Johann Strauss: Operettas
Willi Boskovsky, Franz Allers, Franz Welser-Möst
The best of the set by far in terms of performance is Die Fledermaus...It is wholly idiomatic, with the whole very distinguished cast seeming to enjoy themselves the whole time...Nicolai Gedda,...
Johann Strauss: Operettas
Willi Boskovsky, Franz Allers, Franz Welser-Möst
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The best of the set by far in terms of performance is Die Fledermaus...It is wholly idiomatic, with the whole very distinguished cast seeming to enjoy themselves the whole time...Nicolai Gedda,...
About
Johann Strauss II was deservedly known as the ‘Waltz King’, and his talent for writing captivating dance melodies was ideally suited to the sparkling world of operetta.
Featuring a host of star performers, such as Nicolai Gedda, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Rita Streich, Hermann Prey and Grace Bumbry, this set includes some of Strauss’ most popular and enduring masterpieces in the genre, as well as the lesser-known Simplicius, heard here in its acclaimed world premiere recording under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst.
Contents and tracklist
- Renate Holm (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Franz Gerstacker (director), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Senta Wengraf (mezzo-soprano), Otto Schenk (lead vocals), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano), Adolf Dallapozza (tenor), Jürgen Förster (tenor), Gerd W. Dieberitz (lead vocals)
- Wiener Symphoniker, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper In Der Volksoper, Franz Gerstacker, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper
- Willi Boskovsky
- Recorded: 1971-12-03
- Recording Venue: 26.XI.-3.XII.1971, Wien, Schwechaterhof
- Marjorie Heistermann (vocals), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Gisela Litz (vocals), Hermann Prey (bass-baritone), Hans Günter Grimm (bass-baritone), Christian Oppelberg (bass-baritone), Cesare Curzi (vocals), Karl Kreile (spoken voice vocals), Hans-Günter Grimm (bass-baritone), Rita Streich (soprano), Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano), Christine Görner (soprano), Franz Weiss (spoken voice vocals)
- Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Franz Allers
- Recorded: 1967-09-10
- Recording Venue: 10.-16. Sept. 1967, München, Bürgerbräu
- Gisela Litz (vocals), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Hermann Prey (bass-baritone), Kurt Böhme (bass), Wolfgang Anheisser (bass-baritone), Willi Brokmeier (vocals), Kurt Böehme (bass), Rita Streich (soprano), Biserka Cvejic (mezzo-soprano), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano)
- Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Chor D.Bayerischen Staatsoper Muenchen
- Franz Allers
- Recorded: 1969-08-05
- Recording Venue: 05. - 14 .08.1969, Bürgerbräu München
- Louise Martini, Meinholf Kalkuhl, Cheyne Davidson (baritone), Alexander Pereira, Jörg Heppe, Elizabeth Magnuson, Liliana Nikiteanu, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Piotr Beczala (tenor), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Rolf Haunstein (baritone), Meinolf Kalkuhl (tenor), Martina Janková (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), Martin Zysset (tenor), Elizabeth Rae Magnuson (soprano), Heikki Yrttiaho (bass), Liliana Nichiteanu (mezzo-soprano)
- Kinderchor Des Opernhauses Zürich, Chor des Opernhauses Zürich
- Franz Welser-Möst
- Recorded: 1999-11-30
- Recording Venue: October & Novemter 1999/Zurich Opera House
- Heinz Zednik (tenor), Renate Holm (soprano), Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Hans Putz (bass-baritone), Gerd W. Dieberitz (vocals), Klaus Hirte (bass-baritone), Gabriele Fuchs (soprano), Helga Schramm (soprano), Karin Stranig (soprano)
- Philharmonia Hungarica, Chor der Kölner Oper
- Willi Boskovsky
- Recorded: 1976-02-26
- Recording Venue: 26.-29. Februar 1976, D-Recklinghausen, Festspielhaus
Awards and reviews
3rd October 2013
The best of the set by far in terms of performance is Die Fledermaus...It is wholly idiomatic, with the whole very distinguished cast seeming to enjoy themselves the whole time...Nicolai Gedda, Anneliese Rothenberger and Renate Holm all know exactly how to project music which can easily sound routine or exaggerated in other hands.