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Richard Strauss Collection: Boxed Set

Luc Bondy (Director), Harry Kupfer (Director) Format: DVD
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June 11, 2014 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of my grandfather, Richard Strauss. Like the rest of our family, I have always had a deep affinity from my grandfather’s music. Arthaus Musik is releasing this special anniversary edition of outstanding opera recordings on DVD. To complete the portrait of the man behind the music, we have made available photographs and documents from our family archive to Arthaus Musik. I believe there is something here for everyone – for both seasoned Strauss connoisseurs, and for the music-lovers discovering this great composer for the first time. --Dr. Christian Strauss

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.66:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 1.38 x 12.99 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Luc Bondy, Harry Kupfer, Robert Carsen, Otto Schenk, Ennosuke Ichikawa
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Classical, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 16 hours and 57 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2014
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Chinese
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Arthaus
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HDE45HA
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jon Hildreth
5.0 out of 5 stars Good, but they are live performances and somewhat imperfect ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014
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Live performances of Strauss' most popular operas. Good, but they are live performances and somewhat imperfect here and there.
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Lynn Vale
4.0 out of 5 stars Seven Operas by Richard Strauss
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
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The 13" X 13" box contains 7 Strauss operas on 11 DVDs in cardboard sleeves, plus a large soft cover book that discusses Strauss and his operas. All operas are available on Amazon individually. The operas are:

SALOME (1 disk): 4.3 stars, 2007
It is available here:
 Strauss: Salome
Nadja Michael was Salome. Falk Struckmann was Jokanaan. Daniel Harding conducted at La Scala. An excellent performance was slightly marred by actors wearing blue jeans among otherwise period costumes.

ELEKTRA (1 disk): 4.8 stars, 1989
It is available here:
 Strauss: Elektra
And here:
 Richard Strauss - Elektra / Abbado, Marton, Fassbaender, Vienna State Opera
And here:
 ELEKTRA
Eva Marton was an outstanding Elektra. Claudio Abbado conducted the Weiner Staatsoper.

DER ROSENKAVALIER (2 disks): 4.6 stars, 1979
It is available here:
 Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, Manfred Jungwirth, Benno Kusche, Carlos Kleiber, Munich Opera
The Bavarian State Opera excelled with Carlos Kleiber conducting. Brigette Fassbaender was Octavian. Gwyneth Jones was the Marschallin.

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (1 disk): 4.6 stars, 1965
It is available here:
 Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Jurinac, Grist, Hillebrecht, Thomas, Schoffler, Bohm, Salzburg Opera
And here:
 Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1965)
This is a 1965 black & white mono recording. The picture lacks crispness. The performances were excellent. Reri Grist was outstanding as Zerbinetta. Hildegard Hillebrecht was Ariadne. Karl Böhm conducted the Weiner Philharmoniker.

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (2 disks): 4.5 stars, 1992
It is available here:
 Die Frau Ohne Schatten
And here:
 Richard Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Luana DeVol was Die Kaiserin (the Empress). Janis Martin was the Dyer's Wife. Wolfgang Sawallisch conducted the Bavarian State Opera.

DIE LIEBE DER DANAE (2 disks): 3.9 stars, 2011
It is available here:
 Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae
Scenery tended to be minimal and not reflective of the story. Manuela Uhl was Danae. Mark Delevan was Jupiter. Andrew Litton conducted the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

CAPRICCIO (2 disks): 4.2 stars, 2004
It is available here:
 Strauss: Capriccio
Capriccio's storyline involves a poet, composer and stage director who debate about the importance of words versus music. They ultimately create an opera together about the exact events that occurred to them that day, using themselves as the characters. Robert Carsen, the director of this production, takes another step by having the characters sitting in the opera house, watching their opera being performed. He also moves the opera from 1775 as Strauss intended to 1942.

Renée Fleming was the Countess. Ulf Schirmer conducted the Opéra National de Paris.
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manuel calonge t.
2.0 out of 5 stars Ino titles in this colection, why?
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
I need to know titles and more information of this collection.
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Robert Avant
4.0 out of 5 stars A bargain
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2015
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It is amazing to me that for a relatively low price one can purchase these lives performances, some of them of rarely-performed works, from major venues. The accompanying booklet itself is almost worth the price of the set. Yes, there are some Euro-trash, "concept" productions, but the musical values are sound throughout.
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kakanien
4.0 out of 5 stars List of opera productions with brief comments
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015
Salome, Op. 54 (La Scala, 2007)
Elektra, Op. 58 (Vienna State Opera, 1989)
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 (Bavarian State Opera, 1979)
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60 (Salzburg Festival, 1965)
Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (Bavarian State Opera, 1992)
Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83 (Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 2011)
Capriccio, Op. 85 (Paris National Opera, 2004)

1. Salome, Op. 54 (La Scala, 2007) Harding/Bondy: I still haven't found a good live Salome on video (Stratas/Bohm version is excellent but lip-sync; my favorite on cd is Studer/Sinopoli version). Nadja Michael's Salome tends to be shrill in high register (almost screaming). My best would be the yet-to-be-released 2003 Paris production with Karita Mattila / James Conlon (not very enthusiastic about 2008 Met production with Mattila as Salome).

2. Elektra, Op. 58 (Vienna State Opera, 1989) Abbado/Kupfer: This is a classic production with excellent conducting, staging and singing, especially, of three female singers (Marton, Studer, Fassbander). Highly recommended along with Chereau's last production in Aix-en-Provence in 2013.

3. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 (Bavarian State Opera, 1979) Kleiber/Schenk: Kleiber's later Vienna version is slightly better musically (better singing and orchestra) but this production has gorgeous, though traditional, staging by Schenk and is a feast for the eyes. Highly recommended along with 2004 Salzburg production with Bychkov/Carsen.

4. Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60 (Salzburg Festival, 1965) Bohm/Rennert: Like their 1966 Salzburg Figaro, this is a classic production and a rare chance to see Reri Grist's immaculate Zerbinetta. Highly recommended along with 2006 Zurich production with Dohnanyi/Guth.

5. Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (Bavarian State Opera, 1992) Sawallisch/Ishikawa: This is visually the best FroSch (strangely, very well fit in with this Japanese production) and Sawallisch's understanding and grasp of the score is almost second to none. Some may prefer Solti/Fridrich version (which is not my cup of tea, by the way). My top choice is, however, 2011 Salzburg production with Thielemann/Loy (Though its horrible staging, Thielemann's conducting Wiener Philharmoniker is absolutely beautiful and the female singers are also wonderful).

6. Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83 (Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 2011): I don't know much about the opera or the production, so I'll skip.

7. Capriccio, Op. 85 (Paris National Opera, 2004) Shirmer/Carsen: Carsen's staging is wonderful and so is Fleming's Countess and Shirmer's conducting. Clearly my top choice for this opera.

All in all, with 4 to 5 top or near-top choice productions, this box set would be great if the price is much lower than buying those 4 or 5 productions separately.
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Tilman Bode
5.0 out of 5 stars Leidenschaftliches tolles Opernset...
Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2021
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Hervorragendes Set von 7 Opern von diesen genialen Komponisten. Strauss hat so leidenschaftlich geschrieben, da ist jede Minute wie ein großes Geschenk. Das Buch ist schon alleine das Geld wert und ich werde es in Ehre halten.
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loyalbuilt
3.0 out of 5 stars No comments on the recordings but dislike the package design which is clumsy and unnecessarily big ...
Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2016
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No comments on the recordings but dislike the package design which is clumsy and unnecessarily big (I had expected the box not much bigger than a normal DVD disc), and the heavy box consists mostly of a luxury brochure containing anything but the libretto (yes they would appear in the films) and modestly of some scantily-dressed and cheaply-looking discs. I ordered this item for its great contents and cheap price; now I feel it should be still cheaper.
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