R Strauss: Capriccio

R Strauss: Capriccio

Fluently conducted, this exquisite piece gets a fine all-round performance, with Felicity Lott as a witty if slightly fluttering Countess. Michael Tanner
 

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4

Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm

COMPOSERS: R Strauss
LABELS: Forlane
WORKS: Capriccio
PERFORMER: Lott, Allen, Kunde, Genz, Von Kannen, Vermillon; SWR Stuttgart Symphony & Vocal Ensemble/Prêtre
CATALOGUE NO: FOR 268052

Fluently conducted, this exquisite piece gets a fine all-round performance, with Felicity Lott as a witty if slightly fluttering Countess. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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