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| Strauss: Capriccio / Schirmer, Te Kanawa, Hagegård, Et Al | |||||
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Release Date: 05/14/1996 Label: Decca Catalog #: 444405 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Richard Strauss Performer: Rainer Küchl, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anna Rita Taliento, Håkan Hagegård, Victor von Halem, Hans Hotter, Brigitte Fassbaender, Olaf Bär, Uwe Heilmann, Werner Hollweg, Roberto Saccà, Gottfried Hornik, Erich Wessner, Nikolaus Simkowsky, Johann Reinprecht, Josef Stangl, Walter Zeh, Wolfgang Holzherr, Jörg Schneider, Gerhard Panzenböck, Wolfgang Herzer, Ulf Schirmer Conductor: Ulf Schirmer Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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The discography of Strauss’s last opera is not exactly crowded, but the two existing accounts provide formidable competition for any newcomer. First there was Sawallisch, conducting the Philharmonia for EMI in 1957 (unfortunately in mono) and a cast led by Schwarzkopf, Ludwig and Fischer-Dieskau. Then, in 1971, came that other supreme Straussian, Karl Böhm, with Janowitz, Troyanos and (again) Fischer-Dieskau, recorded in Munich for DG. The new Decca set brings together many of today’s leading exponents of Strauss’s roles, dominated, for me, by the unsurpassed Clairon of Brigitte Fassbaender, now alas, never to be heard on stage again following her retirement. Heilmann and Bär make an ardent pair of rival suitors, Hagegård an admirable Count and Halem a sonorous, characterful La Roche. (There is a delightful link with the past history of the opera in the person of Hans Hotter: he sang Olivier in the 1942 premiere, La Roche in the 1957 Sawallisch set, and here, at 84 when recorded in December 1993, a one-line cameo as a servant.) For many, though, the set’s desirability will rest on Te Kanawa’s Countess. She may not project the words with the finesse or acuity of a Schwarzkopf, but she injects the role with the right degree of wit, vulnerability and vocal suavity. Schirmer conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance of great liveliness and attention to detail. In all, a worthy addition to a select band of recordings. -- Matthew Rye, BBC Music Magazine |
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Capriccio, Op. 85 by Richard Strauss | ||||
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Performer:
Rainer Küchl (Violin),
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
Anna Rita Taliento (Soprano),
Håkan Hagegård (Baritone), Victor von Halem (Bass), Hans Hotter (Bass Baritone), Brigitte Fassbaender (Mezzo Soprano), Olaf Bär (Baritone), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Werner Hollweg (Tenor), Roberto Saccà (Tenor), Gottfried Hornik (Baritone), Erich Wessner (Tenor), Nikolaus Simkowsky (Tenor), Johann Reinprecht (Tenor), Josef Stangl (), Walter Zeh (Baritone), Wolfgang Holzherr (Tenor), Jörg Schneider (), Gerhard Panzenböck (Bass), Wolfgang Herzer (Cello), Ulf Schirmer () Conductor: Ulf Schirmer Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1940-1941; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 12/1993 Venue: Large Hall, Konzerthaus, Vienna Length: 139 Minutes 19 Secs. Language: German |
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