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Pros:

• Birgit Nilsson was not especially known for singing concert repertoire but she did know a thing or two about singing Strauss. Although she opts to transpose "Frühling", she still manages to spin some golden vocal lines and infuses the text with wistful optimism.
• Montserrat Caballé makes a good argument that Strauss was in many ways a bel canto composer. She brings all of the finesse and vocal control she brought to roles like Norma to Strauss's final opus and delivers one of the best sung renditions I have ever heard.
• Teresa Zylis-Gara may not have reached quite the same heights of stardom as Nilsson or Caballé, but she more than holds her own, bringing opulence and Mozartean purity to Strauss's songs.

Cons:

• None to mention

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OD 12017-1