Arabella & Elektra
06/12/10 12:25PM By Peter Fox Smith
Sir Georg Solti conducts historic recordings of two Strauss operas: Arabella
and Elektra.
Playlist
12:25pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
12:30pm
Arabella: Act I
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists | Lisa della Casa, soprano ; Hilde Gueden, soprano ; Ira Malaniuk, mezzo-soprano ; Anton Dermota, tenor ; George London, baritone ; Otto Edelmann, bass |
| CD/Album | Richard Strauss: Arabella |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 460230 |
| Release Year | 1958 |
1:31pm
Arabella: Acts II & III
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists | Lisa della Casa, soprano ; Hilde Gueden, soprano ; Ira Malaniuk, mezzo-soprano ; Anton Dermota, tenor ; George London, baritone ; Otto Edelmann, bass |
| CD/Album | Richard Strauss: Arabella |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 460230 |
| Release Year | 1958 |
3:06pm
Elektra
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists | Birgit Nilsson, soprano ; Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano ; Marie Collier, soprano ; Gerhard Stolze, tenor ; Tom Krause, baritone |
| CD/Album | Richard Strauss: Elektra |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 4758231 |
| Release Year | 1968 |
4:54pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
