classical music: Richard Strauss

classical music: Richard Strauss

classical music:

Richard Strauss

Eberhard Wächter, Georges Bizet, ...

EMI Classics, 1994

Beautiful duets...
This CD is really awesome. I'm new to opera, but love the music on this CD. I use opera music in my CD clock radio (Timex from Amazon) to fall asleep to. What a way to fade into dreamland.

25 Thunderous Classics

Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ...

Vox (Classical), 2000

You will like this!
I had purchased an abundance of the "Favorites" collection and some were better than others. This CD is at the top of them all. They may be short, but not that short. Wondrous music. I can almost guarantee that you will like this music. Well worth the price!

Live in Vienna, Limited Edition (CD & DVD)

Imre (Emmerich) Kalman, Franz Lehar, ...

Denon Records, 2008

Limited Fun and Satisfaction
If you prefer having Andre's music in CD format you'll enjoy the selections on this CD. The DVD is a bonus piece with selections from several of his other DVD shows. It's a good DVD sampler, but only whets your appetite for more. If you prefer sitting down to a full ...

Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies

Beethoven's Wig

Rounder / Umgd, 2004

A must for Beethoven's Wig fans
There are just as many great sing alongs in this CD as in the first. Most of the tracks are very singable (the Brahms piece is difficult). Lots of fun and plenty of goofy lyrics.

Great Recordings Of The Century - Strauss, R.: Salome / Karajan, Behrens, Van Dam, Baltsa, et al

Richard Strauss, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, ...

EMI Classics, 1999

An ode to sensuousness.
Generally, late 1970's and 1980's Karajan studio recordings, to my liking at least, must be approached with care and even mistrust. His immense talent not being the subject of discussion, yet as he aged he tended to give a lot more attention to how things were played, ...

Pavarotti's Greatest Hits

Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, ...

Decca, 2007

Excellent Survey of Pavarotti's Work
For someone who is already a student of opera, this dual set will probably be somewhat redundant. However, if you are curious about opera in general or are unfamiliar with Pavarotti's recordings, this is an excellent anthology. I bought it as two cassettes some 20 ...

The Three Tenors Christmas

Adolphe Adam, Fermin Maria Alvarez, ...

Sony, 2000

First Christmas Album I bought for myself
Album is great. For any other holiday music, just listen to your local radio station that plays it during December.

Four Last Songs

Antonin Dvorak, Jules Massenet, ...

Decca, 2008

'Habe dank!'
This very generous two disc release has so many positive aspects that it hopefully will manage to garner the attention of music lovers around the world despite the negative comments being published in some quarters. Fame of an artist is accompanied by that very public ...

Four Last Songs

Richard Strauss, Christian Thielemann, ...

Decca, 2008

Strauss singing at the highest level of achievement
It says something sad about the current state of opera recordings that Renee Fleming hasn't been given a complete Strauss role on disc, not the Marschallin or Ariadne. As evidenced here, she is uniquely gifted to assume those roles, as well as to sing Strauss's ...

Strauss: Four Last Songs / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

Absolutely Beautiful!
Gundula Janowitz did an amazing job on the Four Last Songs by Strauss. Her tone is so beautiful with clarity, and her voice is so expressive. She also does not over sing these delicate songs which I heard oversung, and it ruins each piece. Of course, Karajan and the ...

Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Te Kanawa, Howells, Haugland, Bonney, Solti, Schlesinger (The Royal ...

Kiri Te Kanawa, Aage Haugland

Kultur Video, 2004

Delightful
I thoroughly enjoyed this performance. Both the singing and the acting were superb. I really cannot imagine that Te Kanawa's Marschallin can be bettered and Anne Howell's Oktavian was an eye-opener for me. If you want a moving and well acted performance you can't do ...

Richard Strauss: Salome [Remastered]

Richard Strauss, Georg Solti, ...

Decca, 2006

A Masterpiece of an Opera Recording. A Great Success!!
This is the first opera I ever bought. I bought it as a gift to a friend of mine, who kindly invited me over his house for a week in Santander. He let me make a copy, and until now, all I had was a copy of it. Now DECCA has remastered this excellent recording and ...

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan / Karajan

Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

The greatest recording of Zarathustra ?
Karajan and his beloved Berlin Philharmonic have been accused of "over indulgency" (for example, in the complete recordings of the Beethoven Symphonies, also available on Deutsche Gramaphon). However, the same cannot be said for this recording. Lustrous strings, ...

Favorite Waltzes

Iosif Ivanovici, Johann II Strauss, ...

EMI Classics, 1995

Wonderful
This album is wonderful listening. It's one of the favorites in my entire collection.

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Songs with Orchestra; Rosenkavalier Suite

Richard Strauss, Christoph Eschenbach, ...

RCA, 2004

One of my favorite recordings of Strauss' Four Last Songs
It is hard for me to imagine that Renee Fleming began her career singing Mozart and Strauss roles, considering the career that has been skyrocketing her into the international scene with bel canto roles and recently, Handelian successes. Most sopranos who succeed in ...