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1. Lothar
2. Nach Hamburg
3. Der Kodiak-Bar
4. Hamburg - Oregon
5. Mit Eva Auf Dem Eis
6. Capuccino I
7. Capuccino Ii
8. Die Mowe
9. Denkmalsbeschreibung
10. Die Kinder Vom Bullenhuse
11. Schlachthof
12. Anke's Bio-Laden
13. Grosse Freiheit
14. Alptraum
15. Folgenlos
16. Hafenmond
17. Mondphase
18. Macht's Gut

Nach Hamburg,Hannes Wader,Universal/Polygram,World Music
Wolfgang Rihm: Die Eroberung von Mexico
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • a failed modern opera
  • Dizzingly original and powerful
 Wolfgang Rihm: Die Eroberung von Mexico

Manufacturer: Cpo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001RVZ
Release Date: 1995-01-25

Tracks:

  1. The Conquest of Mexico: Omens: Beginn. Melodie einer Landschaft, die das Gewitter kommen spurt
  2. The Conquest of Mexico: Omens: 'Schatten von Wildpferden' (Montezuma)
  3. The Conquest of Mexico: Omens: 'Schatten Meteore Blitz' (Cortez)
  4. The Conquest of Mexico: Omens: 'Der Krieg, den ich fuhren will' (Montezuma)
  5. The Conquest of Mexico: Omens: Raiz del hombre - 1. Strophe
  6. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: Beginn
  7. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: 'Ich ahme einen Krieger nach' (Cortez)
  8. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: 'Seraphim? Neutral? Weiblich?' (Cortez)
  9. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: Montezuma und Cortez stehen einander gegenuber
  10. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: 'Wir sind eure Wohltater!' (Cortez)
  11. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: 'Ist das alles?' (Cortez)
  12. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: Die Muttergottes-Statue wird neben die Huitzlipochtli-Statue gestellt
  13. The Conquest of Mexico: Declaration: Raiz del hombre - 2. Strophe

Tracks:

  1. The Conquest of Mexico: 'Revolte, Revolte in allen Schichten'
  2. The Conquest of Mexico: '...und dies wird dicht an einem grossen Schrei sein'
  3. The Conquest of Mexico: 'Ich zerschneide den eigentlichen Raum'
  4. The Conquest of Mexico: Stilles Ritual der Azteken. Tierkreis.
  5. The Conquest of Mexico: Spanische Soldaten uberfallen die Azteken. Ein Blutbad.
  6. The Conquest of Mexico: Montezumas Ansprache
  7. The Conquest of Mexico: Raiz del hombre - 3. Strophe
  8. The Conquest of Mexico: 'Lichter, Tone'
  9. The Conquest of Mexico: Montezumas Leichenbegangnis
  10. The Conquest of Mexico: Zerstorung der religiosen Bildwerke (der Azteken und Spanier)
  11. The Conquest of Mexico: Verwustung
  12. The Conquest of Mexico: Raiz del hombre - 4. Strophe

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars a failed modern opera.......2004-12-21

DIE EROBERUNG VON MEXICO (THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO) is an ambitious attempt to stage Artaud's drama as an opera. The concept is questionable -- Artaud takes the historic narrative of Montezuma and Cortez and overlays it with a metaphysical confrontation between male and female, treated as mutually incomprehensible opposites doomed to a tragic denouement. Rihm adds an Octavio Paz text and tragic 16th century poetry by an anonymous indigenous Mexican writer to create an even more unwieldy edifice. Rihm's opera was first staged in 1992 to coincide with the 500-year anniversary of Colombus's voyage and the Spanish conquest. Artaud's twist, which Rihm follows, is to portray not a conquest but the mutual ruin of the antagonists, a metaphysical view with no basis in material history.

Given the powerful elements of the drama, Rihm's music is strangely subdued, even enervating. The lead roles of Cortez and Montezuma are given periodically moving passages (Montezuma's role is sung by a soprano and an alto, as he embodies the female principle), culminating in the work's best moment at the very end as they sing a tragic duet, but the orchestral accompaniment is uniformly uninvolving.

There are many works by the incredibly prolific Rihm that have not been recorded. His 1977 opera, DIE HAMLETMASCHINE, is available on the German Wergo label from amazon.co.uk. My impression is that his reputation as a leading avant-garde figure is strongest in his native Germany, weaker elsewhere in Europe, and virtually non-existent here in the U.S. On the strength of DIE EROBERUNG VON MEXICO I have to weigh in on the low end. Lachenmann's more recent DAS MADCHEN MIT DEN SCHWEFELHOZERN (see my reviews of both recordings) is even less impressive, leaving me to wonder about the viability of German avant opera as a category.

For an open-eared listener interested in Rihm, I would recommend his CHIFFRE-ZYKLUS (CPO, 2006 -- see my review), or better still, the "4 concertos" disc on Hanssler (RIHM-EDITION VOL. 1. 2007 -- see my review), the latest Rihm releases in the U.S. JAGDEN UND FORMEN (HUNTS AND FORMS) is a fascinating if not entirely convincing piece, released in 2002 in the now discontinued DG 20/21 series (see my review). [this review updated 6/7/07 -- RH]

5 out of 5 stars Dizzingly original and powerful.......1999-01-08

Along with Tan Dun's Marco Polo, Rihm's Conquest of Mexico is flat-our the most amazing opera since Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre. From the opening drum fugue, interspersed with shattering bursts from the chorus, to the beautiful duet at the conclusion, the music is dazzling--incredibly inventive at every step, now piercingly beautiful, now knock your head off powerful. Rihm, I think, has been an uneven composer in his career--a number of his works are so so (though not his 5th String Quartet: that's blistering). But in this work he put it all together and even transcended himself. Intriguing text by Antonin Artaud--really a set of plans for a play rather than actual dialogue. But it doesn't matter--Rihm's most powerful moments are shouts, cries, sighs, all visceral sound-moments. Wow.
Nach Hamburg
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of his best
 Nach Hamburg
Hannes Wader
Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000085AC
Release Date: 1998-02-13

Tracks:

  1. Lothar
  2. Nach Hamburg
  3. Der Kodiak-B
  4. Hamburg - Oregon
  5. Mit Eva Auf Dem Eis
  6. Capuccino Eins
  7. Capuccino Zwei
  8. Die Mowe
  9. Denkmalsbeschreibung
  10. Die Kinder Vom Bullenhuser Damm
  11. Schlachthof
  12. Anke's Bio-Laden
  13. Grosse Freiheit
  14. Alptraum
  15. Folgenlos
  16. Hafenmond
  17. Mondphase
  18. Macht's Gut

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of his best.......2002-11-15

Little is known - international - about this German singer/songwriter. With this CD he stepped forward, away from folk & protest, to a much more intimate look of life. "Nach Hamburg" (To Hamburg) is a little masterpiece by Hannes Wader, with songs that go straight to your heart, even though if you don't understand th words. It's worth to listen to.

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