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Lise Davidsen (soprano): Live at the Met (Decca)
The soloist shines in this live recital; the technical side of things is disappointing [MP]
Mozart: Symphony No.40; Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
The jury is still out on Maestro Carlos Païta [RMay]
The Romantic Piano Concerto: Reger & Strauss (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Absolutely outstanding [RBe]
Strauss: Salome & Elektra (Pristine Audio)
Straussian excellence from seven decades ago silences any of the more recent competition [MP]
Aga Mikolaj sings Strauss & Mozart: Songs (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Mikolaj certainly deserves to be heard alongside the greats [Byz]
Rudolf Kempe conducts Dvorak & Strauss (ICA Classics)
Some superb performances directed by a conductor of the highest calibre, performing live and at the peak of his abilities [RMay]
Darkness (Challenge Classics)
An interesting if sombre compilation of German songs; the singing may not rival the very best [DJa]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Perfect Prima Donna (Warner Classics)
A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos [DBe]
Strauss: Elektra (Chandos)
Wonderful orchestral playing but variable singing [SB]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
An important survey of one of the great partnerships of the 20th century at its peak [DHa]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A fascinating, marvellously presented anthology [JQ]
Richard Strauss: Electra (Chandos)
An orchestrally fine Elektra, but the singing is not up to scratch [ST]
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A magnificent souvenir of perhaps the greatest Strauss soprano ever [RMo]
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) This live recording has a great deal to offer [GF]
R Strauss: Elektra (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A sensible and impressive performance with no significant weak links [DH]
Lise Davidsen: Live at the Met (Decca)
The greatest soprano of our age in recital from the stage of the Met [PH]
R Strauss: Salome, Elektra (Pristine Audio)
Two iconic Met recordings newly revitalised in Ambient Stereo, something of a bargain [RMo]
Holst: The Planets & R Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Gramola)
Two masterpieces transformed by Karajan’s alchemy [JF]
Music for Woodwind Orchestra (Divine Art)
Music and performances that bubble like good Bohemian Sekt [NB]
Strauss: Intermezzo (Naxos)
A strikingly effective, imaginative production of Strauss’s rarely seen bourgeois comedy opera [EJW]
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Beethoven: Symphony No.8 (SOMM Recordings)
Beecham full of flair but with somewhat foggy sonics in live Royal Festival Hall broadcasts [JW]
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Pristine Audio)
Pristine delivers a top notch refurbishment of this classic recording [MP]
Strauss: Intermezzo (Naxos)
Richard Strauss’s domestic drama powerfully reimagined by Tobias Kratzer [DHa]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor): The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol.5 (Pristine Audio)
More excellence in this ongoing series, including a superb “New World” symphony [PSt]
