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PRESSEMITTEILUNG THE RICHARD STRAUSS COLLECTION – Limitierte Sonderedition zum 150. Geburtstag von Richard Strauss am 11. Juni 2014 erscheint bei Arthaus Musik Halle (Saale), 09. April 2014 Anlässlich des 150. Geburtstages von Richard Strauss am 11. Juni 2014 veröffentlicht Arthaus Musik in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Strauss-Familie am 14. April 2014 die limitierte Sonderedition THE RICHARD STRAUSS COLLECTION. Diese 11 DVDs umfassende Edition enthält nicht nur die sieben wichtigsten Opern des berühmten deutschen Komponisten sondern darüber hinaus ein 100-seitiges exklusives Buch im LP-Format mit Texten der Strauss-Familie und Ks. Brigitte Fassbaender, seltenes Fotomaterial aus dem Familienarchiv sowie nummerierte Faksimiles. „Am 11. Juni 2014 jährt sich der Geburtstag meines Großvaters Richard Strauss zum 150. Mal. Als sein Enkel war ich immer – wie alle Mitglieder der Familie – eng mit seiner Musik verbunden. Arthaus Musik gibt nun anlässlich seines Jubiläums vorliegende Sonderedition heraus, die mit herausragenden Opernaufnahmen auf DVD besticht. Um das Bild des Menschen Richard Strauss zu vervollständigen, haben wir dieser Edition einige Fotos und Dokumente aus dem Familienarchiv beigefügt. So ist meiner Meinung nach für jeden etwas dabei, für Strauss-Kenner, aber auch für Opernliebhaber, die ihn neu für sich entdecken möchten.“, so die einleitenden Worte des letzten noch lebenden Enkels Dr. Christian Strauss zur Edition. Erleben Sie mit Salome (Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2007), Elektra (Wiener Staatsoper, 1989), Der Rosenkavalier (Bayerische Staatsoper, 1979), Ariadne auf Naxos (Salzburger Festspiele, 1965), Die Frau ohne Schatten (Aichi Art Theatre, Nagoya, Japan, 1992), Die Liebe der Danae (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2011) und Capriccio (Opéra national de Paris, 2004) legendäre Aufnahmen mit den großen Dirigenten Karl Böhm, Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado sowie erstklassigen Sängerensembles, darunter Brigitte Fassbaender, Renée Fleming, Franz Grundheber, Sena Jurinac, James King und Lucia Popp. Im Zusammenhang mit der Veröffentlichung dieser besonderen Edition steht Gabriele Strauss- Hotter, die Tochter des großen Strauss-Interpreten Hans Hotter und Ehefrau des Enkels Richard, für Interviews zur Verfügung. Nach dem Tod der Schwiegertochter Alice betreut sie seit 1991 das Familienarchiv. Bei Interesse an einem Interview können Sie sich mit einem Terminvorschlag direkt an mich wenden. Ebenfalls im April erschien mit der Dokumentation RICHARD STRAUSS AND HIS HEROINES die erste filmische Spurensuche nach Strauss’ unvergesslichen Heldinnen. Der Regisseur Thomas von Steinaecker ergründet mit Hilfe von Interviews mit großen Strauss-Sängerinnen, Dirigenten und anderen Strauss-Experten, wie sich das Frauenbild in der deutschen Geschichte verändert und Strauss’ Werk beeinflusst hat. Weitere Informationen zur Edition THE RICHARD STRAUSS COLLECTION sowie zur Dokumentation RICHARD STRAUSS AND HIS HEROINES finden Sie im Anhang dieser Mail. Rezensionsmuster können angefordert werden bei: Cornelia Pohl Arthaus Musik GmbH Große Brauhausstraße 8 06108 Halle (Saale) Tel: +49 (0) 345 2 99 89 49 60 Fax: +49 (0) 345 2 99 89 49 99 email: [email protected] www.arthaus-musik.com .

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