Strauss: Elektra
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Catalogue Number LSO0701
UPC 822231170129James Mallinson producer
Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd balance engineerRecorded January 2010, Barbican, London
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
Includes multi-channel 5.1 and stereo mixes
Notes in English / en français / auf Deutsch -
ResMusica’s Clef du Mois
***** ‘A thrilling, often revelatory performance, alive to every intense and modernistic gesture. Valery Gergiev finds both great colour and emotional depth in the music … the London Symphony Orchestra on superb form … First-class sound and presentation.’
Time Out***** ‘Gergiev, with the LSO in fine form and vivid SACD sound, conveys passions and tensions with compelling, sometimes deafening power.’
‘Valery Gergiev was clearly born to conduct Elektra, and not just because of his trademark animal energy. Whatever the technical complexity behind the score, Gergiev has the LSO sailing through metre- and key-changes with almost effortless fluidity, and Strauss’s dramaturgical acumen has never seemed clearer.’ Gramophone
BBC Music Magazine‘The phenomenal playing and virtuosity demonstrated by the 112 players of the LSO combined with the close Barbican sound allows the listener unprecedented access to the inner workings of Strauss’s score in a fashion that would be impossible in the opera house.’
'This may well be the most perfectly played Elektra on disc.'
Classical CD Choice
Ariama.com ‘The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gergiev presents a riveting performance of Strauss’ one-act opera Elektra… Highly recommended.’
The Northern Echo
£14.99
Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra
The one-act opera Elektra, containing one of the most demanding soprano roles in the repertoire, is based on the ancient Greek myth as retold by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The work focuses on the relationships between Elektra, Chrysothemis, and their mother Klytamnestra, and the themes of love, hate and revenge. The drama's raw emotions are exquisitely expressed in some of Strauss' finest music.
| Composer | Strauss | |
| Conductor | Valery Gergiev | |
| Performers | London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Soloists | Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Angela Denoke, Dame Felicity Palmer, Matthias Goerne, Ian Storey, Lia Shevtsova, Olga Legkova, Ekaterina Popova, Ekaterina Sergeeva, Tatiana Kravtsova, Andrei Popov, Varvara Solovieva & Vuyani Mlinde |
1. Elektra: 'Wo bleibt Elektra?'
2. Elektra: 'Allein!'
3. Elektra: 'Elektra!'
4. Elektra: 'Ich kann nicht sitzen'
5. Elektra: 'Was heulst du?'
6. Elektra: 'Was willst du?'
7. Elektra: 'Ich habe keine guten Nächte'
8. Elektra: 'Was bluten muß?'
9. Elektra: Orest! Orest ist tot!'
Disc 2
1. Elektra: 'Platz da!'
2. Elektra: 'Wie stark du bist!'
3. Elektra: 'Von jetzt an will ich deine Schwester sein'
4. Elektra: 'Nun denn, allein!'
5. Elektra: 'Was willst du, fremder Mensch?'
6. Elektra: 'Orest!'
7. Elektra: 'Seid ihr von Sinnen'
8. Elektra: 'He! Lichter!'
9. Elektra: 'Agamemnon hört dich!'
10. Elektra: 'Wir sind bei den Göttern'
