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title: "Die Walkure: Windgassen-Varnay"
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# Die Walkure: Windgassen-Varnay

**Brand:** wagnerkempe
**Price:** A$89
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- **What is this?** Die Walkure: Windgassen-Varnay by wagnerkempe
- **How much does it cost?** A$89 with free shipping
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## Description

A live performance of Die Walkure from the 1960 Bayreuth Festival led by the dtnamic Rudolf Kempe. In addition to featuring Bayreuth regulars in their accustomed parts (Varnay, Frick, Nordberg-Lovberg), it also features rare appearances by Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegmund and Jerome Hines as Wotan.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Great 1959 London WALKURE
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2018*

First point to make is that in spite of Walhall's claim, this is not an "audiophile remastering".Instead, there should be a disclaimer informing any prospective buyer that the sound is the best possible given the less-than-perfect source.Unquestionably, the star of the performance is Konwitschny.  He was a Wagnerian of the first order in a tradition going back to Richter and Knappertsbusch.  The generations that followed Konwitschny's were increasingly less impressive, even though recording techniques improved to "audiophile" standards.  Given the choice, I'll take the restricted and sometimes muddy mono sound heard here over, say, Daniel Barenboim's WALKURE.  (You can hear Konwitschny in good sound in several commercial recordings, most notably, I think, in a HOLLANDER with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at his Wagnerian best.)The cast is good, but both Vinay and Hotter are in the early stages of vocal decline, especially the former.  If you listen to the glorious Bayreuth WALKURE of Keilberth circa 1955, four years earlier, you can hear this clearly, though Hotter is still dramatically riveting in 1959.Amy Shuard sings an impressive Sieglinde, Varnay is still the assoluta she was in 1955, and Kurt Boehme is a menacing Hunding.Neville Cardus, not everybody's idea of a great music critic but definitely a discerning judge of Wagner, thought Konwitschny's London RINGs were outstanding.  I not only agree (the other three Walhall sets are very good), I regret the fact that Konwitschny didn't get the chance to record a studio RING for EMI.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Probably the best Walkure I've ever heard!
  

*by G***O on Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2015*

What a find! I have about 25 recordings of the Ring. I am obsessed. I've largely avoided mono recordings (save Krauss '53 and Keilberth '52). I am so glad I took the plunge on this set due to the cheap price. What an astounding performance. I have never heard a better sung Brunnhilde than Varnay on this set (and the rest of the '57 Kna), Hotter is of course amazing, and we get the added treat of Nilsson's thrilling Brunnhilde. Sound is fantastic for its age - probably the best of the mono recordings out there. All in all, just fantastic. This led me to get the rest of Kna '57 Ring, and the Kna '58 Ring (with a young Vickers as Siegmund). Both are marvels, although I like the '57 better. In fact, I think it the best of all the live Rings I've heard (including Krauss).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great Wagnerian singing
  

*by T***S on Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016*

I love this era of Wagnerian singing.  All of the singers here are top notch and with the great Knappertsbudch at the podium this is a superb performance.  Varnay is a fearless Brunhilde and the scenes with Hotter's Wotan are matchless.  Too bad the prompter is a bit obtrusive during the Act II monologue--the crux of the entire ring cycle.  Hotter is always amazing, peerless in that glorious monologue, particularly devastating at "So nimm meinem Segen, Niblungen-sohn."  The remaining singers are wonderful, Nilsson and Vinay are well matched and exciting and I love  Georgine Von Milinkovic's ferocious Fricka.  Very fine valkyries, better than expected sound and a truly great conductor.  No texts or libretto, only track listings.

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