Strauss, R: Salome
Birgit Nilsson (Salome), Eberhard Wächter (Jokanaan), Gerhard Stolze (Herod), Grace Hoffman (Herodias)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
[Solti's] overwhelming account of Strauss's Salome ... Nilsson 's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing
Strauss, R: Salome
Birgit Nilsson (Salome), Eberhard Wächter (Jokanaan), Gerhard Stolze (Herod), Grace Hoffman (Herodias)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
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[Solti's] overwhelming account of Strauss's Salome ... Nilsson 's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing
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Contents and tracklist
- Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano), Heinz Holecek (baritone), Zenon Kosnowski (bass), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Theodor Kirschbichler (bass), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Liselotte Maickl (soprano), Grace Hoffman (mezzo-soprano), Gerhard Stolze (tenor), Max Proebstl (bass), Tom Krause (baritone), Stefan Schwer (tenor), Paul Kuentz (tenor), Aron Gestner (tenor), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Nigel Douglas (tenor)
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1961-10-16
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Awards and reviews
[Solti's] overwhelming account of Strauss's Salome ... Nilsson 's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing
2010 edition
Nilsson is splendid throughout; she is hard-edged as usual but, on that account, more convincingly wicked...Of this score Solti is a master. He has rarely sounded so abandoned in a recorded performance...Waechter makes a clear, young-sounding Jokanaan.
