Since you are interested in Ein Heldenleben / Four Last Songs, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 / The Lark Ascending Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel (with Don Dorsey)
Time Warp (Incls music from Star Trek, Star Wars & Alien) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] Composer Don Dorsey's description of the music that opens this album could also describe the album itself, for the musical time warp it creates allows us to take a short cut through more than a decade of popular space music. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss,(R.): Die Egyptische Helena (Complete opera) Deborah Voigt (soprano) Carl Tanner (tenor) Celena Shafer (soprano) / American Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale of New York, Leon Botstein, conduct [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2003 ] Leon Botstein delivers a compelling interpretation of one of Strauss' lesser-known operas, Die ägyptische Hélèna. |
Elly Ameling / Kathleen Battle / Arleen Auger / Barbara Hendricks / Dawn Upshaw / Marie McLaughlin / Prague Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
Divine Sopranos (music of Berlioz, Handel, Mahler, Vivaldi, Richard Strauss, etc) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2003 ] More than any other singer, the public has always been enticed by the scandals and mysteries that surround the diva. Because of this curiosity and genuine love for the soprano voice, there has always been a strong interest in the recordings. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Alpine Symphony Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Andre Previn's Strauss disc with the Vienna Philharmonic are superlative on all counts, brilliantly recorded in the Musikverein by an orchestra that understands this music more intuitively than any oif its rivals." (BBC Music Magazine) |