Strauss, R: Salome
Montserrat Caballé (Salome), Sherrill Milnes (Jokanaan), Regina Resnik (Herodias), Richard Lewis (Herod)
London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
[Caballé's] voice sounds youthful, gleaming, opulent at the top...[the nasty stops] come later, in league with Lewis's desperate but notewise spot-on Herod. Leinsdorf's conducting has both transparency...
Strauss, R: Salome
Montserrat Caballé (Salome), Sherrill Milnes (Jokanaan), Regina Resnik (Herodias), Richard Lewis (Herod)
London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
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[Caballé's] voice sounds youthful, gleaming, opulent at the top...[the nasty stops] come later, in league with Lewis's desperate but notewise spot-on Herod. Leinsdorf's conducting has both transparency...
About
CD includes a booklet with a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list.
Contents and tracklist
- Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), David Kelly (vocal), Neil Howlett (vocal), Julia Hamari (vocal), David Lennox (vocal), Kenneth MacDonald (vocal), Dennis Wicks (vocal), Michael Rippon (vocal), Gwyn Griffiths (vocal), George Macpherson (vocal), Elizabeth Bainbridge (vocal), London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Lewis (tenor), Regina Resnik (mezzo-soprano), Robert Bowman (vocal), James King (tenor), John Brecknock (vocal)
- Erich Leinsdorf
Ah! du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund
Track length11:17
This track is only available as an album download.
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Awards and reviews
July 2010
[Caballé's] voice sounds youthful, gleaming, opulent at the top...[the nasty stops] come later, in league with Lewis's desperate but notewise spot-on Herod. Leinsdorf's conducting has both transparency and pace. A top recommendation.
April 2014
This may strike some as a somewhat unusual choice, but I love hearing Montserrat Caballé in repertoire not usually associated with her. She brings a youthful vigour to the role, and her extraordinary breath control and legendary pianissimo are used to astonishing effect, especially in the final scene.
