Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54

1. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215)
   Composed by Richard Strauss
   Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
   with Heinz Hoppe, Christel Goltz, Friederike Apelt, Harald Neukirch, Guntfried Speck, Helmut Eyle, Theo Adam, Helmut Melchert, Eva Fleischer, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gunther Leib, Siw Ericsdotter, Helmut Goldmann, Johannes Kemter, Fred Teschler, Ernst Gutstein, Rainer Ludeke
   Conducted by Otmar Suitner
   
   

Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54,Eva Fleischer,Ernst Gutstein,Gunther Leib,Fred Teschler,Helmut Eyle,Rainer Ludeke,Theo Adam,Richard Strauss,Otmar Suitner,Friederike Apelt,Siw Ericsdotter,Dresden Staatskapelle,Christel Goltz,Guntfried Speck,Hans-Joachim Rotzsch,Harald Neukirch,Heinz Hoppe,Helmut Goldmann,Helmut Melchert,Johannes Kemter,Berlin Classics,Classical,German/Austrian Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

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Average customer rating: Mill. Classical review classical music for the unitiated Some little gems there that I had forgotten! A very helpful collection Excellent!

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Tracks:

1. Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
2. Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
3. Violin Concerto In E First Movement
4. Prelude In C minor
5. Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
6. Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
7. Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
9. Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
10. Easter Oratorio - Overture
11. Minuet In D minor
12. Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
13. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
14. Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
15. Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
16. Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
17. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
18. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
19. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
20. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
21. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
22. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
23. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
24. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
25. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
26. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
27. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
28. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
29. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
30. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
31. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
32. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
33. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
34. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
35. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
36. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
37. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
38. Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
39. Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
40. Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
41. Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
42. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
43. Water Music - Air
44. Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
45. Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
46. Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
47. The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
48. Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
49. Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
50. Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
51. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
52. Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
53. Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
54. Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
55. Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
56. Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
57. Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
58. Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
59. String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
60. Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
61. Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
62. Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
63. String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
64. Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
65. Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
66. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
67. Piano Concerto in A - second movement
68. Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
69. Serenade - Minuet
70. Violin Concerto - first movement
71. Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
72. Clarinet Concerto - second movement
73. Turkish March
74. Divertimento - Minuet
75. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
76. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
77. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
78. Overture
79. O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
80. Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
81. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
82. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
83. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
84. Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
85. Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
86. German Dance No. 1 In C
87. Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
88. Heidenroslein
89. Ave Maria
90. Der Lindenbaum
91. Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
92. Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
93. Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
94. German Dance No. 2 In G
95. Piano Sonata In B-Flat
96. Nachtgesang Im Walde
97. Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
98. German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
99. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
100. Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
101. Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
102. Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
103. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
104. Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
105. Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
106. Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
107. Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
108. Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
109. Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
110. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
111. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
112. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
113. Violin Concerto - second movement
114. The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
115. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
116. Swan Lake - Waltz
117. Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
118. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
119. Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
120. Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
121. Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
122. Hungarian Dance No.5
123. Lullaby
124. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
125. Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
126. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
127. Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
128. Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
129. String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
130. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
131. Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
132. Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
133. German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
134. Die Fledermaus - Overture
135. Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
136. Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
137. Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
138. AnnenPolka, Op. 117
139. Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
140. Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
141. Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
142. On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
143. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
144. Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
145. Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
146. Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
147. The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
148. The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
149. Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
150. Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
151. Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
152. Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
153. Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
154. Don Juan, Op. 20
155. Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
156. Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
157. Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
158. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
159. Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
160. Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
161. Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
162. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
163. Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
164. Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
165. Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
166. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
167. Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
168. Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
169. Angelus
170. Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
171. Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
172. Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
173. Les Préludes
174. Boléro
175. Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
176. Rhapsodie Espagnole
177. Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
178. Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
179. Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
180. La Valse
181. Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
182. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
183. Humoresque, Op. 101
184. Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
185. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
186. Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
187. Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
188. Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
189. Carneval Overture, Op. 92
190. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
191. Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
192. Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
193. Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
194. Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
195. String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
196. Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
197. Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
198. Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
199. Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
200. String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
201. Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
202. Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
203. Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
204. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
205. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
206. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
207. Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
208. Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
209. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
210. Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
211. The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
212. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
213. Nordic Melody Op. 63
214. Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
215. Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
216. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
217. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
218. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
219. Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
220. Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
221. Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
222. Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
223. Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
224. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
225. Frühlingsgruss
226. Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
227. Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
228. Manfred Overture, Op. 115
229. Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
230. Die Rose stand im Tau
231. Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
232. Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
233. Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
234. Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

Album Description

An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.

Customer Reviews:

Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13

This is a great set of recordings for the money, the only problem was I've had to clean some of the CD's before they played correctly.

classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01

This set is a good way to start listening to classical music. It's very well produced and easy to listen to. I purchased it to use as part of my world history high school class. It would have been nice to have some bio information on the composers. However, the product is exactly as advertised and good value for the money. The students were intrigued by how many of the excerpts they had heard before.

Some little gems there that I had forgotten!.......2007-03-30

Although I studied classical music at school, I had all but forgotten it until I bought this set. I heard several tracks I haven't heard for over 30 years, and I had been humming Brahms's 'Hungarian Dance no. 5' for years without ever knowing what it was and it was on the disc, so that was nice.

I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.

It is definitely a good introduction to classical music, and it has made me want to listen to more of it, so I don't regret this 'expensive' purchase one bit!

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A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24

I define this set as an excellent way to find out who you like, and who you don't, among 20 of the important composers. It opens the door to purchasing more complete pieces by composers you do like, and can save a lot of time and money in the process.
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-03-08

A great way to start a classical music collection. It's nice to have a full CD of each composer. It makes it easy to keep track of selections/composers I already have and what composers I still need to puchase to complete my collection.

Average customer rating: One of the best If You Own A SACD Player, Buy This Hybrid SACD. If You Have A Normal CD Player, Buy The Earlier Plain CD "Living Stereo" Version Barnstorming in the Concert Hall! Hair raising Strauss!!

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Customer Reviews:

One of the best.......2007-05-15

Fantastic. Different as I remember foim initial release in Australia in early 80s. I think many cuts were made for political reasons.

If You Own A SACD Player, Buy This Hybrid SACD. If You Have A Normal CD Player, Buy The Earlier Plain CD "Living Stereo" Version.......2006-11-08

Hey there, fans of Strauss and Reiner, this is a phenomenal recording no doubt, but I have to warn people that this Hybrid SACD doesn't sound as good in a standard CD player as the earlier version of this recording.

Of course if you have a SACD player, you should buy this thing, but if you are like most people who have standard stereos, the original release will sound superior in your normal CD player than the Hybrid SACD. Trust me on this one, I am a perfectionist and an audiophile.

Barnstorming in the Concert Hall!.......2005-12-21

These performances are amazing! The soundstage simply disappears out both sidedoors of the auditorium. If you don't like singing the Dance of the Seven Veils is so good it justifies the cost. One of the great performances of all time!

Hair raising Strauss!!.......2005-08-05

This is a great issue in this SACD series. Borkh has just the right sound for Elektra and Salome. Reiner backs her up perfectly. The CSO is in top form. Listen to the brass and you can be in heaven or hell.(Depends on your taste for his operas.)
Absolutely outstanding. The DSD remastering is phenominal!!

Average customer rating: Studer,Terfel and Sinopoli are brilliant THE best Salome by a large margin!!! everything has been told about this perfect recording THE Salome Spoilt for choice

Strauss - Salome / Studer, Rysanek, Hiestermann, Terfel, Bieber, A. Murray, Sinopoli Richard Strauss , Giuseppe Sinopoli , Cheryl Studer , Bryn Terfel , Clemens Bieber , Horst Hiestermann , Marianne Rorholm , Leonie Rysanek , and Ann Murray Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Studer, Cheryl | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Voigt · Dessay · von Otter · Heppner · Dohmen · Staatskapelle Dresden · Sinopoli Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Varady, Domingo, Behrens, van Dam, Sir Georg Solti Wagner: Parsifal Strauss - Elektra / Marc, Voigt, Schwarz, Jerusalem, Ramey, Wiener Phil., Sinopoli Wagner - Parsifal / Meier, Jerusalem, Hölle, van Dam, von Kannen, Tomlinson, Berlin Phil., Barenboim ASIN: B000001GFE Release Date: 1991-10-11

Tracks:

1. Salome: Scene 1 - Wie schon ist die Prinzessin Salome heute nacht!
2. Salome: Scene 1 - Nach mir wird Einer kommen
3. Salome: Scene 2 - Ich will nicht bleiben. Ich kann nicht bleiben
4. Salome: Scene 2 - Siehe, der Herr ist gekommen
5. Salome: Scene 2 - Jauchze nicht, du Land Palastina
6. Salome: Scene 2 - Lasst den Propheten herauskommen
7. Salome: Scene 3 - Wo ist er, dessen Sundenbecher jetzt voll ist?
8. Salome: Scene 3 - Er ist schrecklich. Er ist wirklich schrecklich!
9. Salome: Scene 3 - Wer ist dies Weib, das mich ansieht?
10. Salome: Scene 3 - Jochanaan! Ich bin verliebt in deinen Leib
11. Salome: Scene 3 - Dein Leib ist grauenvoll
12. Salome: Scene 3 - Zuruck, Tochter Sodoms! Beruhre mich nicht!
13. Salome: Scene 3 - Niemals, Tochter Babylons, Tochter Sodoms,...Niemals!
14. Salome: Scene 3 - Wird dir nicht bange, Tochter der Herodias?
15. Salome: Lass mich deinen Mund kussen, Jochanaan
16. Salome: Du bist verflucht
17. Salome: Scene 4 - Wo ist Salome? Wo ist die Prinzessin?
18. Salome: Scene 4 - Salome, komm, trink Wein mit mir
19. Salome: Scene 4 - Sieh, die Zeit ist gekommen
20. Salome: Scene 4 - Wahrhaftig, Herr, es ware besser, ihn in unsre Hande zu geben
21. Salome: Scene 4 - Siehe, der Tag ist nahe, der Tag des Herrn
22. Salome: Scene 4 - O uber dieses geile Weib, die Tochter Babylons

Tracks:

1. Salome: Tanz fur mich, Salome
2. Salome: Salomes Tanz der sieben Schleier
3. Salome: Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll, wundervoll!
4. Salome: Salome, ich beschwore dich
5. Salome: Salome, bedenk, was du tun willst
6. Salome: Gib mir den Kopf des Jochanaan!
7. Salome: Es ist kein Laut su vernehmen
8. Salome: Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund kussen lassen, Jochanaan
9. Salome: Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine Tochter
10. Salome: Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund gekusst, Jochanaan

Customer Reviews:

Studer,Terfel and Sinopoli are brilliant.......2007-04-10

I bought this CD principally because of Giuseppe Sinopoli, whom I find a largely underrated conductor. His spacious interpretations are, in my opinion, brilliant, and this Salome is no exception. The sound quality is also excellent. You may not agree with me, but I find Salome, despite the gruesome plot having three corpses at the end, a very funny opera. Salome is a spoilt adolescent brat. She demands the head of John the Baptist, and screams like any spoilt brat until she gets it (on a silver tray, no less). Cheryl Studer does justice to the role, she becomes a spoilt brat and it is great to hear her personification of this role. Bryn Terfel has a beautiful baritone voice, and his glorious singing of the One that comes after him, whose shoes he is not worthy of unlacing, is truly breathtaking. I also enjoyed Horst Hiesterman as Herodias. He potrays him as the neurotic and superstitious character that Wilde intended, completely enchanted by Salome.

I'll be buying more of Sinopoli and Richard Strauss because of this recording.

THE best Salome by a large margin!!!.......2006-12-30

I feel great comforts reading many positive comments on this Salome. I'd say it worth way above 5 stars.

Having been an opera fan for the last 15 years, I can't say Salome is THE single greatest opera of all, but this recording did give me THE most unforgetable shattering listening experience for several years. The edge that Studer has over all other Salomes is characterization. and I think hers is the only one that really does justice to Strauss/Wilde masterpiece in portraying the 17 year old innocent but lonely girl who is spoiled and abused by the evil parents. Studer has that unique girlish tone and demonstrates her great artistry in both singing techniques (think of those pianissimo top notes in her final monologue)and musicality (in terms of the great melody line and variaties in tone and color). In the final scene, She effectively unleashes all the complex emotions----false satisfaction, irony and remorse and her deepest longings for Johannan, which arouse the aching deep in my heart every time I listen. I once indulged myself in listening to the final scene about 10 times in a row and just couldn't get enough of it. For me, it's the moment of being exposed to the true human nature. it made me feel deeply ampathetic of Salome. I feel it's not only a tragedy of a spoiled 17 year old princess in the ancient kingdom of Judaea, but in a way everyone, in their own life experience, is able to see him or herself in salome. And that's what makes the work the highest form of music and performing arts. Other Salomes----Nilsson, Behrens, Rysanek, Malfitano, etc don't come close to Studer, although eveyone has some points to make in the part. Sinopoli, the orchestra and the supporting roles also did a great job.

I went on following a lot on Studer. IMO, her Four Last songs (one of the greatest in the art song repertoire) under Sinopoli is also the best among the 7 or 8 recordings I have. Her Elisabeth in DVD Tannhauser in Bayreuth, again under Sinopoli, is very moving. But I must say her other roles in Mozart, Wagner and Verdi are far below her achievements in Salome. I went to her performance as Sieglinde in Walkure in Beijing in 2005 and didn't find her as great as I expected. So this Salome is very precious, something that does not come as often as, say some decades.

everything has been told about this perfect recording.......2006-12-13

Although once more, for me it's simply the best Salome on record because of the singular singing of Cheryl Studer, which suits extremly well to this kind of music. At this time of her career she was absolutely on the top of her possiblities. Thank god, she had the opportunity to record just in time with the best surrounding which was possible. The Conductor and everything else is the real match for this fantastic singer.

THE Salome.......2006-04-13

Richard Strauss' "Salome" is a virtuoso work in every aspect, from the Orchestra to the Singers, and it requires incredible stamina and impeccable technique. The music is absolutely glorious, and in some parts, almost orgasmic (if I may be so bold). This glorious recording of this glorious work is, in my opinion, the definitive Salome. Cheryl Studer has the pure, youthful quality to her voice which is perfect for the title role, and she seems to have no trouble at all with all the repeated high A's, B flats, and B's. Her top notes shine brilliantly, without a hint of strain or screech. Bryn Terfel is incandescent as Jochanaan, having a full, well rounded, rich sound. Horst Heistermann is perfect in the role of Herod. Another reviewer complained about his wobbly and wide vibrato on his top notes. Personally, I think his wide vibrato is perfect, giving his character the menacing and wild quality that is needed. Leonie Rysanek is very good in the role of Herodias, having the cold, indignant sound the role demands. And the orchestra shines throughout this work as well. Personally, I think this recording far outshines Birgit Nilssons. Not that I have anything against her, but her voice was just too old and metallic sounding for the role of Salome. All that to say this: this is an absolutely glorious work, and the performers execute it gloriously. This is the one to buy.

Spoilt for choice.......2003-09-29

As far as Salome on recordings is concerned, consumers are spoilt for choice!! Birgit Nilsson has 2 superb stereo recordings. Leonie Rysanek has 2 superb stereo recordings. Ljuba Welitsch has 2 superb mono recordings (1949 & 1952). Hildegard Behrens has 1 superb stereo recording with Karajan. Cheryl Studer (this recording) is also a superb stereo recording. I can't choose. I have to have them all!

Average customer rating: Good remasterings of Karajan classics Karajan's Greatest Strauss hits?`

R. Strauss: Zarathustra; Don Juan; 4 Last Songs, etc. Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works Famous Overtures Brahms: 4 Symphonies Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9; Smetana: The Moldau Karajan Conducts Grieg & Sibelius ASIN: B00008CLNW Release Date: 2003-05-13

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Of The Backworldsmen
3. Of The Great Longing
4. Of Joys And Passions
5. The Song Of The Grave
6. Of Science And Learning
7. The Convalescent
8. The Dance-Song
9. Song Of The Night Wanderer
10. Tone Poem After Nikolaus Lenau
11. Fruhling - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
12. September - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
13. Beim Schlafengehen - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
14. Im Abendrot - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Tracks:

1. Night
2. Sunrise
3. The Ascent
4. Entering The Forest
5. Wandering By The Brook
6. By The Waterfall
7. Apparition
8. Flowery Meadows
9. In The Mountain Pasture
10. On The Wrong Track Through Thickets And Undergrowth
11. On The Glacier
12. Precarious Moments
13. On The Summit
14. Vision
15. Rising Mists
16. The Sun Gradually Dims
17. Elegy
18. Calm Before The Storm
19. Thunderstorm, Descent
20. Sunset
21. Epilogue
22. Night
23. After An Old Picaresque Legend - In Rondeau Form
24. Tanz Der Sieben Schleier

Customer Reviews:

Good remasterings of Karajan classics.......2006-01-20

Half of this bargain two-fer comes from the Sevenites (Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulespiegel), and the other half from the Eighties (Four Last Songs, Alpine Sym.). The significance has to do with recorded sound. The later digital recordings have sounded nasty and shrill but are now much better thanks to the current remastering. The earlier analog ones sound increidbly good, particularly the Zarathustra. Critics tend to prfer Karajan's version of the Four Last Songs with Gundula Janowitz, but that recording isn't in as good sound as this one, and Tomova-Simtov lets us hear the poetry more clearly. I am happy to own both and even happier that the early digital-era problems have been solved.

Karajan's Greatest Strauss hits?`.......2004-10-22

This recoupling of Strauss masterpieces is probaby Herbert von Karajan's greatest existing CD set of Richard Strauss, for whose music he was an unquestioned master. This set is headlined by Karjan's remarkable 1974 performance of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and his top of the line digital recording of "Eine Alpensinfonie" from 1981. It includes a number of popular Strauss tone poems and Karajan's elegant collaboration with Anna Tomowa-Sintow of the Four Last Songs.

The remastering on this set is somewhat uneven. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" sounds about the same here as it did on the DG Strauss Panorama two-CD set where it last appeared. The Alpine Symphony is the 21-track version from the Karajan Gold CD and is a major improvement over the earlier single track and 11 track versions DG distributed. The performance in this set sounded wonderful on my home stereo.

I paid an Amazon.com vendor about $9 for this set new, making it an outstanding bargain box of most of Karajan's best Strauss recordings. His EMI "Ein Heldenleben" is not included, of course. Still, this set is a major improvement of the DG Strauss Panorama that included Karajan's 1959 recording of "Ein Heldenleben".

With the addition of Karajan's recordings of "Don Juan", "Til Eulenspiegel" and Salome's "Dance of the Seven Veils", this now becomes the preferred collection of Strauss orchestral music by this conductor.

Average customer rating: Enigimatic Flame! perhaps the most sensual of German lieder singers

Ljuba Welitsch The Complete Columbia Recordings Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sopranos | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Tenors | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000029V9 Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

1. Salome, Op. 54: Final Scene
2. Tosca - (Act I): 'Perche chiuso?...Mia gelosa'
3. Tosca - (Act II): 'Vissi d'arte'
4. Don Giovanni - (Act I): 'Don Ottavio, son morta!...Or sai, chi l'onore'
5. Don Giovanni - (Act II): 'Crudele! Ah no, mio ben... Non mi dir, bell'idol mio'
6. Die Fledermaus: 'Czardas'
7. Der Zigeunerbaron: 'Habet Acht' - (Gypsy Song)
8. Four Last Songs: 'Fruhling'
9. Four Last Songs: 'September'
10. Four Last Songs: 'Beim Schlafengehen'
11. Four Last Songs: 'Im Abendrot'

Tracks:

1. Op. 43, No. 1: 'Von ewiger Liebe'
2. Op 105, No. 1: 'Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir'
3. Op. 84, No. 4: 'Vergebliches Standchen'
4. 'Die Mainacht'
5. 'Meine Liebe ist grun'
6. Op. 2: 'Gretchen Am Spinnrade'
7. Op. 43, No. 1: 'Die Junge Nonne'
8. Schwanengesang: 'Liebesbotschaft'
9. Op. 32: 'Die Forelle'
10. Myrthen, Op. 25, No. 1: 'Widmung'
11. Liederkreis, Op. 39, No. 5: 'Mondnacht'
12. Myrthen, Op. 25, No. 3: 'Der Nussbaum'
13. Zigeunerlieder,Op. 103: No. 1
14. Zigeunerlieder,Op. 103: No. 2
15. Zigeunerlieder,Op. 103: No. 4
16. Zigeunerlieder,Op. 103: No. 7
17. 'Mne Grustno'
18. ''Mel'nik'
19. 'Gde ti, zvezdochka?'
20. 'Hat Dich Die Liebe Beruhrt'
21. 'Valse De Chopin'
22. 'Dei Nacht' - Op. 10, No. 3
23. 'Cacilie' - Op. 27, No.2
24. 'Ich atmet' einen linden Duft'
25. 'Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder'
26. 'Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen'
27. 'Um Mitternacht' - (Incomplete)

Amazon.com

Ljuba Welitsch had a short career, her stardom spanning the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s. Perhaps this is because she gave so much of herself--even on records you feel she's operating on all cylinders. Her most famous role, Salome, is represented here by the closing scene with Fritz Reiner and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, recorded at the time of her triumphant New York debut. She was also a great Donna Anna, her rendition of the big arias from Don Giovanni full of fire and thrust. Tosca's "Vissi d'arte" is a passionate reading, one of the best on disc. The song disc is more variable but always interesting. A great singer, captured in her prime. -- Dan Davis

Amazon.com

Half of Bulgarian soprano Ljuba Welitsch's Columbia output stems from her salad days at the Met, when her silvery voice cut across the footlights like liquid fire. The 1950 Tosca and Don Giovanni selections, as well as her incomparable Salome Final Scene with the fiery Fritz Reiner at the helm, sound more potent than ever in these 20-bit transfers from original source material. Also memorable are two delicately scaled Joseph Marx lieder and a peerless Strauss Cacille. Sadly, the 1952-3 lieder sessions find Welitsch in dire straits: her voice has acquired a papery edge, with perceptive decline in intonation and breath control. Give Paul Ulanowsky credit, though, for admirably maneuvering through the thankless, Crisco-thick piano "deorchestrations" of Strauss' Four Last Songs. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Enigimatic Flame!.......2003-11-14

This woman moved me! I felt exitement, finality, pain, passion, victory, sensuousness, and nostalgia of a time unknown to me. The Salome aria is the most convincingly and beautifully sung I have ever heard by far. The thread of sound is never broken. The lieder selections are very lovely and interestingly personal, not at all detached or serious; a joy. Strauss' Four Last Songs done with piano are quite effective as such.

The recorded sound is very impressive; a clean, full-bodied sound. Columbia's mono recordings are absolutely superior.

This soprano seemed to have something very important to say. There is an ever present urgency in her delivery, a haste, and a desperation that clings to the heart. As she sings, she invokes compassion, mystery, fear and joy.

Please hear this woman!

perhaps the most sensual of German lieder singers.......1999-08-22

This collection of Ljuba Welitsch's singing Strauss is an great example of a singer's cultural connection to a composer giving her an almost eerily innate feeling for the music. Welitsch's voice can only be described as sexy, in a pre-war German sort of way, silvery hard and focused in tone combined with a sensuality of expression that is unique. She breathes life and fire into this music in a way that later singers -- even the great Elisabeth Schwarzkopf -- could not.

Average customer rating: The whole career of one of the greatest singers of all time Birgit Sings Like Sweetness A Document In The Grand Career Of Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) Great

Birgit Nilsson Sings Richard Wagner & Richard Strauss Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Nilsson, Birgit | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss, Richard | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Wagner, Richard | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Birgit Nilsson: Opera Arias Nilsson Sings Verdi Or sai chi l'onore: Opernarien von Mozart, Weber, Wagner, Strauss Wagner: Opera Arias & Duets Prima Voce: Flagstad ASIN: B000001XNS Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es Ist alles vergebens - Es gibt ein Reich
2. Salome: Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen
3. Salome: Ah! du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund kussen lassen, Jochanaan
4. Salome: Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine Tochter
5. Salome: Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund gekusst, Jochanaan
6. Elektra: Was willst du, Fremder Mensch?
7. Die Fau Ohne Schatten: Es dunkelt, dass ich nicht sehe zur Arbeit
8. Die Fau Ohne Schatten: Es gibt derer, Die bleiben immer gelassen Abtu ich von meinem Leibe die Kinder
9. Die Fau Ohne Schatten: Die Weib ist irre - Barak, ich hab es nicht getan
10. Tannhauser: Dich, teure Halle
11. Lohengrin: Euch Luften, die mein Klagen
12. Lohengrin: Elsa!-Wer Ruft?
13. Lohengrin: Ortrud, wo bist du?

Tracks:

1. Tristan und Isolde: Horst du sie noch?
2. Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise wie er lachelt
3. Die Walkure: Schlafst du, Gast?
4. Die Walkure: Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond
5. Die Walkure: De bist der Lenz
6. Die Walkure: O susseste Wonne! Seligstes Weib!
7. Die Walkure: Siegmund heiss ich und Siegmund bin ich!
8. Siegfried: Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich
9. Gotterdammerung: Schweigt eures Jammers jauchzenden Schwall
10. Gotterdammerung: Starke Scheite, Schichtet mir dort

Customer Reviews:

The whole career of one of the greatest singers of all time.......2007-01-14

I could nor beleive my eyes when I saw the price of this recording. It covers the whole career of the greatest Wagner and Strauss singer in the last half of the 20th Century. I think the whole performance of Ariadne of Naxos allurs in the archives of the Swedish Broadcasting company - a release, please!
When the news arrived that La Nilsson hade died in her home, surrounded by family members and near friends, on Christmas Day 2005 (kidneys not functioning, and no more dialysis possible) - we at once underrstand her uniquiness - there was nobody there to take over the helm and shield....It is quite wonderful that this eextensive compilation was published just recently. It is a very worthy portrait of a blessed singer!

Birgit Sings Like Sweetness.......2007-01-08

This is the first time I had heard Birgit Nilsson sing. The CD was great. However, I did have to blast the music because it is the original recording on the CD. Besides the quality it is worth purchasing if you want to hear one of the best. Her voice is clear and sweet, and welcoming to the ears.

A Document In The Grand Career Of Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005).......2006-03-23

The great soprano from Sweden, Birgit Nilsson, once contemplated suicide when she met with dismal reviews in her first perfomrance as Agathe from Weber's Die Freitschutz, for she was inexperienced and fresh out of the farm she grew up in. She went on to become the greatest dramatic soprano of all time, and for me, she is an even more thrilling and masterful soprano than the overrated Maria Callas. Birgit Nilsson died of unknown causes in her hometown of Sweden on Christmas of '05 only months ago. Her huge, steely, bright, metallic voice was reportedly capable of breaking glass and stone. This album covers many years in her career. Her Ariadne is not well known and it's captured in a young voice (50's) and she is in phenomenal shape. The dramatic heft of the role is suited to her voice. Wagner was her specialty of course and here we have slices of her Elisabeth from Tannhauser. She also sang Venus. Isolde was another great role of hers (the one she debuted at the Met) and Brunhilde is of course her best role. Singing Strauss is no piece of cake but when we listen to her Salome and Elektra and Dryer's Wife from Die Frau we are hearing a woman who, despite age, is singing with strength and vigor. She gets into character each time and she sings beautifully. All fans of La Nilsson must get this one.

Great.......2003-08-20

This is a very good CD for people who follow Birgit Nilsson's development. It contains live performances from 1949 (Ariadne auf Naxos - Nilsson sang Ariadne!!) to 1977 (Dyer's Wife in Die Frau Ohne Schatten). You can see her development from young to old over close to 30 years. For someone like me who have many of Birgit Nilsson's commercial recordings, this is a great CD too because it allows me to compare her 'live' performances with the studio recordings. It also enables me to see how her voice developed over the years. For instance, her voice grew in warm as she progressed in her career. By 1977, her voice had lost some ease - you can tell that she has to sing with more effort but her top register is still amazing, the gleam is still there even if it is more effortful to produce (when I say effortful I mean by young Birgit Nilsson standards - if you compare with other singers, she still sings effortlessly). Imagine - by 1977, she was 59 and she still puts singers singers half her age at 30 to shame. A very interesting CD in very mono sound. 5 stars for Nilsson's superb performances (her vocalism never fails to amaze me), for a fantastic variety of excerpts, for very mono sound, for the historical importance of this CD and for the incredible bargain price ... for 2 CDs.

If you are a 'historical' freak, buy this. If you are a Birgit Nilsson freak, buy this. If you are an opera freak, buy this. Even if you are not a freak, buy this!!

Average customer rating: Still Available Caballe sings Strauss

Strauss: Salome Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Bainbridge, Elisabeth | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss, Richard | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: R. Strauss: Elektra Strauss: Salome Richard Strauss: Salome [Remastered] Donizetti - La Fille du Régiment / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Malas, Sinclair, ROH Covent Garden, Bonynge Janacek: Jenufa / Mackerras, Soderstrom, et al ASIN: B000025Z8H Release Date: 1989-10-17

Tracks:

1. Wie Sch Ist Die Prinzessin Salome
2. Ich Will Nicht Bleiben
3. Du Wirst Das F Mich Tun, Narraboth
4. Wo Ist Er, Dessen Sdenbecher Jetzt Voll Ist?
5. Jokanaan! Ich Bin Verliebt
6. Dein Haar Ist Grslich!
7. Tochter Der Unzucht
8. Wo Ist Salome? Wo Ist Die Prinzessin?
9. Salome, Komm, Trink Wein Mit Mir
10. Wahrhaftig, Herr, Es We Besser
11. Siehe, Der Tag Ist Nahe
12. Eine Menge Menschen
13. Willst Du Mir Wirklich Alles Geben
14. Wer Ist Der, Der Von Edom Kommt
15. Dance Of The Seven Veils
16. Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll, Wundervoll!
17. Still, Spricht Nicht Zu Mir!
18. Salome, Bedenk, Was Du Tun Willst
19. Wer Hat Meinen Ring Genommen?
20. Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund
21. Sie Ist Ein Ungeheuer, Deine Tochter
22. Ah! Ich Habe Deinen Mund Gekst, Jokanaan

Customer Reviews:

Still Available.......2006-09-22

In response to other review, this is NOT out of the catalogue. Check Borders' and you'll find it easily enough. And yes, it's worth the little trouble this takes to buy this great recording. Caballe is nothing short of sensational and Leinsdorf runs a crisp ship. It's now my Salome of choice.

Caballe sings Strauss.......2005-05-21

Who would have expected Montserrat Caballe, well known for her rendition of the notoriously difficult but stylistically worlds-away-from-Strauss part of Norma, to render up one of the truly great recordings of Salome? After listening to the other major recordings I just keep coming back to Caballe. There is something seductive and overwhelming about her interpretation, which comes through as powerful, stunningly beautiful, yet somehow childlike. Don't get me wrong, Caballe's singing is both rich and nuanced, but for some reason it seems more believable to me for the role than any other I have heard. I suspect this is just what Strauss wanted, for he said the part should be sung by a "16 year old with the voice of Isolde." Too bad this recording is out of print, because it's really first rate from top to bottom, but it's Caballe's singing which is the real draw, proving once again what a versatile singer she is. Brava Caballe!

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. Mi Chiamano Mimi
2. Vissi D'Arte
3. Libiamo Ne'Lieti Calici (Brindisi)
4. Addio Del Passato
5. Egli Non Riede Ancora!
6. Merce, Dilette Amiche
7. Casta Diva
8. Col Sorriso D'Innocenza
9. Com'e Bello!
10. Havvi Un Dio
11. Inflammatus Et Accensus

Tracks:

1. Habanera
2. Io Son L'Umile Ancella
3. Qual Fiamma - Avea Nel Guardo!
4. Intermezzo Sinfonico
5. Barcarolle: Belle Nuit
6. Air De La Lettre: Mon Cher Amant
7. Im Chambre Separee
8. Duett Papageno-Papagena: Pa-Pa-Pa...
9. Tanz Der Sieben Schleier
10. Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund
11. Sie Ist Ein Ungeheuer, Deini Tochter
12. Ah! Ich Habe Deinen Mund Gekusst

Average customer rating: Marston Does it Again - and Again terrible sound quality An excellent preservation of a remarkable voice.

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Tracks:

1. Dich, teure Halle
2. Ho-jo-to-ho
3. O patria mia
4. Du bist die Ruh'
5. O patria mia
6. Einsam in truben Tagen
7. Der Nussbaum
8. Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen
9. Liebchen ist da!
10. Ave Maria
11. Einsam in truben Tagen
12. Ho-jo-to-ho
13. Ave Maria
14. Erlkonig
15. Verborgene Wunden
16. Like The Rose Bud
17. O patria mia
18. Allmacht'ge Jungfrau
19. Dich, teure Halle
20. Mild und leise
21. Inflammatus et accensus

Tracks:

1. Widmung
2. Standchen
3. How Much I Love You
4. The Year's At The Spring
5. Standchen
6. Gretchen am Spinnrade
7. Ritorna Vincitor
8. Traft ihr das Schiff
9. Selig, wie die Sonne, Take 1
10. Selig, wie die Sonne, Take 2
11. Voi lo sapete
12. Irish Folk Song
13. Ich weiss Euch einen lieben Schatz
14. War es so schmahlich?
15. Fort denn eile
16. Dein Werk
17. Jochanaan, ich bin verliebt
18. Fliegt heim, ihr Raben
19. Ewig war ich
20. Fu la sorte...Alla pompa
21. La fatal pietra...O terra addio

Customer Reviews:

Marston Does it Again - and Again.......2002-03-13

Ward Marston has developed an amazing ability to bring old recordings back to life. The Gadski collections - there are two of them on his label - are amazing preservations of one of the great but neglected dramatic sopranos of the first 50 years of the 20th century. Listeners brought up on modern sound will have trouble with the surface noise; but learn to listen beyond it. Nobody sings like this today.

terrible sound quality.......2002-01-05

Although this CD has its place as a historic recording of Johanna Gadski, the sound quality is so terrible it is practically impossible to even evaluate Gadski's voice. If you buy this CD, do it only to have a recording of hers in your collection. DO NOT buy this CD for the great repertoire on it. It is not something you will listen to for enjoyment when wanting to hear beautiful music.

An excellent preservation of a remarkable voice........1998-09-23

Here is the "Golden Age" dramatic soprano, captured at her best in excerpts from the German and Italian operas in which she excelled, with some truly exquisite recordings of songs thrown in for good measure. This long-neglected artist has finally achieved the recognition she has so long-since deserved.

Average customer rating: Return to Valhalla OhValhalla Goddess Birgit Nilsson Now Sings In Heaven Ave Atque Vale, Birgit Nilsson RIP BIRGIT NILSSON - 5/17/1918 - 12/25/2005

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Tracks:

1. Ritorna Vincitor! - John Pritchard
2. O Don Fatale - Aregeo Quadri
3. Pace, Pace, Mio Dio! - Argeo Quadri
4. Nel Di Della Vittoria Io Le Incontrai... Ambizioso Spirto... Vieni T'affretta! - VIRGILIO CARBONARI
5. Vissi D'arte - Lorin Maazel
6. Einsam In Truben Tagen - Edward Downes
7. Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Sir Georg Solti
8. Allein! Weh, Ganz Allein - Sir Georg Solti
9. Ein Handwerk Verstehst Du Sicher Nicht - Walter Berry
10. Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund Kussen Lassen, Jokanaan!... Sie Ist Ein Ungeheuer, Deine Tochter... Ah! Ich Habe Deinen Mund Gekusst - Gerhard Stolze

Tracks:

1. Dich, Teure Halle - Edward Downes
2. Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lachelt - Hans Knappertsbusch
3. I Der Engel - 'In Der Kindheit Fruhen Tagen' - Sir Colin Davis
4. II Stehe Still! - 'Sausendes, Brausendes Rad Der Zeit' - Sir Colin Davis
5. III Im Treibhaus - 'Hochgewolbte Blatterkronen' - Sir Colin Davis
6. IV Schmerzen - 'Sonne, Weinsest Jeden Abend Dir Die Schonen Augen Rot' - Sir Colin Davis
7. V Traume - 'Sag', Welch Wunderbare Traume' - Sir Colin Davis
8. Var Det En Drom? (Was It A Dream?) - Bertil Bokstedt
9. Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote (The Tryst) - Bertil Bokstedt
10. Svarta Rosor (Black Roses) - Bertil Bokstedt
11. Sav, Sav, Susa (Sigh, Rushes, Sigh) - Bertil Bokstedt
12. Diamanten Pa Marssnon (The Diamond On The March Snow) - Bertil Bokstedt
13. Hostkvall (Autumn Evening) - Bertil Bokstedt
14. Varen Flyktar Hastigt (Spring Flies Fast) - Bertil Bokstedt
15. En Svane (A Swan) - Bertil Bokstedt
16. Fra Monte Pincio - Bertil Bokstedt
17. Varen (Spring) - Bertil Bokstedt
18. Melodi (Melody) - Bertil Bokstedt
19. Bon Till Natten (Prayer To Night) - Bertil Bokstedt
20. Skoldmon (Valkyrie) - Bertil Bokstedt
21. En Gammal Dansrytm (An Old Dance Rhythm) - Bertil Bokstedt
22. I Could Have Danced All Night - Herbert Von Karajan

Customer Reviews:

Return to Valhalla OhValhalla Goddess.......2006-03-11

Birgit Nilsson was without a doubt the most powerful soprano of the 20th century, even a greater singer than Maria Callas, despite the fact that audiences loved Callas a lot more. Since her death on December 25th, 2005, I've listened to many of her recordings (and there are plenty, she was well-documented on recording). Nilsson was a versatile singer, and not just a Wagnerian specialist. This recording album of various arias represent her versatility and flexibility and even with all these arias of diverse repertoire, it's still not enough to capture her vast prowess. Not featured on here are her accounts of the Baker's Wife in Strauss' Die Frau Ohne Schatten and Minnie in Puccini's La Fanciulla Del West, or Agathe from Weber's Die Freischutz, not to mention her interpretation of Beethoven's heroine Leonore in Fidelio and Venus from Tannhauser. She was known for her ability to sing both Elisabeth (soprano) and Venus (mezzo-soprano) in Tannhauser!!

What we have here are wonderful accounts of arias from diverse operas. Let's analyze some of them, in hopes you can get hooked on Nilsson and check out her full-length opera recordings.

Wagner: Ring Des Nibelungen: Every opera connoisseur knows that Birgit Nilsson was the heir to Kirsten Flagstad's throne when it came to singing Brunhilde. Possessing a superhuman and radiant voice, she found a bit of her Swedish self in the mythic character of the Valkyrie Brunhilde. To me, there is no greater Brunhilde. She had a heroic voice so that the Immolation Scene in Gotterdammerung (featured here) is by far the best account. She appears in the Karl Bohm recordings of the Ring and the studio engineered Ring under the baton of George Solti. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Her debut role at the Metropolitan Opera was as Isolde. She masters the role, which is possibly the most difficult in Wagner opera, and essays the high tessitura with great aplomb. Not featured here is the great Curse Aria. The Liebestod was a piece of cake for Isolde, and it is featured here. She sings this well, no doubt, but her only fault is that she could never quiet her voice the way some sopranos could. If anyone had trouble hearing Nilssons' mega voice, something was wrong with their hearing! TANNHAUSER: She was able to sing Elisabeth and Venus, and she got into the character's romantic nature. The Hall Aria is on here and it's great.

STRAUSS: As excting as her Wagner heroines were, her Strauss heroines were just as impressive. She understood the intensity of the music and delved into the character's psyches, even more so than the Wagner roles. As such, her SALOME is largely regarded as the best on record. While she could not physically convince us as a teenage nubile princess who inflammes the passions of her pagan father, she was able to sing the role with electrifying power and frightening madness. If you listen to the Solti recording, you will note how she could get into Salome's twisted mentality starting from the scene in which she asks for Jochanaan's head and the finale in which she kisses the severed head. This final scene is on here, thank God. Her interpretation of ELEKTRA set the bar high for all subsequent sopranos. She once again got into the character's depravity and lunacy. The intensity of the role never took its toll on her and she tirelessly sings the part in a combo of dramatic power and beautiful singing. Please check out her Elektra recording under Solti again, where she is paired with Regina Resnik.

PUCCINI: Yes, Birgit Nilsson sang Puccini and she did a damn good job of it too. Very few critics gave her credit for her superb Puccini heroines. At the Met in the 60's, audiences saw her stage performances of Tosca, Turandot and Minnie from La Fanciulla Del West. Her TOSCA is powerful, unsubtle but dramatically compelling. In the Lorin Maazel recoding opposite Franco Corelli, she was able to make her voice sound more round, warmer and more "Italian". Here we have her "Vissi D'Arte" but she could really deliver in such moments as the Death of Scarpia, the Torture/Interrogation Scene and the Finale. In fact her cry "O Scarpia Avanti Addio!" is possibly the best on record. She sang TURANDOT at the Met opposite Franco Corelli in riveting performances, rivaling any other soprano who sang Turandot at the time. The size of her voice, her regal presence (fashion designer Cecil Beaton made a Chinese Empress costume, complete with a decorative crown, especially for her) and her command of the music made for a stunning Turandot. Check out the EMI recording with Corelli and Scotto.

Verdi: She sang Verdi, though it was not a repertoire she followed up on extensively. Audiences saw her as Lady Macbeth, Princess Eboli, Elisabeth Di Valois (from Don Carlos) and Leonora from Forza del Destino. And of course as AIDA. Her Aida is not the most beautifully sung or the warmest, but in sheer volume and grandness she takes the crown. There is a studio recording she sang opposite Franco Corelli and Grace Bumbry. At the Met, audiences saw her paired with Jon Vickers' Radames. Ritorna Vincitor! Aida's first great aria in Act 1 is on here and it's the title of the album. Her LADY MACBETH is by far her greatest Verdi role. The cold, icy, unfeeling way she sings the part makes her Lady Macbeth by far the most wicked and dramatically convincing. Even without the Italian fire in the belly, she could get into character as good as the rest of them.

SWEDISH SONGS, BROADWAY AND MOZART: Her account of her native Swedish folk songs are lovely, and in her time, legendary, and even in her heyday as an opera singer she would sing Swedish songs on Swedish radio. As a girl growing up in her father's farm, she sung these folk songs which eventually drew the attention of Conservatory instructors and operatic voice coaches. Broadway ? I'm sorry. This is cute and experimental of her to sing "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady but this is not her forte. Her voice is too big for the role of Liza Doolittle and the waltz-like/operetta song is way out of her league. On a final note, Nilsson sang Mozart, namely the part of Dona Ana in Don Giovanni, which is found on at least two studio recordings, the famous one being the one with Cesare Siepi as Don Giovanni and Leontyne Price as Elvira under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf. Her Dona Ana is neither beautiful nor mannered, she sings with the usual Nilsson bravura and attempts to soften her voice but she shows no real command for the Mozart reperotire and again this was purely experimental for her.

LONG LIVE BIRGIT NILSSON! I WILL FOREVER REMEMBER HER AS BRUNHILDE, SINGING WITH SUPERHUMAN POWER AND PASSION IN THAT CLIMATIC IMMOLATION SCENE AT THE END OF GOTTERDAMMERUNG. NO ONE CAN MASTER THAT GRAND SCENE "Fleight Hom, Ih Rabens (Fly home you Ravens!) .."GRANE..MEIN ROSS (Grane My Horse!) HER VOICE GETS STRONGER, HIGHER AND MORE INTENSE, FLYING, FLYING EVER UPWARD TO VALHALLA.

Birgit Nilsson Now Sings In Heaven.......2006-01-22

On December 25th, 2005, the great soprano Birgit Nilsson passed away, and an era went with her. She was singing at a time in the mid 20th century just after World War II when other golden-age singers had made it big at the Met- among them Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and Victoria De Los Angeles, the latter two which also died only recently. Nilsson will forever be remembered for her Wagnerian heroines- the Valkyrie Brunhilde, Isolde, and for her outstanding Turandot. But Nilsson sang a variety of repertoire, though critics snubbed her in such terrific roles as Beethoven's Leonore in Fidelio, Verdi's Lady Macbeth and Puccini's Tosca, roles which I think suited her well and she sang wonderfully. She also sang Mozart's Dona Anna, though this role for me was not suited to her voice. This album is a tribute to her supreme artistry. Here we have Aida's great aria Ritorna Vincitor! - an aria which is more stentorian and heroic sounding than the lush, lyrico-spinto renditions of such fine Aidas as Renata Tebaldi and Leontyne Price. The aria " O Don Fatale" belongs to Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo and should rightly be sung by a dramatic mezzo soprano. Nilsson handles the music to this quite well, however. Although she never performed Leonora in Forza Del Destino, the "Pace Pace Mio Dio" in this album is sublime. The rest of the arias include arias from Strauss' Salome, Elektra and Wagner's Gotterdammerung and Tristan And Isolde. Her distinctive voice is well captured on this album and any true fan of the late diva will want to buy this.

Ave Atque Vale, Birgit Nilsson.......2006-01-13

Every opera lover in the world met the news today of the December 25, 2005 passing of Birgit Nilsson with sadness. She was surely one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, and in Wagnerian roles alone she was the equal of the great Kirsten Flagstadt. From her beginnings as a simple farm girl in Sweden she rose to the top of all of the international opera houses in the three decades when her voice was in full bloom. Her last public performance was in 1984 but she continued her legend in her masterclasses. She was a phenomenon whose glorious voice and presence will be much missed, but at least she has a huge recorded legacy that adds to her immortality.

This 2 CD set is a gathering of excerpts form many recordings and while it does not have the impact of, say, a full performance as Isolde or Brunnhilde or Turandot or Salome, it does offer a generous sampling of the many roles she mastered. Included on this set are arias form 'Macbeth', 'Aida', 'La Forza del Destino', 'Don Carlo', 'Tosca', 'Lohengrin', 'Die Götterdämmerung', 'Elektra', 'Salome', 'Die Frau ohne Schatten', 'Tannhäuser', 'Tristan und Isolde' and songs by Wagner ('Wesendonk Lieder'), Sibelius, Grieg, and Ture Rangström, and yes, even Frederick Lowe! She performs with various orchestras and conductors and pianists.

Not usually one for these 'best of' albums, this one is special, especially with the news that this extraordinary artist whose voice could reach the heavens is gone. An aptly titled memento -Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, January 06

RIP BIRGIT NILSSON - 5/17/1918 - 12/25/2005.......2006-01-12

The opera world mourns the passing of the great dramatic soprano. I never had the fortune to experience her performances live, but her many complete opera recordings and recitals are part of my CD library. This set is a perfect introduction to this diva's art and versatility.

Thank you for the music, Madame Nilsson.

Meditation Music:

1. Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
2. Rossini: Armida
3. Rossini - Aureliano in Palmira / d'Intino · Ciliento · di Cesare · Nazzika · Zani
4. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Hampson, Menzter, Hadley, Praticò, Ramey; Gelmetti
5. Rossini: La donna del lago [Cast Recording]
6. Rusalka-Complete Opera
7. Sarka-Complete Opera
8. Schoeck: Das Schloss Dürande
9. Simon Boccanegra
10. The American Music Theater Festival Production of Harry Partch's Revelation in the Courthouse Park

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Shangrenade [Import]

Shostakovich: Symphony No.14

Silverwood

Music: Urban Funk Breaks [SACD]

The Voice of the Future

Substrata

Seule [Import]

The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987

Shadows of Dreams

Survivor

Sotto La Luna [Import]

Sofa [Import]

The Actual Meaning [Explicit Lyrics]

Curtis Mayfield's Chicago Soul

Keepin' Up With the Joneses