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PACO165 Front.Std [ill □§@ DIGITAL AUDIO PACO 165 Solti Richard Strauss: Salome strauss salome Audiences encountering Salome for the first time in the years following its 1905 premiere- came away ree ling. Not on ly was the subject matter (murder, eroticism and necrophilia) highly dubious for the worl d's opera houses, the music was also like nothing they had heard before. Before 1905 Strauss birgit nilsson salome was best known for his orchestral tone poems that showcased his abi lity to tell stories through music. gerhard stolze herod In Salome Strauss became musically more radical and distinctive, frequently using dissonance. Opera grace hoffman herodias composers since Strauss have gone far further to shock audiences, both musically and dramatically, and it is easy for modern listeners to overlook the huge musical impact this opera had in 1905. eberhard wachter jokanaan waldemar kmentt narraboth Th e ro le of Salome demands the impossible combinat ion of a large Wagne ri an voice capable of josephine veasey page soaring ove r Strau ss's thick orchestration in the body of a seductive you ng woman. Most sop ranos paul kuen first jew capable of singing the role are both physically larger and old er than the storyline desires. Recordings Stefan schwer second jew kurt equiluz third jew overcome this problem of course, with our menta l image being shaped by what we hear rather than aron gestner fourth jew what we see. Birgit Nil sson, the supreme Brunnh ilde, Isolde, Elektra and Turandot of he r day, gives us max proebstl fifth jew all the voca l power that the role requires, but also scales down her vo ice for the qu ieter more tom krause first nazarene intimate moments. The final scene is a t ou r de force, showcasing eve rything that made Nil sson the nigel douglas second nazarene Salome of choice for opera hou se managers arou nd the world . zenon kosnowski first soldier heinz holecek second soldier Jochanaan is sung by Austrian baritone Eberhard Wachter, well known in European opera houses as a theodor kirschbichler cappadocian versatile performer in Mozart, Wagner and Strauss roles. Herod and Herodias are su ng by Gerhard liselotte mailk slave Stolze and Grace Hoffman. Stolze was renowned for his character tenor ro les in Wagnerian opera such as Mime, Loge and David. Hoffman was born in the USA but spent nearly her entire career in Europe as a notable Brangane, Fricka, and Wa ltraute. vienna philharmonic orchestra Geo rg So lti is best known to modern day audiences as a Strauss and Wagner specialist. The first conducted by georg solti complete Ring cycle, recorded for Decca between 1958 and 1965, co ntinues to be hailed by many as the ultimate in recorded opera. But Solti actually had a far more varied repertoire as an opera house director in Munich, Frankfurt and then London between 1946 and 1971. After 1971 he concentrated on orchestra l conducting, mainly with the Ch icago Symp hony Orchestra. As a co nductor Solti had a reputation for precision, and in the Vienna Philharmonic he has a vastly expe ri ence d set of players capable of responding to his every direction. And with John Culshaw directing his legendary se t of Decca engin eers this Salome remains the best one eve r comm itted to disc. decca studio recording, 1961 [Q]oifig DIGITAL AUDIO lstrau s PACO 165 ~ salome 0 XR remastering by And rew Rose u disc one CAST <i: o._ 1. Wie schon ist die Prinzessin Salome (25 21 Birgit Nilsson (soprano)- Sa lome Cover artwork based on a 2. Nach mir wird Einer kommen In1I Gerhard Stolze (t enor) - Herod photograph of Birgit Ni lsson as Grace Hoffman (me220) - Herodias 3. lch will nicht bleiben ltABI Salome (Met Opera) Eberhard Wachter (ba ritone) - Jokanaan 4. Siehe, der Herr ist gekommen Iu•I Waldemar Kmentt (tenor) - Narraboth R St rau ss Salome 5. Jauchze nicht, du Land Pa lastina 12,221 Josephine Veasey (me220)- Page to Herod ias Ree. October 16-21, 1961 6. Du wirst das fur mich tun ("161 Paul Kuen (tenor) - Fi rst Jew) Sofiensaal, Vienna i' 7. Wo ist er, dessen Sundenbecher jetzt voll ist? (9'471 Stefan Schwer (t enor) - Second Je w A stereo record ing i 8. Jochanaan ! lch bin verliebt in deinen Le ib (8:37) Kurt Eq uiluz (tenor) - Th ird Jew 9. W ird dir nicht bange, Tochter der Herodias? (7'461 Aron Gest ner (tenor) - Fo urth Jew R Strauss Elektra ; 10. Wo ist Sa lome? In2I Max Proebst l (bass)- Fifth Jew Ree. Augu st 3, 1952 -'' 11. Es ist kalt hier IusI Tom Krause (baritone) - First Na2a re ne Amerika Haus, Mun ich ~ 12. Salome, komm, trink Wei n mit mir In1I Nige l Douglas (tenor)-Second Nazarene Presented in Ambient Stereo 13. Sieh, die Zeit ist gekommen (0:49I Zenon Kosnowski (bass) - First So ld ier 14. Wahrhaftig, Herr, es ware besser (2521 Heinz Holecek (bass)-Second Sol dier CD l: 78:35 15. Siehe, der Tag ist na he 13: 121 Theodor Kirschbichler (bass)- Cappadocian CD2 : 66:55 16. Eine Menge Menschen wird sich gegen sie Li selotte Mail k (so prano)-Slave sammeln IrnsI Total duration: 2hr 25 :30 17. Tanz fu r mich, Sa lome (4:06) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg So lt i 18. Salomes Tanz der sieben Sc hleier 18531 19. Ah! Herrlich ! Wundervoll (B9J 20. Sti ll, sprich nicht zu mir! (2561 BONUS TRACKS: 21. Salome, bedenk, was du tun willst (NBJ SOLTI conducts R. Strauss ELEKTRA (excerpts) 6. Allei n ! Weh, ga nz allein (8:34) For a full catalogue visit disc two 7. lc h w ill nichts hore n ! 116:371 www.pristineclassical .com 1. Man soil ih r geben, was sie verlangt! 11521 8. Was willst du, fremder Mensch? I20,osI or ca ll : (00) 33 967 391857 2. Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen 12,011 Christel Golt z (soprano) - El ektra 3. Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht dei nen Mund .. (tL4BI © 2019 Pristine Audio Elisabeth Hongen (me220-soprano) - Kl ytemnestra 4. Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine Tochter (0591 Fe rdinand Frantz (ba ss-ba ritone) - Orest 5. Ah! lch habe deinen M und gekugt, Jochanaa n (4501 Bayeri sc hes St aatsorchester conducted by Georg So lt i www.pri stin eclassica l. co m I .
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