Lise Davidsen - Wagner and Strauss review | Erica Jeal's classical CD of the week

The Guardian 80

Davidsen/Philharmonia/Salonen
(Decca)
Her voice is the calm at the centre of a storm of music by Wagner and Strauss in Davidsen’s worth-the-wait album

No emerging soprano has made quite the same stir recently as Lise Davidsen. Here, finally, is her first solo CD. It covers Wagner and Strauss repertoire recorded by many of the greatest voices – and yet several of Davidsen’s versions go straight towards the very top of the playlist.