Richard Strauss: Salome Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Salome, Scene 1:
• 1 Strauss: Salome, Scene 1: Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! 02:45
• 2 Strauss: Salome, Scene 1: Nach mir wird Einer kommen 02:24
• Salome, Scene 2:
• 3 Strauss: Salome, Scene 2: Ich will nicht bleiben 01:51
• 4 Strauss: Salome, Scene 2: Siehe, der Herr ist gekommen 01:32
• 5 Strauss: Salome, Scene 2: Jauchze nicht, du Land Palästina 02:20
• 6 Strauss: Salome, Scene 2: Du wirst das für mich tun, Narraboth, nicht wahr? 03:11
• Salome, Scene 3:
• 7 Strauss: Salome, Scene 3: Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbecher jetzt voll ist? 09:05
• 8 Strauss: Salome, Scene 3: Jochanaan! Ich bin verliebt in deinen Leib, Jochanaan! 08:07
• 9 Strauss: Salome, Scene 3: Wird dir nicht bange, Tochter der Herodias? 08:01
• Salome, Scene 4:
• 10 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Wo ist Salome? 02:34
• 11 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Es ist kalt hier 01:33
• 12 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Salome, komm, trink Wein mit mir 02:40
• 13 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Sieh, die Zeit ist gekommen 03:33
• 14 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Siehe, der Tag ist nahe 02:40
• 15 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Eine Menge Menschen wird sich gegen sie sammeln 02:02
• 16 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Tanz für mich, Salome 04:09
• 17 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Salome’s Dance 09:24
• 18 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll, wundervoll! 03:56
• 19 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Still, sprich nicht zu mir! 03:11
• 20 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Salome, bedenk, was du tun willst 03:05
• 21 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Man soll ihr geben, was sie verlangt! 01:49
• 22 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen 02:32
• 23 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen, Jochanaan 11:45
• 24 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine Tochter 00:59
• 25 Strauss: Salome, Scene 4: Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküßt, Jochanaan 04:28
• Total Runtime 01:39:36

Info for Richard Strauss: Salome

Oscar Wilde’s play Salome was conceived for the actress Sarah Bernhardt and was originally planned for performance in London, in 1892. The play was blocked by the sensor (it was forbidden at the time to depict biblical characters on stage) and so first given in Paris instead, in 1896. Wilde never saw his play performed, as he was serving a prison sentence for homosexual acts whilst the only two performances in his lifetime occurred. Subsequently the play gained popularity in Germany, and having attended a performance in Berlin in 1902, Strauss determined that this would be the subject for his third opera. First performed in 1905, Strauss’s Salome has gone on to become much better-known than Wilde’s play, and is regularly performed at opera houses around the world. This live recording was made at a performance at the Usher Hall, in Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2022. Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by an outstanding cast of soloists, led by Malin Byström in the title role, Gerhard Siegel as Herod, Katarina Dalayman as Herodias, and Johan Reuter as John the Baptist.

Malin Byström, soprano
Katarina Dalayman, soprano
Bror Magnus Tødenes, tenor
Michael Müller-Kasztelan, tenor
Gerhard Siegel, bass
Johan Reuter, bass
Igor Bakan, baritone
James Berry, baritone
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
One of the world’s oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765, and will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2015. Edvard Grieg had a close relationship with the orchestra, serving as Artistic Director from1880–82.

Appointed Chief Conductor in 2003, Andrew Litton is the current Music Director, a post he will hold until October 2015. Principal Guest Conductor is, from August 2013, Edward Gardner. Under Litton’s direction the orchestra has raised its international profile considerably through recordings, extensive touring, and international commissions. Edward Gardner takes over as Chief Conductor in October 2015.

The Bergen Philharmonic has in recent seasons played at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, the Wiener Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall, New York and the Philharmonie, Berlin. The orchestra toured Sweden, Austria and Germany in 2011, and in 2012 they appeared at the Rheingau Festival and returned to the Concertgebouw. In February 2013 the orchestra toured the United Kingdom, with concerts in Usher Hall, Edinburgh, The Sage, Gateshead and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

The orchestra has an active recording schedule for three record companies; BIS, Chandos and Hyperion. Critics worldwide acknowledge its energetic playing style and full-bodied string sound. Recent and ongoing projects include Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla-Symphonie’, ballets by Stravinsky, Barber’s Cello Concerto and a Prokofiev-cycle for BIS with Andrew Litton. The orchestra’s recording of the complete orchestral music of Grieg remains the reference point in a competitive field.

Currently recording Tchaikovsky’s three great ballets for Chandos with Neeme Järvi, the orchestra has also recorded works by Rimsky Korsakov, four critically acclaimed volumes of works by Johan Halvorsen, a series of the music of Johan Svendsen, and a recording of orchestral realisations by Berio conducted by Edward Gardner.

Enjoying longstanding artistic partnerships with some of the world’s finest musicians, the orchestra has recorded with Leif Ove Andsnes, James Ehnes, Alban Gerhardt, Vadim Gluzman, Stephen Hough, Freddy Kempf, Truls Mørk, Steven Osborne, and Lawrence Power, amongst others.

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