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Elektra
Even though many of these names may not have endured the test of time, in 1954 you could not have assembled a better cast for Elektra. Christel Goltz, better known as Salome, brings her silvery tone to the title role with abandon yet never seemingly having to push. Hilde Zadek's voice may not have been the most beautiful but she navigates the demands of the part deftly. For me the real revelation was Margarete Klose. She is able to convey Klytämnestra's distress without sacrificing the glamor and beauty of her voice. From this performance it is clear, even without seeing her, that she must have been an extraordinary actress. We are also treated to the Orest of Paul Schoeffler and the Aegisth of Max Lorenz. Karl Böhm leads a very lyrical interpretation giving extra Viennese lilt to the many waltzes that pepper the work. I am afraid that the sound is not ideal but the strength of the performances helped to overcome those shortcomings at least for me.
Track List
1. Wo bleibt Elektra?
2. Allein! Weh, ganz allein.
3. Elektra!… Ah, das Gesicht!
4. Ich kann nicht sitzen
5. Es geht ein Lärm los
6. Was willst du? Seht doch, dort!
7. Ich habe keine guten Nächte
8. Wenn das rechte Blutopfer unter'm Beile fällt
9. Was Bluten muss?
10. Orest ist tot!
11. Nun muss es hier von uns geschehn
12. Von jetzt an will ich deine Schwester sein
2. Allein! Weh, ganz allein.
3. Elektra!… Ah, das Gesicht!
4. Ich kann nicht sitzen
5. Es geht ein Lärm los
6. Was willst du? Seht doch, dort!
7. Ich habe keine guten Nächte
8. Wenn das rechte Blutopfer unter'm Beile fällt
9. Was Bluten muss?
10. Orest ist tot!
11. Nun muss es hier von uns geschehn
12. Von jetzt an will ich deine Schwester sein
13. Was willst du, fremder Mensch?
14. Orest!.. Es rührt sich niemand.
15. Ich habe ihm das Beil nicht geben können!
16. He! Lichter! Lichter!
17. Elektra! Schwester! komm mit uns!
18. Sie fahren dahin wie die Schärfe des Schwerts
14. Orest!.. Es rührt sich niemand.
15. Ich habe ihm das Beil nicht geben können!
16. He! Lichter! Lichter!
17. Elektra! Schwester! komm mit uns!
18. Sie fahren dahin wie die Schärfe des Schwerts
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4.0
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Fine Performance, Muddy Sound
This performance of Elektra is terrific. Goltz's voice is steadier than it could be though her top is a little uneven here. The top C in the first monologue is a little underpitch, the second C at the conclusion of "Was bluten muss?" excellent. Zadek (who is still alive, having just turned 100 last December)is a sympathetic Chrysothemis. Klose sings Klytemnestra beautifully - yes, beautifully. She doesn't indulge in the melodramatics that other Klytemnestras do (though she does give us a chilling laugh at the end of her scene). Who ever does her offstage screams is too off-mike to be effective. The men and the rest of the supporting cast are first-rate. The muddy sound though makes for frustrating listening. This was probably dubbed from a tape that was several generations away from the original. Worth hearing, but one must be a little patient!
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Best cast ever
Perhaps the only name not to have "stood the test of time" is Zadek. The others, without exception, are legends. And this performance shows why!
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Peter
The correct date of this Elektra from the Vienna State Opera at the Theater an derWien is April 25 1953 !!Kind regards from ViennaPeter
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