Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Perry, Moll, Herbert Von Karajan- Wiener Philharmoniker, Salzburg Opera
by Herbert Von Karajan
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Actor: Richard StraussDirector: Herbert Von Karajan
Brand: Sony Music
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 199 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
DVD Reviews of Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Perry, Moll, Herbert Von Karajan- Wiener Philharmoniker, Salzburg Opera
DVD Review: Karajan and Strauss
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't consider Karajan to be a great opera conductor, although he has made a few great recordings (especially with La Scala). When one listens to his Puccini recordings, one is mostly aware of the orchestral qualities, and less so the drama. This performance follows the same lines.
Karajan has a reputation for being a great Strauss conductor; I think this is somewhat unjustified, and stems mostly from misunderstandings about Strauss' music (specifically the over emphasis on the so called 'romantic' qualities). He tends to be high on intense passion, rather low on clarity--normally this wouldn't be a problem, but unlike Beethoven or Sibelius, Strauss' music is very dense and easily can easily get lost.
I do, however, enjoy this series of DVD's, mostly because he is far superior over the many other conductors out there making dvd's (Levine for example). I own several between him and Solti of operas that I don't feel are especially great performances, but better than any other in the DVD market. If there was a Bohm peformance of this opera on DVD, I would certainly not go for Karajan. When it comes to listening to opera, I always prefer Giulini's Falstaff to Karajan. But since opera is first and foremost theater, it's a fair trade off in order to experience it.
So why does Karajan tend to fail in the theater? Every opera performance I've seen by him features exagerrated gestures and obvious jokes that are often quite ineffective and akward. The performances often lack subtlety, and occasionally there seems to be trouble with communication between conductor and singers. He seems to need to fill every moment with action, and sometimes back ground action just becomes absurd. In the second act, for example, Baron Ochs quite amusingly is convinced he has recieved a mortal wound from Octavian. When a doctor is fetched, they mime a performance in which the doctor tests for reflexes and suggest painful, unrelated treatments. The sight gags are ineffective, too exagerrated, and a little desperate. I won't go as far as to say they hurt the performance (although his production of Falstaff definitely was) but they demonstrate an overall akwardness with the theater that is typical of Karajan.
Having said all that, it is certainly worth seeing, and as stated before, better than most of the alternatives. Certainly it does not hold up well to the very famous Kleiber performance (and Baltsa is not as convincing or successful Octavian), but at less than half the price it is a very good way to experience the opera. Moll's performance as Ochs is very masterful. Karajan conducts it well, and passionately; traditionally people have either made him out to be a brilliant sonorous perfectionist or aloof, disinterested and rude. I have heard accounts saying that he was obsessed with the recording process and also that he couldn't care less about it; personally I think, as with all people possessing what we call genius, that we should ignore most of what was said about him, especially in the face of such blatant contradictions. There is no doubt that he cared a great deal about this opera and that he worked very hard to make this performance good; also it is the best of the series in terms of video quality. If you have any interest or respect for Karajan, you will definitely enjoy this dvd.
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