R Strauss - The Great Operas
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Label: Warner
Cat No: 4317992
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 22
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 18th November 2013
Contents
Works
Ariadne auf Naxos, op.60Capriccio, op.85
Daphne, op.82
Der Rosenkavalier, op.59
Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65
Die schweigsame Frau, op.80
Elektra, op.58
Friedenstag, op.81
Intermezzo, op.72
Salome, op.54
Artists
Hildegard BehrensJose Van Dam
Marjana Lipovsek
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Christa Ludwig
Teresa Stich-Randall
Otto Edelmann
Gundula Janowitz
James King
Sylvia Geszty
Teresa Zylis-Gara
Rene Kollo
Cheryl Studer
Alfred Muff
Ute Vinzing
Hanna Schwarz
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Adolf Dallapozza
Theo Adam
Annelies Burmeister
Eberhard Buchner
Jeanette Scovotti
Bernd Weikl
Sabine Hass
Lucia Popp
Reiner Goldberg
Peter Schreier
Eberhard Wachter
Nicolai Gedda
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
Wiener Philharmoniker
Staatskapelle Dresden
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductors
Herbert von KarajanRudolf Kempe
Marek Janowski
Bernard Haitink
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Works
Ariadne auf Naxos, op.60Capriccio, op.85
Daphne, op.82
Der Rosenkavalier, op.59
Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65
Die schweigsame Frau, op.80
Elektra, op.58
Friedenstag, op.81
Intermezzo, op.72
Salome, op.54
Artists
Hildegard BehrensJose Van Dam
Marjana Lipovsek
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Christa Ludwig
Teresa Stich-Randall
Otto Edelmann
Gundula Janowitz
James King
Sylvia Geszty
Teresa Zylis-Gara
Rene Kollo
Cheryl Studer
Alfred Muff
Ute Vinzing
Hanna Schwarz
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Adolf Dallapozza
Theo Adam
Annelies Burmeister
Eberhard Buchner
Jeanette Scovotti
Bernd Weikl
Sabine Hass
Lucia Popp
Reiner Goldberg
Peter Schreier
Eberhard Wachter
Nicolai Gedda
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
Wiener Philharmoniker
Staatskapelle Dresden
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductors
Herbert von KarajanRudolf Kempe
Marek Janowski
Bernard Haitink
Wolfgang Sawallisch
About
From the still-unsurpassed violence of Elektra to the quiet and witty leave-taking of Capriccio, Richard Strauss continually renewed both his own style and the genre of opera itself over the course of a career spanning half a century, during which he never lost his love for the human voice – especially soprano – or a keenly honed instinct for the marriage of music and drama.
Here are ten of his greatest operas, featuring the finest Strauss singers and conductors of the last half-century.
Contents:
CD 1–2 SALOME
- Hildegard Behrens (Salome)
- José Van Dam (Jochanaan)
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
CD 3–4 ELEKTRA
- Eva Marton (Elektra)
- Cheryl Studer (Chrysothemis)
- Marjana Lipovsˇek (Klytämnestra)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
CD 5–7 DER ROSENKAVALIER
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Feldmarschallin)
- Christa Ludwig (Octavian)
- Teresa Stich-Randall (Sophie)
- Otto Edelmann (Baron Ochs)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan
CD 8–9 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
- Gundula Janowitz (Prima Donna/Ariadne)
- James King (Tenor/Bacchus)
- Sylvia Geszty (Zerbinetta)
- Teresa Zylis-Gara (Composer)
Staatskapelle Dresden / Rudolf Kempe
CD 10–12 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN
- René Kollo (Emperor)
- Cheryl Studer (Empress)
- Alfred Muff (Barak)
- Ute Vinzing (His Wife, the Woman)
- Hanna Schwarz (Nurse)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
CD 13–14 INTERMEZZO
- Lucia Popp (Christine Storch)
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Robert Storch)
- Adolf Dallapozza (Baron Lummer)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
CD 15–17 DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU
- Theo Adam (Sir Morosus)
- Annelies Burmeister (Housekeeper)
- Eberhard Büchner (Henry Morosus)
- Jeanette Scovotti (Aminta)
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
Staatskapelle Dresden / Marek Janowski
CD 18 FRIEDENSTAG
- Bernd Weikl (Commandant)
- Sabine Hass (Maria)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
CD 19–20 DAPHNE
- Lucia Popp (Daphne)
- Reiner Goldberg (Apollo)
- Peter Schreier (Leukippos)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink
CD 21–22 CAPRICCIO
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Countess)
- Eberhard Wächter (Count)
- Nicolai Gedda (Flamand)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
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