Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Paul Schoeffler (Performer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Frances Yeend (Performer), Inge Borkh (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Paul Schoeffler, Frances Yeend, Inge Borkh
• Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Fritz Reiner
• Composer: Richard [1] Strauss
• Audio CD (July 26, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0009U55S8
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Elektra, opera, Op. 58 (TrV 223): Elektra's Soliloquy: Allein! Weh, ganz allein

2. Elektra, opera, Op. 58 (TrV 223): Recognition Scene: Was willst du, fremder Mensch?

3. Elektra, opera, Op. 58 (TrV 223): Finale: Elektra! Schwester! Komm mit uns!

4. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Dance of the Seven Veils

5. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Final Scene: Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hair raising Strauss!!, August 4, 2005

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A. Vetter "dschlver" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

This is a great issue in this SACD series. Borkh has just the right sound for Elektra and Salome. Reiner backs her up perfectly. The CSO is in top form. Listen to the brass and you can be in heaven or hell.(Depends on your taste for his operas.)
Absolutely outstanding. The DSD remastering is phenominal!!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Own A SACD Player, Buy This Hybrid SACD. If You Have A Normal CD Player, Buy The Earlier Plain CD "Living Stereo" Version, November 7, 2006

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dv_forever (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

Hey there, fans of Strauss and Reiner, this is a phenomenal recording no doubt, but I have to warn people that this Hybrid SACD doesn't sound as good in a standard CD player as the earlier version of this recording.

Of course if you have a SACD player, you should buy this thing, but if you are like most people who have standard stereos, the original release will sound superior in your normal CD player than the Hybrid SACD. Trust me on this one, I am a perfectionist and an audiophile.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barnstorming in the Concert Hall!, December 20, 2005

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Doug - Haydn Fan (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

These performances are amazing! The soundstage simply disappears out both sidedoors of the auditorium. If you don't like singing the Dance of the Seven Veils is so good it justifies the cost. One of the great performances of all time!