Strauss Salome "Chorus"

Contratrombone64 · Post by **Contratrombone64** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:20 am

The full score of Richard Strauss' opera Salome is in question, well the main page actually (not the score per se). It states chorus - there is no chorus in this work.

Post by **steltz** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:25 am

Could the 5 Jews, 2 Nazarenes, and 2 soldiers be considered a chorus of sorts? Are they all solo roles?

pocoallegro · Post by **pocoallegro** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:02 pm

Having coached singers in those roles, they are definitely more soloistic than choral.

Post by **steltz** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:16 am

Right, then, the chorus tag has been removed!

Post by **Notenschreiber** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:36 am

Really? Compare http://www.tradebit.de/filedetail.php/1 ... uss-salome

Post by **steltz** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:52 pm

Woops, maybe I shouldn't have been so fast to change it. For a start, I am going to move this to the categorization forum to see if anyone else feels strongly one way or the other, since the Score Requests forum is for requests for new scores.

Please post any further comments there.

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:24 am

No chorus in Karajan's 1978 Vienna recording, all the roles are taken by well known soloists. I agree they're definitely more soloistic in character too.

Post by **Notenschreiber** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 6:57 am

Here is another example with choir: http://www.amazon.de/Salome-Chor-U-Orch ... B00023PARI.
I´m not an expert for this question, may be both opinions are reasonable.

jossuk · Post by **jossuk** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:09 am

I'm wondering whether the mention of chorus & orchestra on the linked Reiner recording is more a routine blurb than an accurate description of the forces on that particular recording. I did read a description of a 1949 Met performance directed by Reiner, and neither cast list nor review mentioned anything about choral forces.

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