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DER ROSENKAVALIER
--Standard Repertory--
By Hugo von Hofmannsthal/Richard
Strauss
VIDEO: A) 190 min., color -- A "dream" cast in a
brilliant Salzburg performance, 1961. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, a
consummate Marschallin, is joined by Sena Jurinac (Octavian),
Anneliese Rothenberger (Sophie), Otto Edelmann (Baron Ochs), Erich
Kunz (Faninal). Herbert von Karajan conducts Vienna Philharmonic;
film direction, Paul Czinner. KUL [Kultur] 1268 "Superb", New
York Times. In German. [preceding blurb in the German Language
Video Center catalog] Available as Order #VA 2 on two cassettes
$59.95 in the German Language Video Center catalog. Probably, the
finest Rosenkavalier anywhere on video--or audio! [G.R.]
B) Howells, Te Kanawa, Bonney; Solti [English subtitles
only on laserdisc edition]; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
1985; CVI 2017 [PIO 34086 -- laserdisc ed.]
AUDIO: A) EMI: Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth
Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Teresa Stich-Randall, von Karajan
conducting; not quite so lively as the video, but Schwarzkopf and
Edelmann continue strong; Ludwig the finest Octavian of all; stereo
[G.R.]
B) ???: Janet Baker, Helga Dernesch, Noel Mangin, Elizabeth
Harwood, Gibson conducting; "live"; exciting, unusual evening sung in
English; available only on limited-edition audio tapes from the most
enterprising record collectors' clubs; extremely rare
C) DECCA/LONDON: Yvonne Minton, Regine Crespin, Manfred
Jungwirth, Helen Donath, Solti conducting; superb stereo, opulent
voices, the best of the literally complete recordings
[G.R.]
D) EMI: Maria Olczewska, Lotte Lehmann, Richard Mayr,
Elisabeth Schumann, Heger conducting; finest singing of all, but
heavily abridged version in dated sound; 1933, mono
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