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RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra
1.
'Wo bleibt Elektra?'
6:09
Fünf Mägde, Die Aufseherin
2.
'Allein!'
8:55
Elektra
3.
'Elektra!'
2:46
Chrysothemis, Elektra
4.
'Ich kann nicht sitzen'
6:19
Chrysothemis, Elektra
5.
'Was heulst du?'
2:05
Elektra, Chrysothemis
6.
'Was willst du?'
10:35
Klytämnestra, Elektra, Die Vertraute, Die Schleppträgerin
7.
'Ich habe keine guten Nächte'
11:01
Klytämnestra, Elektra
8.
'Was bluten muß?'
6:20
Elektra
9.
'Orest! Orest ist tot!'
3:12
Chrysothemis, Elektra
10.
'Platz da!'
2:59
Ein junger Diener, Ein alter Diener, Elektra, Chrysothemis
11.
'Wie stark du bist!'
3:27
Elektra, Chrysothemis
12.
'Von jetzt an will ich deine Schwester sein'
4:50
Elektra, Chrysothemis
13.
'Nun denn, allein!'
1:13
Elektra
14.
'Was willst du, fremder Mensch?'
8:29
Elektra, Orest
15.
'Orest!'
11:34
Elektra, Orest
16.
'Seid ihr von Sinnen'
4:00
Der Pfleger des Orest, Elektra, Klytämnestra, Chrysothemis, Vierte Mägde, Sechs Dienerinnen
17.
'He! Lichter!'
4:41
Aegisth, Elektra
18.
'Agamermnon hört dich!'
3:51
Elektra, Aegisth, Chrysothemis, Dienerinnen und Diener
19.
'Wir sind bei den Göttern'
5:56
Elektra, Chrysothemis
108:22
Elektra
Solo:Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet - (soprano)
Chrysothemis
Solo:Angela Denoke - (soprano)
Klytämnestra (Klytemnestra)
Orest (Orestes)
Solo:Matthias Goerne - (bass)
Aegisth (Aegistheus)
Solo:Ian Storey - (tenor)
Die Aufseherin (The Overseer)/Die Vertraute (The Confidante)
Solo:Ekaterina Popova - (soprano)
Erste Magd (First maid)
Solo:Olga Legkova - (soprano)
Zweite Magd (Second maid)/Die Schleppträgerin (The Trainbearer)
Solo:Ekaterina Sergeeva - (mezzo-soprano)
Dritte Magd (Third maid)
Solo:Varvara Solovieva - (mezzo-soprano)
Vierte Magd (Fourth maid)
Solo:Tatiana Kravtsova - (soprano)
Fünfte Magd (Fifth maid)
Solo:Lia Shevtsova - (soprano)
Ein junger Diener (A young servant)
Solo:Andrei Popov
Ein alter Diener (An old servant)/Der Pfleger des Orest (The Guardian of Orestes)
Solo:Vuyani Mlinde - (bass)
Dienerinnen und Diener (Maids and servants)
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Valery Gergiev
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Notes
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.
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Reviews
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 magazine
‘The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gergiev presents a riveting performance of Strauss’ one-act opera Elektra … Highly recommended’
The Northern Echo (UK)
Recording *****
Gergiev, with the LSO in fine form and vivid SACD sound, conveys passions and tensions with compelling, sometimes deafening power."
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.’Classical CD Choice (UK)
*****
Pizzicato magazine (Luxembourg)
" 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 (UK)
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