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Challenge Classics' audiophile presentation of Richard Strauss' one-act opera Elektra deserves serious attention for the excitement of the Netherlands Opera's production, which was recorded in October 2011, and for the excellence of the SACD/DSD format, which gives listeners real value for the price. The cast, which features Evelyn Herlitzius as Elektra, and includes Michaela Schuster as Clytemnestra, Camilla Nylund as Chrysothemis, Hubert Delamboye as Aegisthus, and Gerd Grochowski as Orestes, meets Strauss' extreme vocal demands, though Herlitzius especially possesses the stamina and emotional power to carry her role to its grim end. Marc Albrecht, a respected authority on Strauss' operatic music, leads the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with energy and urgency, so the suspense and violence of the intense score come across with disturbing vividness and considerable shock value, particularly in the explosive brass and percussion, the grinding dissonances, and in the truly sinister sonorities in the low register. While it is relatively short and still recognizably tonal (despite Strauss' attempt to push his music to the edge of atonality), Elektra is not an easy opera to appreciate because of its psychological complexity. Furthermore, the libretto is only provided in German in the hardcover package, so listeners who require a translation will need to look elsewhere. But if any modern recording can be recommended as a valuable introduction to this work, this one certainly works well for its sustained power and transparent reproduction.
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Wo bleibt Elektra? (Richard Strauss)
Astrid Hofer, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Allein! Weh, ganz allein (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Elektra! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Ich kann nicht sitzen und ins Dunkel starren (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Was willst du! Seht doch, dort! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Ich will nichts horen! (Richard Strauss)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Ich habe keine guten Nachte (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Wenn das rechte Blutopfer unterm Beile fallt (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Was bluten muss? (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Lichter! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Orest! Orest ist tot! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Platz da! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Wie stark du bist! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
DISC 2
Nun denn, allein! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Was willst du, fremder Mensch? (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Wer bist denn du? (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Orest! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Du wirst es tun? Allein? (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Ich habe ihm das Beil nicht geben konnen! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
He! Lichter! Lichter! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Helft! Morder! (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Elektra! Schwester! (Richard Strauss)
Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam, Choir - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Wir sind bei den Gottern (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Schweig', und tanze (Richard Strauss)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Performer - Richard Strauss, Composer - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lyricist - Marc Albrecht, Conductor - De Nederlandse Opera, Producer
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
Albumbeschreibung
Challenge Classics' audiophile presentation of Richard Strauss' one-act opera Elektra deserves serious attention for the excitement of the Netherlands Opera's production, which was recorded in October 2011, and for the excellence of the SACD/DSD format, which gives listeners real value for the price. The cast, which features Evelyn Herlitzius as Elektra, and includes Michaela Schuster as Clytemnestra, Camilla Nylund as Chrysothemis, Hubert Delamboye as Aegisthus, and Gerd Grochowski as Orestes, meets Strauss' extreme vocal demands, though Herlitzius especially possesses the stamina and emotional power to carry her role to its grim end. Marc Albrecht, a respected authority on Strauss' operatic music, leads the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with energy and urgency, so the suspense and violence of the intense score come across with disturbing vividness and considerable shock value, particularly in the explosive brass and percussion, the grinding dissonances, and in the truly sinister sonorities in the low register. While it is relatively short and still recognizably tonal (despite Strauss' attempt to push his music to the edge of atonality), Elektra is not an easy opera to appreciate because of its psychological complexity. Furthermore, the libretto is only provided in German in the hardcover package, so listeners who require a translation will need to look elsewhere. But if any modern recording can be recommended as a valuable introduction to this work, this one certainly works well for its sustained power and transparent reproduction.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:41:56
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer: Richard Strauss
- Label: Challenge Classics
- Genre: Klassiek Opera
(C) 2012 Challenge Classics (P) 2012 Challenge Classics
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