Kraus: Proserpin - Overture & Chorus (Spering)

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)

Proserpin (1781)
Opera in 1 act

Libretto: Johan Henrik Kellgren (after Gustav III)

As you can hear the opera was performed in German and that means that I'm not going to post anything else. I would have left out the chorus too but I just couldn't figure out where to make the cut.

Stereo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C4OIJg_AbI&fmt=18

Conductor: Christoph Spering
Das Neue Orchester
Chorus Musicus Köln

Live recording (2006)

My overtures playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=88B4E42FAE05C2C2

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kraus
• spering
• overture
• ouverture
• sinfonia
• chorus
• proserpina
• proserpine

[Meyerbeer1]

It's quite dreadful to hear Kellgren's beautiful poetry in german! But i am happy you uploaded it anyway, is it a private or a radio recording?

[Thrax1982]

Radio broadcast, I presume, the audio quality is very good.

Pity about the translation.

[igorvragovic]

The entrance of the choir at the highest point of the overture produces really an impressive effect.

[sjokolade777]

Ein deutscher Meister am schwedischen Hofe...

[skybleuplus]

Kraus sound beautiful... great master!!

[handelbaroque]

@marcussalieri

L'idôle/modèle de Kraus était justement Gluck.

[periaatekysymys]

This is actually quite magnificent!

[marcussalieri]

quel bon gout ca ressemble a gluck.....