Episode 4
Donald Macleod considers Strauss's later operas, introducing excerpts from Daphne, Die schweigsame frau, Friedenstag and Capriccio.
Like many in the artistic community, the aftermath of the second world war was a period of introspection and practical difficulty for Richard Strauss. Having remained in Germany during the war, due to his dealings with the Nazi party, when hostilities ceased, he found himself under investigation. As he looked on his beloved country and the destruction of the opera houses he'd worked in over many years, he felt he was witness to the destruction of 2000 years of German culture. With Donald Macleod and guest Professor Julian Johnson from Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Richard Strauss
Daphne - opera in 1 act Op.82 [1936-7]
Conductor: Bernard HAITINK Performer: Bavarian R S O Performer: Lucia POPP - Soprano (Daphne )
- EMI.
- CDS-7 49309-2.
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Richard Strauss
Die Schweigsame Frau - opera in 3 acts Op.80 [1933-4]
Conductor: Marek JANOWSKI Performer: Annelies BURMEISTER - Mezzo-soprano (Housekeeper ) Performer: Carola NOSSEK - Soprano (Isotta ) Performer: Eberhard BUCHNER - Tenor (Henry Morosus ) Performer: Helmut BERGER-TUNA - Bass (Farfallo ) Performer: Klaus Kirte - Baritone (Morbio ) Performer: Theo ADAM - Bass (Sir Morosus ) Performer: Trudeliese SCHMIDT - Mezzo-soprano (Carlotta ) Performer: Werner HASELEU - Bass (Vanuzzi ) Performer: Wolfgang SCHONE - Bass (Barber ) Performer: Dresden State Opera Chorus Performer: Dresden State Opera Orchestra
- EMI.
- CDS 749340 2.
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Richard Strauss
Friedenstag - opera in 1 act Op.81 [1935-6]
Conductor: Giuseppe SINOPOLI Performer: Albert DOHMEN - Baritone (Commandant ) Performer: Deborah VOIGT - Soprano (Maria) Performer: Dresden State Opera Chorus Performer: Dresden State Opera Orchestra
- DG RECORDS.
- 463-4942.
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Richard Strauss
Capriccio - opera in 1 act Op.85 [1940-41]
Conductor: Karl BOHM Performer: Gundula JANOWITZ - Soprano (the Countess ) Performer: Karl Christian KOHN - Bass (Major Domo ) Performer: Bavarian S O
- DG RECORDS.
- 445-347-2.
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