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Strauss II - Wiener Blut | Naxos - Historical 8111257

Strauss II - Wiener Blut

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Label: Naxos - Historical

Cat No: 8111257

Barcode: 0747313325726

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 30th April 2007

Contents

Artists

Karl Dönch
Nicolai Gedda
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Karel Stepanek
Erika Koth
Alois Pernerstorfer
Emmy Loose
Erich Kunz
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus

Conductor

Otto Ackermann

Works

Strauss II, Johann

Wiener Blut (operetta)

Artists

Karl Dönch
Nicolai Gedda
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Karel Stepanek
Erika Koth
Alois Pernerstorfer
Emmy Loose
Erich Kunz
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus

Conductor

Otto Ackermann

About

The eldest son of Johann Strauss, and not intended by his father for a career in music, Johann Strauss the younger nevertheless established an unrivalled reputation throughout the second half of the 19th century as a composer and purveyor of light Viennese music. 
 
One of the legendary series of operetta recordings produced by Walter Legge with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the early 1950s, this classic account of Wiener Blut features the ideal vocal partnership of soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and tenor Nicolai Gedda, both at the height of their powers.
 
Viennese charm is provided in abundance by Vienna State Opera stars Erich Kunz and Karl Donch, with Erika Koth and Emmy Loose vividly portraying the two glamorous Viennese spitfires, Franzi and Pepi. The whole performance is masterfully led by Otto Ackermann, one of the greatest post-war conductors of this elusive repertoire.
 
Cast:
Prince Ypsheim-Gindelbach . . . Karl Dönch
Balduin Count Zedlau. . . Nicolai Gedda
Gabriele. . . Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Count Bitowski. . . Karel Stepanek
Demoiselle Franziska Cagliari. . . Erika Koth
Kagler. . . Alois Pernerstorfer
Pepi Pleininger. . . Emmy Loose
Josef. . . Erich Kunz

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