Elektra: Elektra! Ah, das Gesicht

~ Recording by Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Richard Kraus

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Elektra: "Elektra! Ah, das Gesicht"2:31Richard StraussElektraRichard Strauss; Astrid Varnay, Leonie Rysanek, Hans Hotter, Res Fischer, Helmut Melchert, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester & Richard KrausAlbum
  • -2009-02-16
Capriccio (classical)5008

Relationships

soprano vocals [Chrysothemis]:Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (from 1953-08-22 until 1953-08-28)
soprano vocals [Elektra]:Astrid Varnay (Swedish-born American dramatic soprano) (from 1953-08-22 until 1953-08-28)
orchestra:Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester (WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne) (from 1953-08-22 until 1953-08-28)
conductor:Richard Kraus (conductor) (from 1953-08-22 until 1953-08-28)
balance engineer:Hans Schulze-Ritter
recorded at:Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Saal I (originally named WDR‐Funkhaus Köln, this is the main building; please refer to the broadcasting/concert halls within) in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1953-08-22 until 1953-08-28)
recording of:Elektra: "Elektra!... Ah, das Gesicht!" (Chrysothemis, Elektra)

Related works

Elektra: "Elektra!... Ah, das Gesicht!" (Chrysothemis, Elektra)

composer:Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:Elektra (op. 58; TrV 223) (order: 4)