Search - Theodorakis, Vogt, Polster :: Sadduzaer Passion

Wunderbar

Pieter U. Hendriks | Voorburg Netherlands | 11/26/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This recording was made in former East Germany and is therefore in German. If you can get over that (some people have great difficulties with hearing greek music in a foreign speech) you are treated to an exiting composition in an excellent performance. Soloists, choir and orchestra are all firstclass and the recording has been very well remastered. This is Theodorakis at his classical best. You wont find music here like the Zorba Ballet or Canto General, this is music in a pure classical tradition like his symfonies. Listen to "Form meines Ego" with its exciting rythms or "Im toten Wald" where the homophone singing choir is followed by a wonderfull tenorsolo that sings of freedom. Part 6, Blonder Jüngling with its magical introduction reaches back to earlier compostions such as Oedipus Tyranus and Symfonietta. The only reservation I have is about the declamation which vehemence can be mildly disturbing."