Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Klangforum Wien, Simone Young - BERNHARD LANG: ParZeFool

Bernhard Lang�s reimagination of Wagner�s Parsifal is the continuation of his Monadologie series, which includes pieces by other musical bigwigs such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. ParZeFool�s dimensions are based on the Boulez recording of the original, yet something is definitely off with Lang�s Parsifal. As time progresses, stark atonal passages as well as jazz and hip-hop influences begin to rub up against the original score.The original libretto is stripped of all Christian and pseudo-religious references, cut into smaller bits and pieces, and finally, looped into infinity and pushing far beyond Wagner�s notion of the �Leitmotiv�. This recording is a must for all opera lovers � and haters!Related Titles:BERNHARD LANGDas Theater der Wiederholungen KAI0013092BERNHARD LANGDie Sterne des Hungers et al. KAI0012532