Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Decca's Elektra is a remarkable account of the opera. Recorded in 1968, produced by John Culshaw with an all-star cast, this performance captures the opera's brutality and atmosphere of nearly uninterrupted hysteria. Georg Solti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic, one of the great Strauss orchestras, in a searing reading of the frenzied score. Solti's control of the opera's waves of tension and fury makes the moment of Elektra's recognition of Orest almost unbearably triumphant, and the ending a cataclysmic summation of Elektra's passion. Birgit Nilsson fully inhabits the title role, sustaining an exhausting, obsessive level of rage. Her voice is wonderfully colorful, and she uses it to create a character of complex, conflicted motivations. Regina Resnik's singing is rich, even voluptuous, but she is stunningly monstrous and haunted as Klytämnestra. Leonie Rysanek had been scheduled to sing Chrysothemis, which would have made this an absolute dream cast, but she was forced to cancel. In her place, Marie Collier does a fine job, making Elektra's weaker sister poignantly empathetic. Tom Krause is appropriately menacing as Orest, and Gerhard Stolze makes the most of Aegisth, giving him a chilling death scene. The singers in the smaller roles are as conscientious as the principals in creating sharply etched characters. In a recording full of brilliant performances, the brilliance of the orchestral playing is never overshadowed, thanks to Solti's propulsive and nuanced leadership. London's sound is clean and vibrant, with excellent sense of dramatic presence.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223 (Richard Strauss)
Yvonne Minton, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maureen Lehane, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Helen Watts, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Pauline Tinsley, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Felicia Weathers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Cook, Singer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Margarita Lilowa, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Margarita Sjostedt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Regina Resnik, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Gerhard Unger, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Leo Heppe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Tom Krause, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Tom Krause, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Tom Krause, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Tom Krause, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - Tugomir Franc, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Yvonne Minton, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maureen Lehane, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Helen Watts, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Jane Cook, Singer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
JAMES BROWN, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugo von Hofmannstahl, Author - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Marie Collier, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Decca's Elektra is a remarkable account of the opera. Recorded in 1968, produced by John Culshaw with an all-star cast, this performance captures the opera's brutality and atmosphere of nearly uninterrupted hysteria. Georg Solti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic, one of the great Strauss orchestras, in a searing reading of the frenzied score. Solti's control of the opera's waves of tension and fury makes the moment of Elektra's recognition of Orest almost unbearably triumphant, and the ending a cataclysmic summation of Elektra's passion. Birgit Nilsson fully inhabits the title role, sustaining an exhausting, obsessive level of rage. Her voice is wonderfully colorful, and she uses it to create a character of complex, conflicted motivations. Regina Resnik's singing is rich, even voluptuous, but she is stunningly monstrous and haunted as Klytämnestra. Leonie Rysanek had been scheduled to sing Chrysothemis, which would have made this an absolute dream cast, but she was forced to cancel. In her place, Marie Collier does a fine job, making Elektra's weaker sister poignantly empathetic. Tom Krause is appropriately menacing as Orest, and Gerhard Stolze makes the most of Aegisth, giving him a chilling death scene. The singers in the smaller roles are as conscientious as the principals in creating sharply etched characters. In a recording full of brilliant performances, the brilliance of the orchestral playing is never overshadowed, thanks to Solti's propulsive and nuanced leadership. London's sound is clean and vibrant, with excellent sense of dramatic presence.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:47:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Birgit Nilsson
- Composer: Richard Strauss
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2017 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Distinctions:
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
