Die Toteninsel
Label | Ektro Records ‎– EKTRO-124 |
Format | CD, Album |
Barcode | 6417138633880 |
Country | Finland |
Released | 2015 |
Genre | Electronic, Non-Music, Classical |
Style | Opera, Contemporary, Modern |
A noteworthy release of S�ndor V�ly's fictional reconstruction of the lost opera 'Die Toteninsel'. Collaborating with pianist and composer Eva Polg�r, V�ly explores the meanings embedded in the libretto published in the aftermath of World War I in 1919. The original score for Karl Georg Zwerenz's (1874-1933) libretto was composed by Jen� Z�dor (1894-1977). The opera was performed just once. After its premiere at the Hungarian Royal Opera House in 1928, Z�dor's score disappeared without a trace. In the hands of V�ly and Polg�r, the multifaceted libretto and the lost music lends itself to Dadaist interpretation. Their minimalist and avant-garde take on the text reflects the misunderstandings, mishearings, accents and lingual distortions that are characteristic of our day and age. V�ly and Polg�r add a new link to the continuum of interpretations that have stemmed from the painting that was admired by the likes of Freud, Lenin, Dal� and Hitler. The CD includes a 100-page booklet.
1 | OuvertĂĽe | 1:58 |
2 | Arnold Und Phyllis | 5:05 |
3 | Simeon Und Arnold | 4:44 |
4 | Fischerchor | 5:06 |
5 | Timaeos | 6:35 |
6 | Rufus | 4:14 |
7 | Timaeos Und Phyllis | 4:56 |
8 | Die Toteninsel | 9:36 |
9 | Intermezzo | 1:59 |
10 | Arnold | 3:01 |
11 | Revenge | 1:39 |
12 | Tod Der Phyllis | 3:43 |
Percussion, Sampler, Artwork By, Mixed By, Vocals, Voice – Sándor Vály
Photography By – Tekla Vály
Piano – Éva Polgár
Voice – J. K. Ihalainen
Voice – Juha Valkeapää
Voice, Vocals – Mikael Jurmu
Voice, Vocals – Nea Lindgren
Voice, Vocals – Nouk Vály
Voice, Vocals – Pia Karaspuro