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Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Te Kanawa, von Otter, Hendricks, Rydl, Leech, Grundheber, Haitink
Richard Strauss, Bernard Haitink, Kiri Te Kanawa
Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Te Kanawa, von Otter, Hendricks, Rydl, Leech, Grundheber, Haitink
Genre: Classical
 
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  •  Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
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Wonderful "Rosenkavalier"
Izolda | North Haven, CT United States | 03/05/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This set - together with the classical EMI recording with Schwarzkopf - are the best "Rosenkavalier"s available. Von Otter is superb as Octavian and Te Kanawa is exemplary Marschallin (whatever would Renee Fleming's fans and PR people say!). If you are a real "Rosenkavalier" addict, try also a generous selection of highlights from Salzburg 1978 live performance with Janowitz as the Marschallin! Glorious singing and glorious playing! Available at Amazon.com for ca. $5! Search "Rosenkavalier, Janowitz, Minton" and enjoy!"
A Classic Recording
D. A Wend | Buffalo Grove, IL USA | 08/02/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Since this recording was issued over ten years ago, it has been among the highly regarded recordings of Der Rosenkavalier. The casting is ideal. Kiri Te Kanawa as the Marschellin, Anne-Sophie von Otter as Octavian and Barbara Hendricks as Sophie. The voices of all three are beautifully suited to their roles, and they blend together so well in the third act trio. Richard Leech is perfect in the cameo role of the Tenor and Kurt Rydl makes a suitably boorish Baron Ochs. The orchestral playing and balance with the voices could not be better. Bernard Haitink does a fabulous job and the Staatskapelle perform with passion. In short, this is a recording of Der Rosenkavalier that competes with the best. Lovers of this opera will not be disappointed."
Oh so close!
Grady Harp | 02/10/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is so heavenly - I just adore Von Otter in this, among her most musical performances (and of course her musicality is always of the highest caliber), and Te Kanawa is as glorious as ever (albeit a bit on the light side in this recording). The Staatskapelle Dresden is so inspired and varied in its coloration throughout this performance. BUT, the one point of contention I hold in this recording is the unfortunate inclusion of Barbara Hendricks. I am normally either way on her, but I'm afraid she has ruined one of the best scenes in all of opera with her very severely underpitch, squeezed singing. Her presentation of the rose singing is so flat on anything above the staff and incredibly tight, it hurts my ears to listen to it. Her performance is similar elsewhere in the performance, and she is often underbalanced compared to her fuller voiced colleagues. It really was an unfortunate choice.Otherwise, if you can forgive her frequent pitch mishaps, I thoroughly enjoyed the recording as a whole."