While Clemens Krauss was best known as an authoritative interpreter of Richard Strauss, his performances of Johann and Josef Strauss were no less authentic. In the operas and tone poems of Richard Strauss, Krauss was dramatic, lyrical, colorful, and imperious. In the waltzes and polkas of Johann and Josef Strauss, Krauss was elegant, rhythmic, tuneful, and infectious. Krauss was a native Viennese -- his mother was a Court actress and singer while his father was philandering nobility -- and the music of the Strauss family ...
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While Clemens Krauss was best known as an authoritative interpreter of Richard Strauss, his performances of Johann and Josef Strauss were no less authentic. In the operas and tone poems of Richard Strauss, Krauss was dramatic, lyrical, colorful, and imperious. In the waltzes and polkas of Johann and Josef Strauss, Krauss was elegant, rhythmic, tuneful, and infectious. Krauss was a native Viennese -- his mother was a Court actress and singer while his father was philandering nobility -- and the music of the Strauss family was as much a part of him as the blood in his veins. In this May 1952 Decca recording, Krauss and the Vienna Philharmonic perform the Strausses' waltzes and polkas with supreme grace, unending melody, irresistible rhythms, and unstinting affection. Decca's original monaural recording with its depth, warmth, and immediacy was state of the art at the time. Opus Kura's remastering is transparent but reserved and recessed. Anyone who already knows and loves Krauss' Richard Strauss will...
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