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Work: Salome, Op.54: Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen

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ComposerStrauss, Richard (1864-1949)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera scene/aria
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RomeDaniel Harding / Corinne Winters

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Vacchi, Strauss R.
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Daniel Harding; Corinne Winters

GrafeneggTonkünstler-Orchester & Asmik Grigorian

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Respighi, Bellini, Verdi, Bonis, Strauss R.
Tonkünstler-Orchester; Fabien Gabel; Asmik Grigorian
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Gergiev brings the Mariinsky to Barcelona

Gergiev and the Mariinsky excel in Act III of Tristan und Isolde with the help of star singing from Vekua, Westbroek and Nikitin; George Li shows promise in Liszt.
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Where the noise began: Richard Strauss at the Royal Festival Hall

A pub quiz question for you, dear reader: with which work did 20th century music begin? The rest is noise, Alex Ross's history of 20th century music, opens with Richard Strauss's 1905 opera Salome, focusing particularly on its final bars. As Princess Salome is crushed under the shields of King Herod's guard, the music turns to what Ross describes as "...a tumult... a howl... a shriek...
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Asmik Grigorian et le Philhar’ embrasent la Philharmonie de Paris

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La soprano lituanienne a impressionné dans des extraits d'Elektra et Salomé, au côté d'un Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France dirigé au pied levé par Fabien Gabel.
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