Rinat Shaham, Gabor Bretz, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis – Bartók: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (2025) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Rinat Shaham, Gabor Bretz, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis – Bartók: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:01:52 minutes | 1,94 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
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The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor Karina Canellakis continue their Bartók journey with the composer’s only opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Cast le, starring mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham (Judith) and bass-baritone Gabor Bretz (Bluebeard). One man, one woman, and a dark castle with seven mysterious doors are all it takes to create a psychological thriller full of suspense and intense emotion. Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra received a Grammy nomination for their recording of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and 4 Orchestral Pieces, which BBC Music Magazine praised as “ enticing and brilliantly engineered” , while Gramophone lauded how orchestra and conductor “ paint the soundscapes with both finesse and fire.” For Canellakis, Bartók’s opera recorded here is “ an homage to life itself, to life’s brevity and fleeting beauty, to being human, to love, and to death.” Internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command and interpretive depth, Karina Canellakis has become one of the most in- demand conductors of her generation. She returns to PENTATONE as Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra continuing their Bartók cycle that began with the aforementioned Concert o f or Orchest ra in 2023. Rinat Shaham and Gabor Bretz are sought after by the world’s greatest opera houses and have long- standing experience performing Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Cast le with various orchestras and conductors around the world.

Tracklist:

1-1. Gabor Bretz – Prologue – Introduction, entering the castle (16:20)
1-2. Gabor Bretz – First Door, the Torture Chamber (04:37)
1-3. Gabor Bretz – Second Door, the Armoury (04:21)
1-4. Gabor Bretz – Third Door, the Treasury (02:25)
1-5. Gabor Bretz – Fourth Door, the Garden (05:00)
1-6. Rinat Shaham, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Gabor Bretz, Karina Canellakis – Fifth Door, Bluebeard’s Kingdom (06:40)
1-7. Gabor Bretz – Sixth Door, the Lake of Tears (13:28)
1-8. Gabor Bretz – Seventh Door, Bluebeard’s Former Wives (08:57)

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