Fritz Wunderlich - Xerxes (CD) - CD

Details: This 1962 production of Xerxes was based on Rudolf Steglich's 1958 version, which is distinguished by close reference to the autograph, preserved in the British Museum, and by a new German translation; the roles of Xerxes and Arsamenes, originally written for castrato sopranos, are here set for tenor. As regards the orchestra, Kubelik favors a rather objective string sound, completely...