Mozart & Richard Strauss

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In celebration of the January 27, 1756 birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and of the January 26, 1790 premiere of his opera Così fan tutte, and of the January 26, 1911 premiere of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier – we’ll hear excerpts from these two wonderful operas.

Playlist:
12:00 pm
  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  • Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
  • CD/Album: Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
  • Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80544
  • Release Year: 2000
12:00 pm
  • Così fan tutte: "Come scoglio"
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Soloists: Montserrat Caballé, soprano
  • Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
  • CD/Album: Mozart - Così fan tutte
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 422542
  • Release Year: 1974
12:07 pm
  • Così fan tutte: Overture and Scene 1
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Soloists: Alfredo Kraus, tenor ; Giuseppe Taddei, baritone ; Walter Berry, bass
  • Conductor: Karl Böhm
  • CD/Album: Mozart: Così fan tutte
  • Record co./Cat #: EMI 69330
  • Release Year: 1963
12:22 pm
  • Der Rosenkavalier: "Da geht er hin"
  • Composer: Richard Strauss
  • Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Soloists: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
  • Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
  • CD/Album: Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier
  • Record co./Cat #: EMI 67609
  • Release Year: 1957
12:28 pm
  • Der Rosenkavalier: Trio & Finale
  • Composer: Richard Strauss
  • Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Soloists: Renée Fleming, soprano ; Barbara Bonney, soprano ; Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano ; Walter Berry, bass-baritone
  • Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
  • CD/Album: Renée Fleming - Strauss Heroines
  • Record co./Cat #: Decca 466314
  • Release Year: 1999
12:43 pm
  • Così fan tutte: Conclusion
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Soloists: Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Ileana Cotrubas, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Wladimiro Ganzarolli, baritone ; Richard Van Allen, bass
  • Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
  • CD/Album: Mozart - Così fan tutte
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 422542
  • Release Year: 1974

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