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Opera excerpts from Pfitzner (Palestrina; Das Herz; Das Kathchen von Heilbronn) & R. Strauss (Guntram; Capriccio; Feuersnot)
 
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Opera excerpts from Pfitzner (Palestrina; Das Herz; Das Kathchen von Heilbronn) & R. Strauss (Guntram; Capriccio; Feuersnot)

Richard Strauss , Hans Pfitzner , Christian Thielemann , Berlin State Opera Orchestra Audio CD
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  • Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra
  • Conductor: Christian Thielemann
  • Composer: Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner
  • Audio CD (May 13, 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B000001GWX
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Palestrina: Palestrina: Vorspiel zum I. Akt
2. Palestrina: Palestrina: Vorspiel zum II. Akt
3. Palestrina: Palestrina: Vorspiel zum III. Akt
4. Das Herz, op. 39: Das Herz, op. 39: Liebesmelodie
5. Das Käthchen von Heilbronn op. 17: Das Käthchen von Heilbronn op. 17: Ouverture (op. 17a)
6. Guntram, op. 25: Guntram, op. 25: Vorspiel zum I. Akt
7. Capriccio, op. 85: Capriccio, op. 85: Vorspiel (Streichsextett)
8. Feuersnot, op. 50: Feuersnot, op. 50: Liebesszene

 

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasury of Late Romanticism, August 9, 2001
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This review is from: Opera excerpts from Pfitzner (Palestrina; Das Herz; Das Kathchen von Heilbronn) & R. Strauss (Guntram; Capriccio; Feuersnot) (Audio CD)
All of the works on this CD beautifully evoke a lost world of idealism, heroism, chivalry, and courtly love. This disc has been a constant companion for nearly five years now. I have given at least five copies as gifts. I bought it because I am a Richard Strauss fanatic, and recordings of the orchestral passages of his first two operas, GUNTRAM and FEUERSNOT, are very rare. Thielemann's performances of the Strauss selections are superb. But I seldom listen to them, because this CD was my introduction to the works of Hans Pfitzner and I find myself simply listening to the Pfitzner selections over and over again. The CD begins with the Preludes to the three acts of his operatic masterpiece PALESTRINA. They are obviously indebted to Wagner's PARSIFAL. These works ache with desire, not for the sensuous, but for the noble, the etherial, the transcendent. The Prelude to the second act is particularly riveting and sublime. The other two pieces--the love theme from the opera DAS HERZ and the overture to DAS KAETCHEN VON HEILBRONN--evoke more sensuous but no less noble longings. The performances and recording are magnificent in every way. Every romantic will fall in love with this CD.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Performances of Pfitzner's and Strauss' music, September 6, 2001
This review is from: Opera excerpts from Pfitzner (Palestrina; Das Herz; Das Kathchen von Heilbronn) & R. Strauss (Guntram; Capriccio; Feuersnot) (Audio CD)
Along with his recent recording of Wagner's music with the Philadelphia Orchestra, this recording of Pfitzner's and Strauss' scores may be Thielemann's finest to date. Most noteworthy is the ebullient warm performance of Pfitzner's Palestrina from the Deutsche Oper orchestra, but I also enjoyed hearing two of Richard Strauss' lesser known works. I wholeheartedly recommend this CD as a splendid introduction to Pfitzner's music.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A welcomed disc..........., September 6, 2009
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Superb engineering (wide detailed deep soundstage on high-end equipment) and a dynamite performance by the Berlin Opera Orchestra. Highly recommended A+++
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