Rossini / Foster-Williams / Camerata Bach Choir- Guillaume Tell
Performed for the first time in it's original uncut version, thisfour-plus hour-long production of Guillaume Tell was thejewel in the crown of the 25-year history of the 'Rossini inWildbad' opera festival. Rossini's final, great, operatic masterpiece, based uponthe libretto by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy and HippolyteLouis Florent Bis after Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell andClaris de Florian's Guillaume Tell, is a story of liberation, theoppressed Swiss attaining their ideal of emancipation byhounding the tyrannical Habsburgs out of their country. Although it was composed for the complex demands of theParis Opera, numerous dances, choruses and arias weredropped for reasons of practicality. These are restored in the present recording which alsoincludes the stunning finale of the shorter 1831 version ofthe opera, to be found on Disc Four. Recorded live at the Trinkhalle, Bad Wildbad, Germanyover the course of four days in July, 2013 by the combinedforces of the Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan and the VirtuosiBrunensis, conducted by Antonino Fogliani. Soloists include baritone Andrew Foster-Williams as Tell,tenor Michael Spyres as Arnold Melcthal and soprano JudithHowarth as Mathilde.
Tracklist:
- Guillaume Tell: Ouverture
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Quel Jour Serein (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Accours Dans Ma Nacelle (Ruodi, Guillaume, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: On Entend Des Montagnes (Chorus, Jemmy, Hedwige, Ruodi, Guillaume, Arnold, Melcthal)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Pasteurs, Que Vos Accents S'unissent (Melcthal, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Contre Les Feux Du Jour (Guillaume, Melcthal, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Duo: Ou Vas-Tu? (Guillaume, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Duo: Ah! Mathilde, Idole De Mon Ame! (Arnold, Guillaume)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Marche - Recitatif Et Choeur: Sur Nos Tetes (Hedwige, Arnold, Melcthal, Guillaume, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Des Antiques Vertus (Melcthal, Guillaume, Arnold, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Choeur Danse: Hymenee, Ta Journee (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Pas De Six: Allegretto
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Choeur Danse: Gloire, Honneur Au Fils De Tell (Chorus, Jemmy, Hedwige)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Pale Et Tremblant (Jemmy, Ruodi, Leuthold, Hedwige, Melcthal, Guillaume, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I Final: Dieu De Bonte (Chorus, Rodolphe, Jemmy, Hedwige, Melcthal, Ruodi)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I Final: Comme Lui Nous Aurions Du Faire (Chorus, Rodolphe, Jemmy, Hedwige, Melcthal, Ruodi)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Quelle Sauvage Harmonie (Chorus, Un Chasseur)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: Ils S'eloignent Enfin (Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Romance: Sombre Foret (Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: Ma Presence (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Duo: Oui, Vous L'arrachez A Mon Ame (Mathilde, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Duo: Doux Aveu (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: On Vient (Arnold, Mathilde, Guillaume, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Trio: Quand L'helvetie (Guillaume, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Trio: Il Est Donc Vrai? (Arnold, Walter, Guillaume)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: Des Profondeurs Du Bois (Guillaume, Arnold, Walter, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: En Ces Temps De Malheurs (Chorus, Guillaume, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: Qui Vient (Guillaume, Chorus, Walter, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Serment: Jurons, Jurons (Guillaume, Chorus, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Scene Et Air: Arnold, D'ou Nait Ce Desespoir? - Pour Notre Amour (Mathilde, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Scene Et Air: Quel Bruit (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Marche Et Choeur: Gloire Au Pouvoir Supreme! (Chorus, Gesler) - Recitatif: Que L'empire Ge
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: Pas De Trois Et Choeur Tyrolien: Allegretto - A Nos Chants (Chorus) - Allegro
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: A Nos Chants (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: Pas De Soldats: Allegro Brillante - Allegro Vivace
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Final Du Divertissement: Allegro
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif: Audacieux, Incline-Toi! (Rodolphe, Guillaume, Chorus, Gesler)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Quatuor: C'est La Cet Archer Redoutable (Chorus, Gesler, Guillaume, Rodolphe, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif: Rejoins Ta Mere (Guillaume, Gesler, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Air: Ah, Que Ton Ame Se Rassure (Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Air: Je Te Benis - Sois Immobile (Guillaume, Gesler, Jemmy, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Final: Victoire! (Chorus, Jemmy, Guillaume, Gesler, Mathilde, Rodolphe)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Final: Quand L'orgueil Les Egare (Chorus, Jemmy, Guillaume, Gesler, Mat
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Recitatif: Ne M'abandonne Point - Air: Asile Hereditaire (Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Vengeance! (Chorus, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Recitatif: Ou Vas-Tu? (Chorus, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Trio: Je Rends A Votre Amour (Mathilde, Jemmy, Hedwige)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Recitatif, Priere Et Choeur: Quoi! Dans Nos Maux (Hedwige, Mathilde, Jemmy, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Je L'ai Vu! (Leuthold, Hedwige, Mathilde, Chorus, Gesler, Guillaume, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: En Vain Il Veut Nous Fuir (Chorus, Gesler, Hedwige, Jemmy, Walter, Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Tout Change Et Grandit En Ces Lieux (Guillaume, Hedwige, Jemmy, Mathilde, Arnold, Walter,
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: Andante
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: Andante Maestoso
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: [Suite] Allegretto
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Trois Et Choeur Tyrolien (Version Originale): Allegretto - A Nos Chants (Chorus) - Allegro Vivac
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Va Nouveau Final (Paris 1831): Quel Tumulte - Dieu Vengeur - Des Bois, Des Monts, De La Cite (Gesler, R
Performed for the first time in it's original uncut version, thisfour-plus hour-long production of Guillaume Tell was thejewel in the crown of the 25-year history of the 'Rossini inWildbad' opera festival. Rossini's final, great, operatic masterpiece, based uponthe libretto by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy and HippolyteLouis Florent Bis after Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell andClaris de Florian's Guillaume Tell, is a story of liberation, theoppressed Swiss attaining their ideal of emancipation byhounding the tyrannical Habsburgs out of their country. Although it was composed for the complex demands of theParis Opera, numerous dances, choruses and arias weredropped for reasons of practicality. These are restored in the present recording which alsoincludes the stunning finale of the shorter 1831 version ofthe opera, to be found on Disc Four. Recorded live at the Trinkhalle, Bad Wildbad, Germanyover the course of four days in July, 2013 by the combinedforces of the Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan and the VirtuosiBrunensis, conducted by Antonino Fogliani. Soloists include baritone Andrew Foster-Williams as Tell,tenor Michael Spyres as Arnold Melcthal and soprano JudithHowarth as Mathilde.
Tracklist:
- Guillaume Tell: Ouverture
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Quel Jour Serein (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Accours Dans Ma Nacelle (Ruodi, Guillaume, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: On Entend Des Montagnes (Chorus, Jemmy, Hedwige, Ruodi, Guillaume, Arnold, Melcthal)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Introduction: Pasteurs, Que Vos Accents S'unissent (Melcthal, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Contre Les Feux Du Jour (Guillaume, Melcthal, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Duo: Ou Vas-Tu? (Guillaume, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Duo: Ah! Mathilde, Idole De Mon Ame! (Arnold, Guillaume)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Marche - Recitatif Et Choeur: Sur Nos Tetes (Hedwige, Arnold, Melcthal, Guillaume, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Des Antiques Vertus (Melcthal, Guillaume, Arnold, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Choeur Danse: Hymenee, Ta Journee (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Pas De Six: Allegretto
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Choeur Danse: Gloire, Honneur Au Fils De Tell (Chorus, Jemmy, Hedwige)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I: Recitatif: Pale Et Tremblant (Jemmy, Ruodi, Leuthold, Hedwige, Melcthal, Guillaume, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I Final: Dieu De Bonte (Chorus, Rodolphe, Jemmy, Hedwige, Melcthal, Ruodi)
- Guillaume Tell, Act I: Act I Final: Comme Lui Nous Aurions Du Faire (Chorus, Rodolphe, Jemmy, Hedwige, Melcthal, Ruodi)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Quelle Sauvage Harmonie (Chorus, Un Chasseur)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: Ils S'eloignent Enfin (Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Romance: Sombre Foret (Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: Ma Presence (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Duo: Oui, Vous L'arrachez A Mon Ame (Mathilde, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Duo: Doux Aveu (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Recitatif: On Vient (Arnold, Mathilde, Guillaume, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Trio: Quand L'helvetie (Guillaume, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Trio: Il Est Donc Vrai? (Arnold, Walter, Guillaume)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: Des Profondeurs Du Bois (Guillaume, Arnold, Walter, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: En Ces Temps De Malheurs (Chorus, Guillaume, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II Final: Qui Vient (Guillaume, Chorus, Walter, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act II: Act II: Serment: Jurons, Jurons (Guillaume, Chorus, Arnold, Walter)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Scene Et Air: Arnold, D'ou Nait Ce Desespoir? - Pour Notre Amour (Mathilde, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Scene Et Air: Quel Bruit (Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Marche Et Choeur: Gloire Au Pouvoir Supreme! (Chorus, Gesler) - Recitatif: Que L'empire Ge
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: Pas De Trois Et Choeur Tyrolien: Allegretto - A Nos Chants (Chorus) - Allegro
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: A Nos Chants (Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Divertissement: Pas De Soldats: Allegro Brillante - Allegro Vivace
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III: Final Du Divertissement: Allegro
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif: Audacieux, Incline-Toi! (Rodolphe, Guillaume, Chorus, Gesler)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Quatuor: C'est La Cet Archer Redoutable (Chorus, Gesler, Guillaume, Rodolphe, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif: Rejoins Ta Mere (Guillaume, Gesler, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Air: Ah, Que Ton Ame Se Rassure (Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Air: Je Te Benis - Sois Immobile (Guillaume, Gesler, Jemmy, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Final: Victoire! (Chorus, Jemmy, Guillaume, Gesler, Mathilde, Rodolphe)
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Act III Final: Recitatif Et Final: Quand L'orgueil Les Egare (Chorus, Jemmy, Guillaume, Gesler, Mat
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Recitatif: Ne M'abandonne Point - Air: Asile Hereditaire (Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Vengeance! (Chorus, Arnold)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Recitatif: Ou Vas-Tu? (Chorus, Hedwige, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV: Trio: Je Rends A Votre Amour (Mathilde, Jemmy, Hedwige)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Recitatif, Priere Et Choeur: Quoi! Dans Nos Maux (Hedwige, Mathilde, Jemmy, Chorus)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Je L'ai Vu! (Leuthold, Hedwige, Mathilde, Chorus, Gesler, Guillaume, Jemmy)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: En Vain Il Veut Nous Fuir (Chorus, Gesler, Hedwige, Jemmy, Walter, Arnold, Mathilde)
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Act IV Final: Tout Change Et Grandit En Ces Lieux (Guillaume, Hedwige, Jemmy, Mathilde, Arnold, Walter,
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: Andante
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: Andante Maestoso
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Deux: [Suite] Allegretto
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Pas De Trois Et Choeur Tyrolien (Version Originale): Allegretto - A Nos Chants (Chorus) - Allegro Vivac
- Guillaume Tell, Act III: Va Nouveau Final (Paris 1831): Quel Tumulte - Dieu Vengeur - Des Bois, Des Monts, De La Cite (Gesler, R