Retrenchments? John Deathridge questions the myth that Strauss took a step backwards after composing such groundbreaking works as Salome and Elektra.
Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpt)
Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Kathleen
Battle (sopranos),
Hans Sojer and Josef Protschka (tenors),
Urban Malmberg (baritone), Vienna Philharmonic, conductor James Levine
Kramerspiegel (excerpt)
Dietrich Rscher-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Ophelia Lieder, Op 67
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Glenn Gould (piano)
Arabella, Op 79 (excerpt) Lisa Della Casa (soprano),
George London (bass-baritone), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
Repeated from last Thursday