexible setting. The right hand side of the set is shown in the cover illustration.

All costumes are of the simplest initially plain white, later adding red elements as the characters come nearer to being married.

The main character Rosina (Malin Hartelius) frequently sings one thing and means another, and the idea of a dancer acting out her inner thoughts is brilliant.

I have mixed feelings about the introduction of a narrator to compensate for the desirable cuts in the recitatives even though this is a complex plot. However the cuts mean we enjoy an endless flow of wonderful music from the twelve year old (yes, I do mean twelve) Mozart.

Fine singing , acting and orchestral support.

Absolutely brilliant!


Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 A Triumph, 2007-01-02
First of all, this DVD should be called "La Finta Semplice" and not "Irrfahrten". "Irrfahrten" reflects a stage direction concept by Joachim Schloemer. What is performed on stage is Mozart's opera "La Finta Semplice", taped in Salzburg in 2006 and composed when young Wolfgang was only 12. The DVD is part of the "M22" collection of all Mozart operas on DVD.
Let's face it: this is not a Mozart for the faint-hearted: the stage director decided to savagely cut the recitativo secco so that the opera runs for a total 2h10 versus the usual pace of close to 3h00. He decided to replace most of this dialogue -- initially in Italian -- by a German dialogue, "acted" by all the singers and a fantastic German actress, Marianne Hamre.
The result tends to make Mozart's genius, aged 12, even more obvious: with most of the "boring" bits removed, we are left with virtually two hours of non-stop beauty, showing the young composer's lyricism and comical sense.
The production of Joachim Schloemer has a lot to do with this success. Without negating the humorous aspects of the piece -- where comic book elements intermingle with body painting and practical jokes, he also turns it into a reflection on creation and the independence of the artist. In this respect the production can also be very moving -- particularly when Rosina, the main character, frees herself from her "shadow" who choreographed all her movements.
The triumph is also musical. The distribution is simply unparalleled, led by the beautiful soprano Malin Hartelius as Rosina and the bass Josef Wagner. Their love duet in Act II when they performed an hilarious "sex dance" is worth by itself the price of the DVD. This very integrated and very lyric team of singers/actors is enthusiastically conducted by Michael Hofstetter. The Camerata Salzburg provides the ideal Mozart orchestra, accurate, very rhythmic and also lyrical when all the singers pause for thought.
An unforgettable evening, that should hopefully help "Semplice" back in the repertoire. Bring on the other DVDs of the M22 collection!