Strauss II: Waldmeister

Salvi, Dario;
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

8.660489-90

Martina Bortolotti von Haderburg, Andrea Chudak and Annika Egert, Sopranos
Dorothe Ingenfeld, Contralto
Daniel Schliewa, Friedemann Büttner and Noah Schaul, Tenors
Robert Davidson, Bass-baritone

Johann Strauss II’s operetta Waldmeister (‘Woodruff’) was staged for the first time in December 1895. The plotline – a case of mistaken identity somewhat reminiscent of Die Fledermaus – is lively, but the libretto itself proved to be less than satisfying. However, the vivacious and immaculately orchestrated music featuring several pieces that would go on to become famous, including the waltz Trau, schau, wem and the polka Klipp-Klapp-Galopp, earned Strauss immense admiration. Attending the opening night with Johannes Brahms was Vienna’s leading critic Eduard Hanslick who hailed the new work by asserting that ‘Mozart’s golden sound reigns in [Strauss’s] orchestra’.

CD x 2

Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

02-09-2021

730099048972