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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
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The
and
works on this 2024 release are both relatively often recorded, and listeners may have been surprised to see the album show up on classical best-seller lists in the spring of that year. There is the consideration that
and his abundant Afro are landing on many lists of acts to watch, and he shows signs of jelling with the
in the
autobiographical tone poem
. Hear the superb solo work from violinist
in the third movement, representing
' wife,
, but the big news here, and what is probably drawing buyers, is the other work on the album,
's
, which receive a revelatory performance from soprano
. It is a distinctly different flavor from the usual Wagnerian sound, adding operatic emotionalism to
and the gorgeous finale,
.
was an inspired choice, whether by
or someone else, and the album is worth time and money for her alone. The
label adds nicely transparent sound from the Maison Symphonique de Montréal to the mix. ~ James Manheim