Richard Strauss: Opera bits/Mehta

David Hurwitz

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Releases like this show why Arkivmusic.com’s “on demand” program is so important to collectors. These aren’t Strauss’ greatest works, but they are comparative rarities on disc. Serious Strauss collectors will want them to fill the gaps in their collections. The performances are very beautiful, brilliantly played, and excellently paced. Mehta always has been an excellent Straussian, and in 1990 was in top form. There never would be a big market for this release, even by classical music standards, but that doesn’t mean that the music should not be available to those who love Strauss’ orchestral works, or little-known Romantic gems. So here it is; come and get it!


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Reference Recording: none for this coupling

RICHARD STRAUSS - Der Rosenkavalier (Waltz Sequence); Symphonic Fragment from Die Liebe der Danae; Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo; Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten

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