Strauss in Weimar
In the second of six programmes,
Kenneth Birkin presents a selection of highlights from concerts Richard Strauss conducted in Weimar between 1889 and 1892, including works by Strauss's musical mentors and two new pieces of his own.
Beethoven Overture:
King Stephen
Vienna PO/Leonard Bernstein Schubert, orch Liszt Die Allmacht
Jessye Norman (soprano) Chorus; Lyons Opera
Orchestra/Lawrence Foster
Liszt Oh! Quand je dors
John Aler (tenor)
Daniel Blumenthal (piano)
Eduard Lassen Fruhling; Die Musikantin
Susan Roberts (soprano)
Iain Burnside (piano) Strauss Don Juan
Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra, conducted by The Composer
(1944 mono recording)
Liszt Die Loreley
Ilona Tokody (soprano)
Hungarian State Orchestra, conductor Andras Korodi
Hans von Bülow Nirwana
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Bryden Thomson
Wagner Prelude (Tristan und Isolde)
Berlin PO/Richard Strauss (1928 mono recording)
Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Issay Dobrowen (1948 mono recording) Strauss Macbeth
Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Rudolf Kempe