Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights)

Richard Strauss (Composer), Bernard Haitink (Conductor), Dresden Staatskapelle (Performer), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), Anne Sofie von Otter (Performer), Richard Leech (Performer), Kurt Rydl (Performer), Alfred Sramek (Performer), Bernd Beyer (Performer), Werner Cerny (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dresden Staatskapelle, Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Richard Leech, Kurt Rydl, et al.
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Composer: Richard Strauss
• Audio CD (August 18, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Records
• ASIN: B000002RSU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Introduction - Staatskapelle Dresden/Bernard Haitnik

2. Act 1: Wie du warst! Wie du bist!... - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kiri Te Kanawa

3. Act 1: Di rigori armoat il seno - Richard Leech

4. Act 1: Als Morgengabe, ganz separatim jedoch - Kurt Dyrl/Alfred Sramek

5. Act 1: Ma si caro e'l mio tormento - Richard Leech/Kurt Dyrl/Alfred Sramek

6. Act 1: Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl - Kiri Te Kanawa

7. Act 1: Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar' Ding - Kiri Te Kanawa

8. Act 1: Mein schoner Schatz - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kiri Te Kanawa

9. Act 1: Ich werd' jezt in die kirchen geh'n - Kiri Te Kanawa

10. Act 1: Wie Sie befiehlt, Bichette! - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kiri Te Kanawa/Joachim Schroeter/Bernd Beyer/Rainer Zakowsky/Werner Cerny

11. Act 1: Es ist gut. Geht nur wieder - Kiri Te Kanawa

12. Act 2: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren - Anne Sofie von Otter/Barbara Hendricks

13. Act 2: Ich kenn' Ihn schon recht wohl - Barbara Hendricks/Anne Sofie von Otter

14. Act 2: Da lieg' ich - Kurt Dyrl

15. Act 2: Ohne mich, ohne mich - Kurt Dyrl/Claire Powell

16. Act 2: Herr Cavalier! Den Morgigen Abend hatt'i frei - Claire Powell/Kurt Dyrl

17. Act 3: Nein, nein, nein nein! I trink' kein Wien - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kurt Dyrl

18. Act 3: Ach, lass' Sie schon einmal das fade Wort! - Kurt Dyrl/Anne Sofie von Otter

19. Act 3: Die schone Musi - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kurt Dyrl

20. Act 3: Marie Theres'...Hab' mir's gelobt - Anne Sofie von Otter/Kiri Te Kanawa/Barbara Hendricks

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All of the Prime Moments in a Resplendent Recording, May 30, 2005

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights) (Audio CD)

Not being one for 'Highlights' recordings of operas, this single CD of a 1991 recording of DER ROSENKAVALIER allows the listener to bask in the beauties of the primary scenes that make this four hour opera so wondrous - without having to wade through some of the less inspired writing that better suits a live performance than a CD reproduction (we are spared the endless mélange of the Faninal household confusion and the tiresome opening parts of Act Three that can wear thin...). Having said that, this recording of the jewels of the opera is as fine as they come.

Every Strauss devotee has a favorite Marschallin and Octavian and Sophie and Ochs: Schwarzkopf/Crespin/Lott/Te Kanawa, Ludwig/Von Otter/Seefried/Graham, Stich-Randall/Rothenberg/Hendricks etc. This disc offers Kiri Te Kanawa in lovely vocal estate as a beautiful Marschallin, Anne Sofie von Otter as Octavian, and Barbara Hendricks as Sophie PLUS the Baron Ochs gold standard of Kurt Rydl. Bernard Haitink feels the Viennese rapture of the music and the Staatskapelle Dresden responds to his every thought. The result is ravishingly beautiful singing and an echt Viennese concept.

It is always reassuring to note that despite the public devotion to the Florid Favorites in these operatic roles, there are new singers rising to the high echelon of performers of this masterwork. The current Los Angeles Opera production offers the Marschallin of Adrianne Pieczonka, Alice Coote as Octavian, Elizabeth Futral as Sophie with the terrific Kurt Rydl holding the comedy together. Rest assured that the final trio of act three as sung by these three relatively new ladies already scales the heights of aural glory. Hopefully there will be a recording featuring them soon. Until then, for the sheer luxury of Strauss' music, this Highlights disc is near perfect. Grady Harp, May 05

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can't buy the full version of Rosenkavalier, buy this, August 14, 2003

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Annio (Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights) (Audio CD)

If you can't buy a full "Rosenkavalier" and you want to buy some higliths buy this: it's a good selection of a great opera in a great version!! Just listen Te Kanawa, Von Otter or Hendricks... Straordinary!!!!!!!
If you can buy this version COMPLETE.