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Krenek: Jonny spielt auf

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Ernst Krenek (Composer), Lothar Zagrosek (Conductor), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.63 x 1.26 inches; 9.38 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ London
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ London
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00000E551
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Alfredo R. Villanueva
5.0 out of 5 stars German Avantgarde masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2008
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There is no more dangerous territory for the operaphile than 20th Century opera, and I do not mean late Puccini or Strauss. Most of it can be experienced in an opera house but is definitely not music to be listened to. Thus it was with some trepidation I bought this opera, simply because I have been doing research on Czech Jewish composers and Entartete or degenerate music. Krenek's opera, with its black protagonist and jazzed up music, eminently qualified as such, and thus was part of the by now infamous "Entartete Musik" Nazi exhibit. What we have, instead, is a totally engaging piece, magnificently sung and directed in this recording, part of the illustious Decca "Entartete Musik" series. The five principal are superb, particularly Alessandra Marc as Anita--. Lothar Zagrosek does a conducts a lyrical, playful and totally idiomatic performance. Worth every penny, and them some.
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Martin Pitchon
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely opera
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2013
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Of course you have to be awere Krenek is not exactly Mozart. A bit Jazzy, this opera has more melody than other operas by this composer. The interpretation is flawless. Great CDs. Martin
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G.D.
4.0 out of 5 stars Calling it a "masterpiece" is going (far) too far, but it is an interesting work
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012
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Krenek's Jonny spielt auf is known for being hailed as revolutionary upon its premiere in 1927, and received far more attention than Alban Berg's approximately contemporaneous Wozzeck (it was also deeply controversial, but that was partially because of the topic and its characters). Yet posterity got their priorities right, and whatever else one might say about Krenek's opera it is a long distance short of Berg's epoch-making masterpiece. Currently Jonny has two modern performances in the catalogue. I have not heard the Hollreiser version on Vanguard (the timings suggest a heavily abridged version), but it is at least fortunate that we have it in such a lavish, extravagant production as this Zagrosek one for Decca. I am not sure it needs many more.

That said, it is an interesting, often fascinating work. When it arrived it was sometimes referred to as a "jazz opera", though the composer never referred to it as such (and its subsequent neglect may probably be partially explained by the arrival of the far superior Porgy and Bess), for while there are elements of jazz and ragtime here Krenek seems not very much concerned with distinguishing the influences of early jazz from contemporaneous German stubenmusik. More importantly, the work will probably strike a new listener as attempting to take what is essentially a late romantic language into a modern soundworld, and Krenek would indeed soon turn to dodecaphony (there are certainly elements already in Jonny, and his opera Karl V is considered to be the first full-length twelve-tone opera). Indeed, the jazz influences and jazzy parts are not really integrated into the language at all, but rather comes across mostly as elements that are pasted onto it as effects demanded by the story - and indeed, the plot treats jazz as something foreign and "unintegrated" (but a harbinger of liberty), and is used as a rather blatantly symbolic way of criticizing the archaic structures and staleness of established art.

Despite the obvious efforts by the performers here much of the music sounds a little thin and not devoid of longeurs; indeed, the best scenes are the ones that employ the mildly jazzy elements. But there are several highlights as well, in particular the final act and final scene. These scenes are imbued with plenty of spirit and élan by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Leipzig Opera Chous under the direction of Lothar Zagrosek, and I doubt that anyone could do a better job with the rest of the music (which is, to emphasize, often very compelling, but also, for too long periods, rather uneventful). The thematic material is finely shaped, and many of the melodies come across as achingly lyrical or, because of the frequent tonal ambiguities, stirringly intense.

The singers are overall excellent, in particular Alessandra Marc as Anita, whose performance is richly beautiful and full of character. Krister St Hill gives a very sympathetic, well sung portrayal of Jonny and Heinz Kruse sings impressively as Max, though the character may come across as a little one-dimensional. The other roles are good to excellent, and the recorded sound is splendid. In short, one can hardly hope for a much better realization of this fascinating if flawed work - it is not a masterpiece of the first order, but it is nevertheless recommended to anyone with an interest in 20th century opera.
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Raul Ricardo Gallo Calvo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2011
Decca's effort to "revive" this long-forgotten piece is worth all the praise one can heap on it, but the piece is also a fantastic window into a very intestesting musical era
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Rimsky
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth buying for those interested in late-romantic music
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2016
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Great! Fascinating opera, well performed/recorded
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