Thielemann certainly shares sawallischs fascination with detailed orchestral colorings, notably in the. Hofmannsthal and strausss adaptation of the story focuses tightly on elektra. In his youth, he received a thorough musical education from his father. In some cases we have included scores of operatic works, mainly for most important works, or if a libretto was not available. Elektra, based on sophocles classic drama, and four years after richard strauss transformed hofmannsthals play into his most musically daring opera.
Elektra runs out of the house which is already growing dark. Strauss s preliminary musical thought the elektra sketches the final scene. The opera was the first of many collaborations between strauss and hofmannsthal. To read these you need a pdf reader like the adobe acrobat reader or a ms word viewer. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Today, with the shock of the new worn off and the oncefearful dissonance now widely accepted, the score can be more easily appreciated for its extravagant invention of musical ideas and virtuosic use of. Elektra elkezdi elkepzelni azt a napot, amikor az apja bosszut all majd, az azt koveto unnepsegen, amelyben a diadalmas tanc vezet. Elektra ar en tysk opera i en akt med musik av richard strauss. Salome strausssalome, 3 personen herodes tenor herodias mezzosopran. Strauss thought elektra had too much in common with oscar wildes salome, which he was then setting to music. Elektra visszater a napi ritualeert az apja emlekere, aki trojabol valo visszaterese utan klutaimnesztra es aigisztosz altal furdott, es az udvarra huzodott. Publication date 2002 title variation 4 strauss opera libretti strauss opera libretti isbn 1878617419 9781878617415.
Strauss wrote the music and hofmannsthal the libretti for five more operas over the next 20 years. It is designated opus 27, number 4 the text of this lied, the german love poem morgen. Germany live recording from the grosses festspielhaus, salzburg festival, 2010 elektra irene theorin soprano klytamnestra waltraud. It was dedicated to his friends natalie and willy levin. The princess elektra, in dishevilled state, enters the courtyard for her daily ritual of lamenting her dead father. Liksom operan salome tillhor elektra ett av strauss tidiga operaverk. Marianne eklof as klytaemnestra in elektra and the royal swedish opera choir 2009. Sawallischs 1990 recording of elektra, with munichs bayerischer rundfunk orchestra and eva marton, is one of his best. Salome strausssalome richardstrauss salome drama in einem aufzuge 20.
If richard strauss third opera, salome, established his. It was first performed at the konigliches opernhaus on 25 january 1909. Mar 20, 2003 it wasnt until 1906 that they could actually start work together on elektra, by which time, strauss, to hofmannsthals alarm, began dithering. Four strauss opera libretti responsibility with international phonetic alphabet transcriptions, word for word translations, including a guide to the german i. King george v, quoted in reid, thomas beecham, 1961. Just as violetta dominates verdis great opera, so elektra carries that of strauss. Strauss was born on 11 june 1864 in munich, the son of josephine nee pschorr and franz strauss, who was the principal horn player at the court opera in munich strauss elektra pdf. She swears vengeance and awaits the return of her brother orest to enact the deed. Her sister chrysothemis warns her of the royal couples plans to imprison elektra and describes her yearning for motherhood. Context and critical reception from play to libretto elektra chronology elektra. Elektra is een zeer intens psychologisch drama waarin. In salome, strauss himself cut down the libretto from a german. Publication date 1910 topics operas publisher berlin.
He wanted a libretto on a different subject, he told. Elektra var det forste blandt mange samarbejder mellem denne komponist og denne librettist. It was first performed at the dresden state opera on 25 january 1909. Maybe strauss elektra a gruesome tale of one very dysfunctional family, courtesy of richard strauss intense oneact opera. Dramatic structure in strausss elektra the music scene. It is in elektra that richard strauss came closest to entering the world of atonality some passages e. Most of the libretti are in html or simple ascii text format, some others are pdf files or ms word documents.
Richard strauss wiener philharmoniker solti richard strauss wiener philharmoniker solti elektra. Elektra explains the story of how elektras father was. Strausss preliminary musical thought the elektra sketches the final scene. In a transparent performance of elektra this development can clearly be seen. For hofmannsthal, the character of elektra to use the german spelling must have exercised a powerful appeal, for she embodied the fevers and perfumes of.
Her sister chrysothemis warns her of the royal couples plans to imprison elektra and. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others worldwide. Elektra herself appears like some deranged homeless woman reeking with sweat and slime in the rain. Opera in 1 act, 1909 an introduction by marc bridle after the band of the grenadier guards had played an elektra potpourri his majesty does not know what the band has just played, but it is never to be played again. It wasnt until 1906 that they could actually start work together on elektra, by which time, strauss, to hofmannsthals alarm, began dithering. After the death of wolfgang sawallisch, the mantle of preeminent strauss conductor fell to christian thielemann. In the end, hofmannsthal convinced strauss that the two plays were fundamentally different, and by 1906 strauss set to work on the libretto and then began composing the opera.
Ditto italian sh lodnet ditto swedish shlodnet guide through the opera o. In the end, hofmannsthal convinced strauss that the two. With a musical opulence that outdid even berlioz and wagner, composer richard strauss created with his fourth opera elektra sheer stage magic. The many faces of elektra in the 2,000plus years since her name was first etched on paper, the mythological character has inspired dozens, if not hundreds, of works of theater, literature, art, opera. Klytamnestra clytemnestra, queen of argolis, widow of. Strauss elektra libretto orchestra virtuale del flaminio. Elektra electra, daughter of agamemnon and klytemnestra voice part.
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