COMPOSERS: Handel,Mozart,Strauss
LABELS: Disky
WORKS: Operatic arias
PERFORMER: Lucia Popp (soprano), Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano); ECO/Georg Fischer
CATALOGUE NO: DCL 706712 Reissue (1967-88)
This is effectively two recitals tacked together: the Handel and Mozart items date from 1967, and are of their period, with steely strings and a great clunking harpsichord. The Strauss songs are from 1985, and benefit from the measured, full-toned accompaniments by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Vocally, stylistically and interpretatively, Strauss proves the most congenial territory for Popp, though her singing is invariably clean and skilful even if there’s a hint of monotony of vocal colour and the occasional pinched sound higher up. The booklet contains neither articles nor texts. George Hall
Handel, Mozart, Strauss
This is effectively two recitals tacked together: the Handel and Mozart items date from 1967, and are of their period, with steely strings and a great clunking harpsichord. The Strauss songs are from 1985, and benefit from the measured, full-toned accompaniments by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Vocally, stylistically and interpretatively, Strauss proves the most congenial territory for Popp, though her singing is invariably clean and skilful even if there’s a hint of monotony of vocal colour and the occasional pinched sound higher up. The booklet contains neither articles nor texts. George Hall
Our rating
3
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm