Der Rattenfänger: Ein Hamelner Totentanz
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Wilfried Hiller's "Der Rattenfänger" reimagines the Hamelin legend not as a children's tale but as a sprawling, dark meditation on greed, corruption, and social collapse—a "Totentanz" in the tradition of medieval morality plays. Recorded in 1993 with the Dortmund Philharmonic and featuring Martha Mödl's commanding presence alongside klezmer virtuoso Giora Feidman, this opera moves far beyond the familiar story. Hiller's modern operatic language unfolds across tableaux that strip away sentimentality: a black mass, a demonic pact, the dance of seduction, murder, and damnation. Feidman's clarinet cuts through the orchestral textures with pointed intensity, conjuring both folk memory and spiritual anguish. This is Hiller at his most uncompromising—a composer who saw in the Pied Piper an allegory for fascism and social dissolution, crafting music that refuses easy catharsis.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Modern, Opera |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | pläne |
| Year | 1993 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Der Rattenfänger, Ein Hamelner Totentanz, Opera
1-1. Prolog, Bild: Der Seher Weregesius
1-2. Bild: Der Rattenfänger auf der Weser
1-3. Bild: Schwarze Messe
1-4. Bild: Der Handel
1-5. Bild: Austreibung der Rattengeister
2-1. Bild: Die Angst der Reichen
2-2. Bild: Die Verführung - Atelas Tanz
2-3. Bild: Atelas Meineid
2-4. Bild: Der Mord
2-5. Bild: Atelas Selbstmord - Toccata diabolica
2-6. Bild: Am Calvarienberg - Epilog
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