Rene Fleming
Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductor Christian Thielemann
Recorded live at Semperoper Dresden, September 2012

HUGO WOLF
Verborgenheit
Er ists
Elfenlied
Anakreons Grab
Mignon (2nd version)

RICHARD STRAUSS
Befreit Op.39 No.4

The Dresden Staatskapelle has a living Bruckner tradition, stretching back a century and more, which is lovingly curated by its new music director, Christian Thielemann, who is himself a powerful advocate for the composers symphonies as the pinnacle of the Austro-German tradition; and in particular for the Wagnerian resonances of the Seventh, whose Adagio was shaped by news of Wagners death in Venice. Hugo Wolf was also deeply affected by that news; his songs, like Bruckners symphonies, can be seen as oblique reflections on the influence of Wagner, especially when sung, as they are here by Rene Fleming, with the utmost delicacy and intimacy.

Running time: 106 minutes
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS