Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Review

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte ReviewThis is arguably the best-conducted version of Mozart's masterpiece. Böhm chooses leisurely tempi, but they are never sluggish and seem exactly right for the piece. His direction conjures up a magical atmosphere that is only found elsewhere on Karajan's EMI recording. Böhm gets radiant playing from the Berlin Philharmonic in superb form, and the RIAS Kammmer-Chor is simply unbelievable: the best chorus I have ever heard. They must be heard to be believed.
Sadly, Böhm's cast is not on this level, with exception of three singers: Wunderlich, Hotter and Fischer-Dieskau. Wunderlich is a superb Tamino, intelligently characterized and gorgeously sung, and is only surpassed by Anton Dermota (and only by a small margin). Fischer-Dieskau sings Papageno clearly and beautifully, but also paints an endearing portrait of this loveable but hopelessly goofy birdcatcher. Hans Hotter is a magnificent Speaker; his only scene, with Wunderlich, is the best performance of the scene on disc. Evelyn Lear, though, is strained by Pamina's part, particularly in "Ach, ich fuhl's." Roberta Peters is shrill in the upper register, and Franz Crass is a coarse Sarastro. The sound is excellent, though and this recording also includes an abridged form of the dramatically essential dialogue.
My recommendation for Flute-seekers is to get two recordings - this one and Karajan's 1950 EMI account. Karajan's is a superior performance but does not include dialogue and is in mono sound. If you only want to get one, I would lean towards Karajan because of the magnificent singing, combined with conducting at least as good as Böhm's.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Overview

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