John Eliot Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker - Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (1994)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 79:46 | 367 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog: 0289 439 9112 4
This is a truly great operetta interpretation. Gardiner's approach is on an altogether more inspired plane than his rivals. In the Viennese rhythms, he shows himself utterly at home – as in the Act 2 Dance scene, where he eases the orchestra irresistibly into the famous waltz. But there are also countless instances where Gardiner provides a deliciously fresh inflexion to the score.