Tournemire: La Legende de Tristan

[mikehopf]

This Sunday evening on SWR2:


SWR2 Oper: Charles Tournemire: "La Légende de Tristan"
Oper in 3 Akten

Iseut: An De Ridder
Tristan: Markus Francke
Le roi Marc: Dae-Hee Shin
Brangien: I Chiao Shih
Le nain Frocin: Joshua Spink
Opern- und Extrachor des Theaters Ulm Das Philharmonische Orchester der Stadt Ulm
Leitung: Felix Bender
(Uraufführung vom 15. Dezember 2022 im Theater Ulm) (3 hrs.)

[Alan Howe]

Any chance of recording this, please?

[Mark Thomas]

If it's available on catch up then I'll have a go, but I can't record it live unfortunately.

[eschiss1]

Hopefully -being- recorded, if it's a world premiere!

[Alan Howe]

Here's a trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apC1kOU5iaM

[ewk]

Those who understand German can read the manuscript of the today evening's radio programme including some background information about the work and the composer:

https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik-klassik/charles-tournemire-la-legende-de-tristan-swr2-oper-2023-02-05-104.pdf

Best wishes, ewk

[eschiss1]

Even though like so much by Tournemire I'm guessing his operas are still in manuscript, back in 2017 a book with this intriguing title was published:

Visions of eternity : the choral works and operas of Widor, Vierne and Tournemire by Michael Bundy (Leicestershire: Matador).

[Aragion]

I really hope that someone was able to record this broadcast.

[JanOscar]

Utterly boring, no wonder it was never performed. A pity for all the work that went into the production.

[Alan Howe]

Doesn't surprise me actually.

[Mark Thomas]

Nor me, but one never knows, it might be an exception in Tournemire's oeuvre. That said, it doesn't seem to be available to "listen again" (or at least I can't find it), so the opportunity to record it has passed, unless someone else managed to.

[Aragion]

Actually I have made a recording but it contains at least one gap. May be it was a problem with the audio stream itself. This recording Will be broadcasted on DLF Kultur on March 4th. I personally prefer to wait for this version.

[Gareth Vaughan]

...it might be an exception in Tournemire's oeuvre.

I doubt it. I find all the music of his that I have heard uniformly dull. Sorry.

[Mark Thomas]

Yes, eight symphonies and every one unmemorable. His was a special sort of talent.

[Alan Howe]

Sometimes it's best to leave a particular composer to the few who might appreciate him/her. I have a feeling that Tournemire falls into this category.