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Johann Strauss II: Waldmeister
8.660489-90 (Naxos, CD, 2 discs)
FIRST RELEASE (10 September 2021)
Tracks: 13 + 38
Booklet pages: 24
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© 2021 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: Bulgaria
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Johann Strauss II: Waldmeister published on 23 September 2021
Soloists
Sofia Philharmonic Chorus
Slavil Dimitrov, chorusmaster
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Dario Salvi, conductor
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899):
Waldmeister (1895) - operetta in three acts to a libretto by Gustav Davis (1856-1951)
CD1
1 Overture
2-13 Act I
CD2
1-22 Act II
23-38 Act III
First recording, made 13-19 January 2020 at Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria