Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," a timeless masterpiece that has enchanted audiences for centuries. This 2002 release by Chandos is a comprehensive collection of the opera, featuring all 54 tracks that bring the story to life with unparalleled depth and emotion.
"The Abduction from the Seraglio" is a comic opera that follows the thrilling adventure of Belmonte, a Spanish nobleman, as he embarks on a daring mission to rescue his beloved Constanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim. With the assistance of his servant Pedrillo, Belmonte navigates a world of intrigue, danger, and romance, all set to Mozart's exquisite music. The opera is sung in English, making it accessible to a wide range of listeners.
The album spans a duration of 2 hours and 5 minutes, offering a complete and immersive experience of this beloved opera. From the stirring overture to the final triumphant notes, each track is a testament to Mozart's genius and his ability to convey the full spectrum of human emotion through music.
Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, "The Abduction from the Seraglio" is a must-listen. The brilliant performances, combined with Mozart's unforgettable score, create an unforgettable journey through a story of love, courage, and redemption. This album is not just a collection of songs; it is a window into the world of 18th-century opera, showcasing the artistry and innovation that have made Mozart one of the most celebrated composers in history.
2002 Chandos Records2002 Chandos Records
Tracks
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Here surely I must find her (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Constanza, my beloved (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: You may think you've found a maiden (Osmin, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: The devil take you and your song, sir (Belmonte, Osmin)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Noël Mangin
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: There, I got rid of him (Osmin, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: These young men who go a-spying (Osmin, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Ouf! Thank God he's gone (Pedrillo, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Constanza! Constanza! (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Oh what trembling, oh what passion (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: They're coming, sir, they're coming (Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Sing to the mighty Pasha Selim (Chorus)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Always so sad, my beloved (Pasha Selim, Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, David Kelsey, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: How I loved him, I was happy (Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: Pasha Selim, I'll be your slave (Constanza, Pasha Selim, Pedrillo, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs, David Kelsey, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act I: March, march, march, off you go (Osmin, Belmonte, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Tra-la-le-ra, Tra-la-le-ra (Osmin, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: With smiles and kind caresses (Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Gentleness! Kindness! (Osmin, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: I'm going, but mark what I say (Osmin, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: O Englishmen you must be crazy (Osmin, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Be off now! (Blonda, Osmin)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Jenifer Eddy, Noël Mangin
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Ah, there's Constanza (Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Oh what sorrow overwhelms my spirit (Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Endless grief tortures my spirit (Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Señorita, try - try - not to lose hope (Blonda, Constanza, Pasha Selim)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Jenifer Eddy, Mattiwilda Dobbs, David Kelsey
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Tortures unrelenting may for me be waiting (Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: She shows no signs of weakening (Pasha Selim)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, David Kelsey
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Blonda? Come here, quickly (Pedrillo, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Oh, the happy, happy day (Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Any sign of Osmin? (Pedrillo, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Now Pedrillo, now for battle! (Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: What do you want? (Osmin, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Here's to Bacchus, long live Bacchus (Pedrillo, Osmin)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt, Noël Mangin
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: What do you say, brother Osmin? (Pedrillo, Osmin, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, John Fryatt, Noël Mangin, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Belmonte! Is it possible (Constanza, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: When our hearts are overflowing (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: Ah, Belmonte, ah my dear one! (Constanza, Belmonte, Pedrillo, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: And yet within my heart (Belmonte, Constanza, Pedrillo, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Mattiwilda Dobbs, John Fryatt, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: I will. Ah, blame me not… (Belmonte, Pedrillo, Conztanza, Blonda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Jenifer Eddy
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: If men mistrust our honour (Constanza, Blonda, Belmonte, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Jenifer Eddy, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: Love, only love, can now direct me (Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: Ah, Pedrillo! Is everything well? (Belmonte, Pedrillo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: In Moorish lands a maiden fair (Pedrillo, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: Look,she's opening the window (Pedrillo, Belmonte, Blonda, Osmin, Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, John Fryatt, Jenifer Eddy, Noël Mangin, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: My triumphant hour's approaching (Osmin)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Noël Mangin
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: What does all this mean? (Pasha Selim, Osmin, Constanza, Belmonte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, David Kelsey, Noël Mangin, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Nicolai Gedda
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: What dreadful fate conspires against us (Belmonte, Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: You must suffer for my rashness (Belmonte, Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Mattiwilda Dobbs
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act III: Then my life I gladly offer (Belmonte, Constanza)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Mattiwilda Dobbs