Renee Fleming Archive

Renee Fleming in Concert – Salzburg Festival 2011-12 – Strauss/Wolf/Bruckner – Blu-ray – Opus Arte 

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 27, 2018 | Classical CD Reviews, SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A reissue of 2 terrific concerts in a 2 disc set of dazzling video and audio. Renee Fleming in Concert – Salzburg Festival 2011-12 – Strauss/Wolf/Bruckner – A 2 Blu-ray disc set in 1080i video, DTS 5.1 sound – Opus Arte OA BD7235- TT: 190 minutes (1/26/18) *** 1/2: This new release is actually a two disc repackaging of a 2012 release of 2 concerts from 2011 and 2012 with Renee Fleming and Christian Thielemann the Vienna Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle Dresden.  There’s a generous amount of music, more than 3 hours worth, and a good portion of the music on offer is bereft of Ms. Fleming. So it’s a bit odd to call this set Renee Fleming in Concert. The purely orchestral works are excellent, both the Strauss Alpine Symphony and the Bruckner Symphony # 7. The vocal programs feature five lieder by the prolific Austrian songsmith Hugo Wolf in addition to four of Strauss’s finest and an opera scene featuring Fleming in one of her career-defining roles, Arabella. The orchestral works are brilliantly performed and recorded. The 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio is thrilling to experience. The rest of the disc gives us Ms. Fleming in her usual […]