{"id":17272,"date":"2025-05-10T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=17272"},"modified":"2025-05-10T23:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T21:15:35","slug":"episode-357-faust-auf-deutsch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/episode-357-faust-auf-deutsch\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 357. Faust auf Deutsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 357. Faust auf Deutsch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=1530-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Paul-Knupfer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Paul-Knupfer.png 496w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Paul-Knupfer-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul Kn\u00fcpfer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I offer three different recordings of excerpts, sung in German, from Charles Gounod\u2019s opera <em>Faust<\/em>, which was known in the day in Germany as <em>Margarethe<\/em>. The Germans have always regarded this work with more than a little scorn because it has so little to do with Goethe\u2019s towering masterpiece upon which it is based. The earliest of today\u2019s excerpts is from a complete 1908 recording on the Berlin branch of the Grammophon label (when such a thing as a complete operatic recording was virtually unheard of), featuring Emmy Destinn, Karl J\u00f6rn and Paul Kn\u00fcpfer under the baton of Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Much later came two recordings of excerpts in German: the first released on Deutsche Grammophon in 1958 with stalwart recording artist Maria Stader; <em>nonpareil Kavalierbariton<\/em> Eberhard W\u00e4chter; fierce Finnish bass Kim Borg; and the late German lyric tenor Heinz Hoppe under Ferdinand Leitner. The latter was released on Philips in 1963 with Ernst Kozub (recently featured on a \u201crehabilitational\u201d <em>Countermelody<\/em> episode; the extraordinary German bass Franz Crass, and Swiss mega-soprano Colette Lorand (soon to be featured in her own <em>Countermelody <\/em>episode) under Marcel Couraud. As a bonus, I also feature a very young Sylvia Sass in one of her very first recordings from 1975 singing Marguerite\u2019s Jewel Song in Hungarian.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Faust-in-his-study-Rembrandt.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Faust-in-his-study-Rembrandt.png 642w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Faust-in-his-study-Rembrandt-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Faust in his study by Rembrandt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"622\" data-id=\"17545\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Goethe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Goethe.jpg 460w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Goethe-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"17546\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gounod.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gounod.png 534w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gounod-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Gounod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All selections are from Charles Gounod\u2019s <em>Faust<\/em>, known in Germany as <em>Margarethe<\/em>. The original libretto is by Jules Barbier and Michel Carr\u00e9, loosely based on the first part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\u2019s towering tragedy <em>Faust<\/em>; the German translation is by Julia Behr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"632\" data-id=\"17552\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Destinn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Destinn.png 477w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Destinn-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emmy Destinn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"717\" data-id=\"17551\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Carl-Jorn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Carl-Jorn.png 452w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Carl-Jorn-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karl J\u00f6rn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welch tiefer Jammer dr\u00fcckt mich wieder [Final Scene]. Emmy Destinn, Karl J\u00f6rn, Paul Kn\u00fcpfer, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Grammophon Orchester Berlin [1908]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bruno-Seidler-Winkler.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bruno-Seidler-Winkler.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bruno-Seidler-Winkler-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bruno Seidler-Winkler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The remaining performances are from the two different recordings as noted below, unless otherwise indicated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Leitner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Leitner.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Leitner-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Maria Stader (Margarethe); Heinz Hoppe (Faust); Kim Borg (Mephisto); Eberhard W\u00e4chter (Valentin), Dagmar Naaff (Siebel); Ferdinand Leitner conducting the M<a>\u00fc<\/a>nchener Philharmoniker and the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks [recorded 1957]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand.jpg 592w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Colette Lorand (Margarethe); Ernst Kozub (Faust); Franz Crass, (Mephisto); Marcel Couraud conducting the Badische Staatskapelle and the Chor des Badischen Staatstheaters [recorded 1963]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Handsome-854x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Handsome-854x1024.png 854w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Handsome-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Handsome-768x921.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Handsome.png 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ernst Kozub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>O Tag, dir gilt mein letzter Gru\u00df&#8230; Da bin ich! [Duet Mephisto-Faust]. Ernst Kozub, Franz Crass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eberhard-Waechter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17557\" style=\"width:634px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eberhard-Waechter.png 476w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eberhard-Waechter-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eberhard W\u00e4chter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Da ich nun verlassen soll [Valentin\u2019s Prayer]. Eberhard W\u00e4chter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kim-Borg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kim-Borg.png 727w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kim-Borg-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Borg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ja, das Gold regiert die Welt [Rondo of the Golden Calf]. Kim Borg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Heinz-Hoppe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Heinz-Hoppe.png 951w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Heinz-Hoppe-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Heinz-Hoppe-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heinz Hoppe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gegr\u00fc\u00dft sei mir, o heil\u2019ge St\u00e4tte [Faust\u2019s Cavatina]. Heinz Hoppe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Maria-Stader.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Maria-Stader.png 482w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Maria-Stader-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maria Stader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nur gro\u00dfe Herrn&#8230; Ha! Welch Gl\u00fcck, mich zu seh\u2019n [Jewel Song]. Maria Stader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand-768x1201.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand-983x1536.jpg 983w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lorand.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colette Lorand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Es ist schon sp\u00e4t&#8230; Er liebt mich [Garden Scene]. Heinz Hoppe, Maria Stader; Franz Crass, Ernst Kozub, Colette Lorand<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand.png 728w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kozub-Lorand-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17567\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Borg-796x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Borg-796x1024.png 796w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Borg-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Borg-768x988.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Borg.png 823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Borg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17568\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Crass-775x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Crass-775x1024.png 775w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Crass-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Crass-768x1014.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Crass.png 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Franz Crass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheinst zu schlafen [Mephisto\u2019s Serenade]. 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Heinz Hoppe, Maria Stader, Kim Borg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sylvia-Sass.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17562\" style=\"width:553px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sylvia-Sass.png 292w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sylvia-Sass-126x300.png 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sylvia Sass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Il \u00e9tait un roi de Thul\u00e9&#8230; Ah! je ris de me voir si belle [sung in Hungarian]. 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