Strauss: Daphne - Bampton, Svanholm, Dermota, Weber, Kinderman; E. Kleiber. Buenos Aires, 1948
$8.95
Description:
This radiant performance of Daphne demonstrates that Richard Strauss’s music can be delivered with both vocal heft and remarkable lyricism. The cast brings elegance and emotional clarity to a score that demands both power and finesse. Rose Bampton is a luminous Daphne, her voice floating effortlessly through Strauss’s more ethereal writing while maintaining dramatic presence.
Set Svanholm brings his lyric tenor to the role of Apollo, never losing tonal sheen even in the opera’s more climactic passages. Anton Dermota is ideally cast as Leukippos, his sweet-toned tenor and expressive phrasing giving the role depth and charm. Erich Kleiber conducts with characteristic insight, shaping the work with both transparency and dramatic momentum.
BONUS:
Elisabeth Grümmer sings Strauss’s Four Last Songs
In Mono
OD 11470-2
