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Richard [1] Strauss, Eugene Ormandy, Andrew Davis
Strauss: Orchestral Music from Stage Works
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Der Rosenkavalier, suite from the opera for orchestra, o.Op. 145 (TrV 227d, AV 145)
2. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): I. Vorspiel zum 1. A
3. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): II. Menuett
4. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): III. Der Fechtmeiste
5. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): IV. Auftritt und Tan
6. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): V. Das Menuett des L
7. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): VI. Courante
8. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): VII. Auftritt des Cl
9. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): VIII. Vorspiel zum 2
10. Der B?rger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c): IX. Das Diner
11. Die Liebe der Danae, symphonic fragment (arr by Clemens Krauss): Molto vivace
12. Die Liebe der Danae, symphonic fragment (arr by Clemens Krauss): Pi? tranquillo

CD Details

All Artists: Richard [1] Strauss, Eugene Ormandy, Andrew Davis, Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, William Smith
Title: Strauss: Orchestral Music from Stage Works
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 3/4/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Symphonies, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646265024

Synopsis

Amazon.com essential recording

It was inevitable that Strauss's irresistible waltzes (and other musical bits) from Der Rosenkavalier would find an existence independent of the opera; in fact, there are many listeners who prefer taking the work in conveniently small doses. Like a Viennese pastry, too much of a good thing can send you into sugar shock, and you don't have to be a musical diabetic to want to listen to "just a sliver" of Strauss's most highly caloric musical confection. Happily, Ormandy's luscious performance of the suite from the opera is so delicious that it leaves you feeling fully satisfied. Even better, the couplings are equally tempting. The suite from Le Bourgois Gentilhomme features outstanding solo contributions from members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the so-called "symphonic fragments" from Die Liebe der Danae offer a tantalizing glimpse of an unjustly neglected late masterpiece. Snack away! --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

One of the Ormandy's best recordings

11/17/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is truely worthwhile to listen. I definetely recommend you to enjoy his Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. I believe the performance is the best of all stereo recordings of this work. This recording proves that Ormandy was one of the best conductors in the 20th. century."

The Lighter side of Richard Strauss

Larry D. Maupin | Nebraska | 06/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have recently discovered Sony's reissued "Essential Classics", and it is like reliving the golden age of stereo LPs. Many of the performances feature orchestras in their prime, such as Ormandy's Philadelphia and Szell's Cleveland. The Suite to "Der Rosenkavalier" was an early '60s LP favorite of mine; the arrangement includes all the important tunes of the Opera, and the lush strings of the Philadelphia were a consensus champion by all critics of the era. The digital remastering has enhanced what already was sumptuous sound, and Anshel Brusilow, Philly's concertmaster, contributes some gorgeous solo work. Add the budget price and over 68 minutes of music, and this disc is a bargain all around."