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  • Strauss's Elektra

    From ggggg9271@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Ricardo Jimenez on Wed Sep 23 14:08:12 2020
    On Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 8:36:47 AM UTC-8, Ricardo Jimenez wrote:
    I have tried for a long time to get into this opera, without success.
    I went through the most recent bluray with Iréne Theorin recently. The
    only thing a really liked was the price ($7.49 at Amazon) and you get
    an hour and forty minutes of ArtHaus previews in the bargain. Elektra
    remains solidly in the active repertory to my consternation, even
    though to me it is just a lot of female screeching and orchestral
    cacophony without a moment of lyrical respite. Am I alone in this impression? Anybody have a tip on how to enjoy it?

    (Youtube upload):

    Elektra Suite (Arr. M. Honeck & T. Ille) (Live)

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to Ricardo Jimenez on Sun Oct 23 10:30:53 2022
    On Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 8:36:47 AM UTC-8, Ricardo Jimenez wrote:
    I have tried for a long time to get into this opera, without success.
    I went through the most recent bluray with Iréne Theorin recently. The
    only thing a really liked was the price ($7.49 at Amazon) and you get
    an hour and forty minutes of ArtHaus previews in the bargain. Elektra remains solidly in the active repertory to my consternation, even
    though to me it is just a lot of female screeching and orchestral
    cacophony without a moment of lyrical respite. Am I alone in this impression? Anybody have a tip on how to enjoy it?

    (2022 Youtube upload):

    "FIRST recording of Richard Strauss' Elektra (1937 live; Rose Pauly, Huehn, Jagel, cond. Rodzinski)"

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