Solti distinguished himself as a notable Strauss interpreter in the world of opera and as conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Selections will be heard from Arabella, Der Rosenkavalier, and Ariadne auf Naxos. Singers include Régine Crespin, Leontyne Price, Yvonne Minton, Helen Donath, Lisa Della Casa, and Hilde Gueden.
Solti conducts Strauss
Young Richard Strauss [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Playlist
“Es gibt ein Reich” by Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss
Leontyne Price, soprano; Edita Gruberova, soprano; Barry McDaniel, baritone;
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
(London 1977. DECCA 478 4434)
“Aber der Richtige” from Arabella by Richard Strauss
Lisa Della Casa, soprano; Hilde Gueden, soprano;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
(Vienna 1957. DECCA 478 4431)
“Final Trio” from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss
Regine Crespin, soprano; Yvonne Minton, soprano; Helen Donath, soprano;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
(Vienna 1968. DECCA 478 4442)
