Richard Strauss Archive

Strauss, R: Capriccio The singers are: Renée Fleming (Countess), Bo Skovhus (Count), Michael Schade (Flamand), Markus Eiche (Olivier), Angelika Kirchschlager (Clairon), Kurt Rydl (La Roche) With the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Christoph …

The DVD of the Month for February features multiple composers, yet just one amazing soprano, Renee Fleming. Two amazing evenings showcase the artistry of Renée Fleming with conductor Christian Thielemann’s mastery of the Austrian Romantic …

The Mariinsky Orchestra of Russia is a World Class organization. And the so-called “Stradivarius Ensemble” is the string orchestra composed of string members from the Mariinsky. At about 1:00 PM today I attended a dress …

Musical compositions for piano duet certainly exist, yet they are limited. As such, some performers have resorted to arranging colorful and rich orchestral works to be performed by duo pianos. Let me share with you …

When it comes to Opera, I prefer the major masterpieces by Mozart: Magic Flute, Cosi fan Tutte, and Figaro. This morning, however, I listened to a scene from Strauss’ Opera Der Rosenkavalier as performed by …