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Renée FlemingStaatskapelle DresdenConductor Christian ThielemannRecorded live at Semperoper Dresden, September 2012HUGO WOLFVerborgenheitEr ist'sElfenliedAnakreons GrabMignon (2nd version)RICHARD STRAUSSBefreit Op.39 No.4The 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 composer's 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 Wagner's death in Venice. Hugo Wolf was also deeply affected by that news; his songs, like Bruckner's symphonies, can be seen as oblique reflections on the influence of Wagner, especially when sung, as they are here by Renée Fleming, with the utmost delicacy and intimacy.Running time: 106 minutesSound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS