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Composer of the Week: Strauss

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4/5. Greece. Donald Macleod looks at the inspiration Strauss found in Greek myths.
Awakening Scene (Die Aegyptische Helena) Leontyne Price (soprano), Boston SO, conductor Erich Leinsdorf
Die Aegyptische Helena , Act 1 (excerpt) Gwyneth Jones (soprano), Matti Kastu
(tenor), Detroit SO, conductor Antal Dorati Daphne 's Monologue (Daphne, Act 1)
Maria Reining (soprano), Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO, conductor Karl Bohm Daphne (finale) Maria Reining (soprano). Vienna PO, conductor Karl Bohm
Interlude and Danae 's Monologue (Die Liebe der Danae, Act 3) Julia Varady
(soprano), Bamburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ich habe keineguten Nachte (Elektra, Actl) Regina Resnik (mezzo), Vienna PO, conductor Georg Solti Rptd on Wed at 12 midnight

Contributors

Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Unknown:
Aegyptische Helena
Soprano:
Gwyneth Jones
Soprano:
Matti Kastu
Conductor:
Antal Dorati
Conductor:
Karl Bohm
Conductor:
Karl Bohm
Soprano:
Julia Varady
Conductor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Unknown:
Regina Resnik
Conductor:
Georg Solti Rptd
Source: Radio Times

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