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Furtwängler conducts R Strauss (Pristine Audio)
Pristine opens up a new depth of sound for these wartime classics [RMo]
Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra
by Ralph Moore
Brindley Sherratt (bass): Fear No More (Delphian)
A splendid operatic bass in a new and satisfying context [WH]
Strauss: Capriccio (Orfeo)
A good but hardly distinguished production, in terms of both performance and sound [RMo]
Debussy & Strauss (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
An auspicious launch for the Melbourne Symphony’s own label [JQ]
Thomas Quasthoff (bass- baritone) Evening Star (Deutsche Grammophon)
A cunningly devised programme ideally showcasing Quasthoff’s vocal versatility and dramatic gifts [RMo]
475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Profil)
Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]
Strauss: Piano Quartet & Metamorphosen (B Records)
Good performances but there are preferable versions of the main work [SB]
Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau (BR Klassik)
A lovely supplement to the complete live recording in much better sound [RMo]
Jacqueline Delman (soprano) More from my archives (Oak Grove)
A valuable documentation of Delman’s versatility, musically, repertoire-wise and linguistically [GF]
Elisabeth Schumann (soprano): Elisabeth Schumann’s Swan Song (Parnassus)
Late recordings, issued in their entirety for the first time, do not show the much loved soprano at her best [PT]
Brahms, Strauss, Reger & Rihm: Hölderlin-inspired works (Sony Classical)
A fascinating compilation of Hölderlin-inspired pieces [JQ]
R Strauss: Intermezzo (Warner Classics)
The only studio recording of Strauss’s biographical opera is a complete winner on all front [MP]
Strauss: Metamorphosen, Piano Quartet (B Records)
An accomplished, early Strauss chamber work of mild interest and a tender, carefully wrought, but slightly too cautious Metamorphosen [RMo]
Eugene Goossens (conductor) – Cincinnati Symphony, Vol 3 (Pristine Audio)
Goossens’ final Cincinnati recordings complete a worthwhile 3-CD series [JW]
R Strauss & Hindemith: Horn Concertos (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the greatest instrumentalists of the 20th century in some of its juiciest music – it’s a disc you can’t really afford to miss [GPJ]
Strauss: Josephs Legende (Naxos)
A fine performance, well recorded, but inferior to Sinopoli’s more sensuous account [RMo]
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Alpha Classics)
A thoughtful project and, as such, a significant addition to the discography of the Vier letzte Lieder [JQ]
Strauss: Die Ägyptische Helena (Decca)
Not ideal in every respect, this recording is a fine achievement nonetheless [MP]
Daniel Behle (tenor) R Strauss & Wagner (Prospero)
An important album. One which may surprise those who admire this tenor’s Mozart recordings [MP]
Artur Rodziński (conductor): The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony Classical)
Sony’s second Rodziński box fills a significant gap from his Cleveland years [JH]
My Soul, What Fear You? (King’s College, Cambridge)
A fascinating Lieder recital [JQ]
Strauss: Horn & Oboe Concertos (Orchid Classics)
Fine performances for the most part, but the documentation is problematic [LW]
R Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A reminder of all the strengths of this cruelly-underrated conductor/composer. Certainly, this is a major addition to the Strauss discography [CC]
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