Description

Mozart Rock - Péter Sipos, Júlia Hamari

UPC SLPM 19293

Product Details:

Label: Hungaroton – SLPM 19293
Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo
Country: Hungary
Released: 1965
Genre: Crossover, Rock-Classical Fusion

Product Features

Rock-infused arrangements of Mozart’s most beloved arias and duets
Guest vocalists: Hamari Júlia (mezzo-soprano), Péter Sipos (vocals & multi-instrumentalist)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra under Péter Sipos’s direction
Chamber Chorus of the Hungarian State Opera (dir. Valéria Botka)
Instrumentation blends: piano (Csányi Zoltán), tenor sax (Dés László / Muck Ferenc), harmonica, trombone, brass, drums, percussion, bells, triangle, and more
Multi-genre flair: from thunderous “Der Hölle Rache” to tender “Wiegenlied”

Overview

WMozart Rock reimagines Mozart’s dramatic highlights—Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Figaro, Entführung, Cosi fan tutte—through a 1960s rock lens. Sipos’s bold fusion keeps the original melodies intact while infusing electric guitar-style organ lines, saxophones, and a driving rhythm section. The Queen of the Night’s fury (“Der Hölle Rache”) crashes into frenetic rock beats, Zerlina’s sweetness (“Vedrai, carino”) becomes a sultry groove, and Papageno’s duet with Pamina (“Bei Männern…”) transforms into a playful pop-rock call-and-response.

Track Listing

Side A – Die Zauberflöte & Don Giovanni

“Der Hölle Rache” / “Pokoli lánggal” (Queen of the Night aria)
“Vedrai, carino” / “Légy jó csak szívem” (Zerlina aria)
“Là ci darem la mano” / “Oly csodavár több nincsen” (Zerlina & Don Giovanni duet)

Side A – Le Nozze di Figaro 4. “Deh, vieni, non tardar” / “Jöjj karjaimba” (Susanna aria) 5. “Voi, che sapete” / “Asszonyok, lányok” (Cherubino aria) 6. “Non so più” / “Álhal állok” (Cherubino aria)

Side B – Die Entführung & Zauberflöte

“Welche Wonne” / “O, mi édes, drága hír” (Blonde aria)
“Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” / “Ha férfi szívét szikra éri” (Pamina & Papageno duet)

Side B – Cosi fan tutte & Lullaby 3. “Una donna” / “Minden csitri lány” (Despina aria) 4. “È amore un ladroncello” / “Ravasz legényka” (Dorabella aria) 5. “Wiegenlied” (Friedrich Gotter lullaby)