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Strauss: Elektra / Gergiev, Charbonnet, Denoke, London Symphony Orchestra

Strauss / Charbonnet / London Sym Orch / Gergiev Release Date: 07/10/2012
Label: Lso Live Catalog #: 701 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Richard Strauss Performer:  Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet ,  Angela Denoke Conductor:  Valery Gergiev Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Multi

"...From the very first bar as Gergiev flung down the “Agamemnon” motif leaving hollow clarinets like an open wound it was clear just how starkly the festering innards of this amazing score would be thrown into relief...the greatness of Strauss’ score is exemplified by the way it clings like rotting flesh to the carcass of Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s wonderfully gothic libretto. The words have their own ugly percussiveness and seemed to wrack the bony face and body of Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet’s Elektra as she began her long day’s journey into hellish night..." - The Independent, [January 15, 2012]

"***** "A thrilling, often revelatory performance, alive to every intense and modernistic gesture. Valery Read more Gergiev finds both great colour and emotional depth in the music...the London Symphony Orchestra on superb form...First-class sound and presentation" - Time Out (UK)

"The LSO performed with a mix of blazing clarity and leering relish." - The Daily Telegraph, (UK)
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