The Germanic Romantic and post-Romantic repertoire was one of Rudolf Kempe's most impressive strengths, and his recording of Ariadne auf Naxos is a testimony to that affinity. Leading Dresden Staatskapelle, an orchestra with which he had a particularly fruitful affiliation, his version of the opera has just the right combination of Classical clarity and Romantic lushness the piece requires. The orchestral playing is a model of precision and expressivity; Kempe is able to maintain a sense of carefully considered order ...
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The Germanic Romantic and post-Romantic repertoire was one of Rudolf Kempe's most impressive strengths, and his recording of Ariadne auf Naxos is a testimony to that affinity. Leading Dresden Staatskapelle, an orchestra with which he had a particularly fruitful affiliation, his version of the opera has just the right combination of Classical clarity and Romantic lushness the piece requires. The orchestral playing is a model of precision and expressivity; Kempe is able to maintain a sense of carefully considered order without sacrificing spontaneity and vitality. The high standards the orchestra establishes are fully matched by the admirable cast. The 1969 recording features some of the brightest international stars of the time: Gundula Janowitz as the Prima Donna/Ariadne, Teresa Zylis-Gara as the Composer, James King as the Tenor/Bacchus, Theo Adam as the Music Master, Hermann Prey as Harlequin, and Peter Schreier as a Dancing Master/Scaramuccio. With the addition of the less well known but exemplary...
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