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Richard Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker (Decca, 1991)

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Richard Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker (Decca, 1991)

Richard Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor
Soloists: Varády, Domingo, Runkel, Dohmen, Van Dam, Behrens, Jo, Lind, Franzen, Hornik, Gahmlich, Gambill, Ardam, Sasaki, Robin,
Lang, Braga, Targler, Schneider, Eder, Nebenführ

XLD | FLAC (tracks) | No Log/cue-sheet | Coverart Embedded & High-def JPEG | Libretto (PDF) included | ~981 Mb
Classical | DDD | Decca 3CD-set (1991)


Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow; written: 1914-1918; Germany) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. When the work premiered in Vienna on 10 October 1919, critics and audiences were unenthusiastic; many cited problems with Hofmannsthal's complicated and heavily symbolic libretto. Today, the opera is considered by many to be Strauss's finest work in the genre, although less frequently produced than some of the others. Click here for more information.

Between 1989 and 1991 Decca took on this complex piece in one of the most expensive recording projects in history, with maestro Solti, the unsurpassed Wiener Philharmoniker and an all-star cast. In the Heldentenor role of the Emperor, Placido Domingo, the superstar tenor, gives a performance that is not only beautiful to the ear beyond previous recordings but which has an extra feeling for expressive detail, deeper than that which was previously recorded. Hildegard Behrens as the Dyer's wife is also a huge success. Her very feminine vulnerability is here a positive strength, and the voice has rarely sounded so beautiful on record. Julia Varady as the Empress is equally imaginative, with a beautiful voice, and Jose van Dam with his clean, dark voice brings a warmth and depth of expression to the role of Barak, the Dyer, which goes with a satisfyingly firm focus…this recording is unlikely to be matched, let alone surpassed for many years. Solti himself is inspired throughout.

Performers:
Reinhild Runkel (Mezzo Soprano)
Albert Dohmen (Baritone)
José Van Dam (Baritone)
Hildegard Behrens (Soprano)
Sumi Jo (Soprano)
Eva Lind (Soprano)
Hans Franzen (Bass)
Gottfried Hornik (Baritone)
Wilfried Gahmlich (Tenor)
Robert Gambill (Tenor)
Elzbieta Ardam (Alto)
Noriko Sasaki (Soprano)
Donna Robin (Soprano)
Elisabeth Lang ()
Rannveig Braga (Mezzo Soprano)
Ursula Targler (Soprano)
Wolfgang Schneider (Bass)
Gerhard Eder (Bass)
Karl Nebenführ (Bass)
Elisabeth Lang (Soprano)
Julia Varády (Soprano)
Placido Domingo (Tenor)

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Vienna Boys' Choir
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1989-91
Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
Length: 195 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: German


Tracklist:

Disc 1:
Act 1
Track 1
Licht über'm See - [5:50]
Reinhild Runkel, Albert Dohmen, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 2
Amme, wachst du? - [5:37]
Plácido Domingo, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 3
Ist mein Liebster dahin? - [3:28]
Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 4
Wie soll ich denn nicht weinen? - [2:25]
Sumi Jo, Julia Varady, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 5
Amme, um alles, wo find' ich dein Schatten - [6:20]
Julia Varady, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 6
Erdenflug - [1:49]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 7
Dieb! Da nimm! - [2:25]
Gottfried Hornik, Hannah Francis, Wilfried Gahmlich, Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 8
Sie aus dem Hause - [8:08]

Track 9
Dritthalb Jahr bin ich dein Weib - [5:02]
Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 10
Was wollt' ich hier? - [6:22]
Hildegard Behrens, Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 11
Ach, Herrin, süße Herrin! - [3:13]
Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Elisabeth Lang, Julia Varady, Robert Gambill, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 12
Hat es dich blutige Tränen gekostet - [5:12]
Reinhild Runkel, Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 13
Mutter, Mutter, laß uns nach Hause! - [2:10]
Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 14
Trag ich die Ware selber zu Markt - [1:34]
José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 15
Sie haben es mir gesagt - [5:52]
José van Dam, Wolfgang Schneider, Gerhard Eder, Karl Nebenfuhr, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti


Disc 2:
Act 2

Track 1
Komm bald wieder nach Haus, mein Gebieter - [6:50]
Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 2
Was ist nun deine Rede - [6:31]
José van Dam, Gottfried Hornik, Hans Franzen, Wilfried Gahmlich, Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 3
Orchesterzwischenspiel (Orchestral Interlude) - [3:42]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 4
Falke, Falke, du Wiedergefundener - [4:37]

Track 5
Stille, o weh, Falke, o weh! - [4:53]
Plácido Domingo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 6
Es gibt derer, die haben immer Zeit - [4:34]
Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 7
Schlange, was hab ich - [4:13]
Hildegard Behrens, Robert Gambill, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 8
Ein Handwerk verstehst du sicher nicht - [5:15]
Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 9
Wer da? - [2:49]
José van Dam, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 10
Sieh - Amme - sieh - [2:51]
Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 11
Zum Lebenswasser! - [2:14]
Sumi Jo, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 12
Wehe, mein Mann! - [4:15]
Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 13
Es dunkelt, daß ich nicht sehe zur Arbeit - [2:00]
José van Dam, Gottfried Hornik, Hans Franzen, Wilfried Gahmlich, Reinhild Runkel, Hildegard Behrens, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 14
Es gibt derer - [4:24]
Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 15
Das Weib ist irre - [1:50]
José van Dam, Gottfried Hornik, Hans Franzen, Wilfried Gahmlich, Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 16
Barak, ich hab' es nicht getan! - [3:25]
Hildegard Behrens, Gottfried Hornik, Hans Franzen, Wilfried Gahmlich, Reinhild Runkel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti


Disc 3:
Act 3
Track 1
Schweigt doch, ihr Stimmen! - [7:10]
Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 2
Mir anvertraut - [3:20]
José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 3
Auf, geh nach oben, Mann - [3:19]
Hildegard Behrens, Elzbieta Ardam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 4
Sie kommen! - [5:17]
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Albert Dohmen, Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 5
Fort mit uns! - [4:31]
Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 6
Aus unsern Taten steigt ein Gericht - [3:05]
Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 7
Was Menschen bedürfen - [3:35]
Reinhild Runkel, José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Albert Dohmen, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 8
Keikobad! Deine Dienerin - [2:20]
Reinhild Runkel, José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Albert Dohmen, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 9
Weh uns Armen! - [2:29]
José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 10
Vater, bist du's? - [4:16]
Julia Varady, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 11
Goldenen Trank - [4:21]
Julia Varady, Eva Lind, Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 12
Ach! Weh mir! Mein Liebster starr! - [3:53]
Julia Varady, Eva Lind, José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 13
"Wenn das Herz aus Kristall" - [3:14]
Plácido Domingo, Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Rannveig Braga, Ursula Targler, Elisabeth Lang, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 14
Sind das die Cherubim - [2:36]

Track 15
Engel sind's, die von sich sagen - [2:39]
Julia Varady, Plácido Domingo, Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Rannveig Braga, Ursula Targler, Elisabeth Lang, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 16
Trifft mich sein Lieben nicht - [2:44]
Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Rannveig Braga, Ursula Targler, Elisabeth Lang, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 17
Nun will ich jubeln - [4:31]
José van Dam, Plácido Domingo, Julia Varady, Hildegard Behrens, Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Rannveig Braga, Ursula Targler, Elisabeth Lang, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Track 18
Vater, dir drohet michts - [2:14]
Donna Robin, Noriko Sasaki, Rannveig Braga, Ursula Targler, Elisabeth Lang, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

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