Thamos, K?nig in ?gypten
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Performer: Alastair MilesComposer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists
Orchestra: Monteverdi Choir
Performer: Angela Kazimierczuk
Performer: Paul Tindall
Performer: Julian Clarkson
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-01-18
Music Label: Archiv & Deutsche Grammophon 1993
Soundtracks:
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act I: No.1a Chor: Schon Weichet Dir, Sonne (Maestoso) - The Monteverdi Chor
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act I: No.2: Interlude (Maestoso-Allegro)
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act II: No.3 Interlude (Andante)
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act III: No.4 Interlude (Allegro)
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act IV: No.5 Interlude (Allegro Vivace Assai)
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act V: No.6a Chor Und Soli: Gottheit, Uber Alle Machtig! (Allegro Moderato) - The Monteverdi Chor/The English Baroque Soloists
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Act V: No.7a Final Music For Act V
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Appendix: No.1 Chor: Schon Weichet Dir, Sonne (Maestoso) - The Monteverdi Chor
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Appendix: No.6 Chor Und Soli: Gottheit Uber Alle Machtig! (Adagio Maestoso... - The Monteverdi Chor/The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardner
- Thamos, King Of Egypt: Appendix: No.7 Chor Mit Solo (Sethos): Ihr Kinder Des Staubes, Erzittert... - Alastair Miles
Music reviews of Thamos, K?nig in ?gypten
Music Review: John Eliot Carndiner: Bravo
Rating: 5 Stars
I do not know precisely when Mozart wrote this music. The Play dates as far back as 1773.
Mozart, then seventeen, must have set subordinate or casual music to Thamos, K?nig in ?gypten - King Thamos of Egypt.-(KV 345(336a).
((If anyone can help me with the exact date Mozart wrote it, I shall be very appreciative.))
Thamos was first premiered in Vienna in April 1774, as per recent records, with two choruses. Five years later, Mozart added to it orchestral interludes and conducted the Play in Salzburg - his home town.
The Play goes thus: Prince Thamos has succeeded his father, Ramsees, as king of Egypt.
Thamos did not know that his father had already seized the throne from the lawful and true king, Menes.
To cover his identity, Menes is cloaked as the high priest, Sethos (Baritone, it could also be Bass).
Thamos loves Tharsis, a priestess, who happened to be the daughter of Menes.
((You have to be patient because I still have more odd names to quote here)).
The high priestess Mirza is plotting to give in marriage Tharsis to Pheron, but the problem is that Pheron, a General in the king's regiment, is known to have betrayed his King Menes.
When the true king Menes uncovers his true identity, General Pheron is struck by lightning and high priestess Mirza kills herself.
A happy ending concludes the Play when Menes cedes his crown to Thamos and Tharsis.
In this recording of highlights, we have a bouquet of Soprano, Baritone, Alto, Bass and Tenor with splendid Choir and ten beautiful original versions that go back to 1776 (?) Never mind how far back, Mozart's music remain the central interest to many.
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- Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Incidental Music
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > General
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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