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Salome #2: from Bethnal Green to Bergen

Salome #2: from Bethnal Green to Bergen

A remarkable recording - a new modern standard. for Salome

Between Trees and the Alps: the London Philharmonic at the Proms

Live Performance

Between Trees and the Alps: the London Philharmonic at the Proms

PROMS 2025: From the Alps to the Auvergne Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss Louise Alder (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Wilson Ng (offstage conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.07.2026 Kristine Tjøgersen Between Trees (2021) Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne (1923-55, selection) R. Strauss Ein Alpensinfonie, Op.

Early Richard Strauss: Beecham's Macbeth (and more!)

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Early Richard Strauss: Beecham's Macbeth (and more!)

Beecham at his finest

4 + 4 = ∞ : Laws of Solitude

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4 + 4 = ∞ : Laws of Solitude

This is a fascinating experiment, for sure

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at Aix

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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at Aix

A memorable concert: a rare and valuable opportunity to hear the Richard Strauss Violin Concerto

Richard Strauss' Josephs Legende

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Richard Strauss' Josephs Legende

... a fine performance of a work that really should be heard more

Sabine Devieilhe & Mathieu Pordoy in Mozart and Richard Strauss

Sabine Devieilhe & Mathieu Pordoy in Mozart and Richard Strauss

My disc of the year so far: may it be bedecked with awards

Richard Strauss & Mahler from Montréal

Richard Strauss & Mahler from Montréal

A fabulous coupling delivered in performances of consummate power

Jurowski and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester at London's Barbican

Live Performance

Jurowski and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester at London's Barbican

A truly superb concert

Zubin Mehta conducts Richard Strauss' Sinfonia domestica

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Zubin Mehta conducts Richard Strauss' Sinfonia domestica

Mehta's Munich performance of Sinfonia domestica has completely changed how I think and feel about this piece

Es gibt ein Reich: Ariadne auf Naxos in Vienna

Es gibt ein Reich: Ariadne auf Naxos in Vienna

An act of pure joy as well as compositional virtuosity, Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos almost guarantees enjoyment

Conductor Richard Stamp in interview: Copland and Strauss

Conductor Richard Stamp in interview: Copland and Strauss

Richard Stamp, conductor It was a pleasure for Classical Explorer to chat with conductor Richard Stamp: this recent Signum disc presents the first release of recordings from 1990 (Copland) and 1991 (Strauss), vital repertoire in the freshest of performances. All the pieces date from the 1940s, embracing the end of

Louise Alder and Robin Ticciati shine in the music of Richard Strauss

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Louise Alder and Robin Ticciati shine in the music of Richard Strauss

Wonderful Strauss from Ticciati; Louise Alder on top form ...