Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

Gatti conducts the score with evident affection, his account unrushed and expansive, moving in the Opera’s overture and achieving a noble sense of grandeur in the final minutes. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023 More…

Release Date: 21st Apr 2023
Catalogue No: 37970
Label: Dynamic

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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos

Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (opera company), Matthias Hartmann
Daniele Gatti

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Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the early 20th century’s most peculiar operatic works. Its narrative derives from the famous myth of Ariadne, who is abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos and eventually falls in love with the god Bacchus. This opera is, however, preceded by an extensive modern prologue in which a young Composer finds himself tortured by egotistical artists complicating preparations for the opera’s production in an eternal struggle between comedy and high art. Set in the beautiful Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Matthias Hartmann’s 2022 production was a triumphant success both for its soloists and conductor Daniele Gatti in his first season as musical director at the Maggio Musicale Foundation.

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June 2023

Gatti conducts the score with evident affection, his account unrushed and expansive, moving in the Opera’s overture and achieving a noble sense of grandeur in the final minutes.

May 2023

Gatti is a very assured Straussian and conducts in a way that brings out the music’s opulence without ever letting it cloy. The chamber forces of the Maggio Musicale orchestra play very well for him, and they’re all captured in excellent surround sound.

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