Richard Wagner - Great Recordings

To best describe the contents of this collection, presently being offered at ridiculously low price here on Amazon (but that is not likely to last forever), here are the recordings included as well as links to those individual releases here on Amazon, so that anyone interested in this box set can look at the contents in detail and see how they have been individually reviewed:● Discs 1-2: Der Fliegende Holländer: James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; James Morris, Deborah Voigt, Ben Heppner, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Paul Groves, Brigitta Svendén. Recorded April 28-29 and May 3-7, 1994, at Manhattan Center, New York City.● Discs 3-5: Lohengrin: Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Sándor Kónya, Lucine Amara, Rita Gorr, William Dooley, Jerome Hines, Calvin Marsh. Recorded August 23-28, 1965, at Symphony Hall, Boston.● Discs 6-9: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Joseph Keilberth conducting the Bayerisches Staatsorchester and Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper; Otto Wiener, Jess Thomas, Claire Watson, Hans Hotter, Benno Kusche, Lilan Bennigsen, Friedrich Lenz,, Josef Metternich. Recorded November 23, 1963, 'first performance in the rebuilt Nationaltheater, Munich'.● Discs 10-11: Das Rheingold: Marek Janowski conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden; Theo Adam, Siegmund Nimsgern, Peter Schreier, Matti Salminen, Christian Vogel, Eberhard Büchner, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Roland Bracht, Yvonne Minton, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Hanna Schwarz, Ortrun Wenkel. Recorded December 8-11, 1980, Lukaskirche, Dresden.● Discs 12-15: Die Walküre: Marek Janowski conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden; Jeannine Altmeyer, Yvonne Minton, Jessye Norman, Siegfried Jerusalem, Christel Borchers, Eva-Maria Bundschuh, Ruth Falcon, Anne Gjevang, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Uta Priew, Cheryl Studer, Ortrun Wenkel. Recorded August 22-29, 1981, Lukaskirche, Dresden.● Discs 16-19: Siegfried: Marek Janowski conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden; René Kollo, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Siegmund Nimsgern, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, Jeannine Altmeyer, Norma Sharp. Recorded February and March, 1982, Lukaskirche, Dresden.● Discs 20-23: Götterdämmerung: Marek Janowski conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden; Jeannine Altmeyer, Norma Sharp, Ortrun Wenkel, René Kollo, Matti Salminen, Hand Günter Nöcker, Siegmund Nimsgern, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Hanna Schwarz, Anne Gjevang, Daphne Evangelatos, Ruth Falcon. Recorded January, March & April, 1983, Lukaskirche, Dresden.NOTE that the above recordings with Marek Janowski conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden are now released as a package by Sony: Der Ring Des Nibelungen● Discs 24-27: Parsifal: Herbert von Karajan conducting the Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper; Fritz Uhl, Elisabeth Höngen, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Hans Hotter, Eberhard Waechter, Tugomir Franc. Recorded by Austrian Radio (ORF) April 1, 1961. Restored from a private radio recording.● Disc 28: Die Walküre: Act One: Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic; Eva Marton, Peter Hofmann, Martti Talvela. Recorded January 31 through February 5, 1985, during live performances at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City.● Disc 29: Peter Hofmann Sings Wagner Arias: Ivan Fischer conducting the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Peter Hofmann, tenor (recording date & venue not given).● Disc 30: Gösta Winbergh Sings Wagner: Siegfried Köhler conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera; Gösta Winbergh, tenor. Recorded September 19-22, 1995, at Culture Center, Ytterjärna, Sweden.● Disc 31: Kirsten Flagstad: Wagner Arias and Duets with Melchior: Kirsten Flagstad, soprano; Lauritz Melchior, tenor. Recorded at various dates between 1935 and 1940, venues not given.● Discs 32-33: Helen Traubel & Lauritz Melchior Sing Wagner: Helen Traubel, soprano; Lauritz Melchior, tenor. Recorded at various dates between 1942 and 1945, venues in New York City and Buenos Aires.● Disc 34: [[ASIN:B003YT0RVQ Eileen Farrell/Wagner]: Eileen Farrell, soprano, sings Wagner excerpts. Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. Recorded between 1961 and 1967, venues in New York City.● Disc 35: Waltraud Meier Sings Wagner: Waltraud Meier, mezzo-soprano; Lorin Maazel conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Recorded December 1996 - January 1997, at Studio 1 of the Bavarian Radio, Munich.● Disc 36: Orchestral Highlights from Wagner's Ring: Orchestral Highlights from the Ring: George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra. Recorded October 1968 at Severance Hall, Cleveland.● Disc 37: Orchestral Highlights, Stokowski: Orchestral Highlights: Leopold Stokowski conducting the Symphony of the Air, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded 1960-61, and 1973, New York City and London.● Disc 38: Lorin Maazel Conducts Wagner: Orchestral Highlights: Lorin Maazel conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded September 13-14, 1999 at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem.● Disc 39: [[ASIN:B0013AYXAO Tannhäuser Without Words]: Lorin Maazel conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir. Recorded December 1990 at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh.● Disc 40: Wagner: Piano Transcriptions for Four Hands: Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen. Recorded May 1997 at Reitstadel, Neumarkt in der Operfalz.Since Amazon allows only a maximum of 10 links to be included in any review, I've added a comment below to provide the links that I've not been able to incorporate here.As per normal for a bargain collection of this type, no libretto or other descriptive information is included. The booklet contains only a listing of performers for each piece, and date and venue for the performance along with the original cover art shown. The box is a heavy cardboard container, and each disc sleeve is also cardboard with original cover art on the front and track listing on the rear of the cover. It's actually a very nice package and well done, especially for the price.At the current bargain pricing, this is surely worth picking up for anyone interested in Wagner and/or these particular performances or artists. As time goes by and the pricing fluctuates, the desirability of this box set will vary. Referring to the links above will help facilitate a decision regarding whether or not the investment might be worthwhile.

I bought this set in December 2014, when the price was an amazingly low $15.79 for 40 CDs. At that price-level, the cost seemed a no-brainer. Now, at $62.90, I'm not so sure. What makes this an excellent starter set, IMHO, is the Janowski Ring, combined with the various solo and duet albums by leading artists, and the orchestral selections by Szell and Stokowski. I have been listening to classical music for about 40 years, but I've never quite come to terms with Wagner, and in particular with the Ring. To me it seems awfully LONG, and there's so much TALK separating the exciting set pieces. The Janowski Ring helps a lot for a listener like me. The digital sound helps one hear the orchestra clearly, the tempos are brisk, and the voices in general are strong, fresh, and easy to hear clearly. The effect is very bracing and one often feels on the edge of one's seat, even in the talky bits.Meanwhile, the "extras" with solo albums by the greats of the past like Melchior, Flagstad and Farrell, and by more recent and talented singers such as Hofmann and Meier provide further points of entry. And for those who are really starting to get their feet wet, the orchestral excerpts by Szell, Stoky, and Maazel can offer appealing bridges into the larger works.Meanwhile, more veteran collecters could fill in some gaps in their collections at very low cost. So, at the $15.79 I paid for it, I would give this set five stars.BUT what about at its present price of $63? At that price, I'd knock my review down to 4 stars and recommend considering other alternatives. It seems to me that the core attraction is Janowski's Ring--worth that $15.79 all by itself. But amazon is now selling that Ring in a deluxe edition for Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen. This deluxe set, with what one reviewer describes as "posh packaging," sells from Amazon for $27.77 and new from third parties for as little as $17. The packaging in the "Great Recordings" issue is adequate, but quite bare bones. So if the chief appeal for you is the Janowski Ring, then it might be a good idea to go for the stand-alone Janowski. Maybe you can then pick up the extras on an as-needed basis. Anyway, it's your call, but--as Phil in his excellent review points out-- it does go to show that price matters.

I will not comment on the individual performances, but rather focus on the contents and the presentation. All operas included here have been chosen from excellent to legendary performances. All feature excellent to great soloists. Plus, RCA has walked the extra mile - or even two - by including an extra Walküre Act one as well as excellent récitals by the likes of Peter Hoffmann, Gösta Winbergh, Waltraud Meier, Flagstad, Traubel and Melchior, as well as orchestral compilations by Szell and Stokowski and - why not? a disc of piano-4 hands transcriptions. All that is missing is a complete Tristan. Strangely enough, none is to be found in the RCA or Sony vaults, so we don't have one here, although the various recitals do offer the complete Love Duet, and of course the Prelude and Liebestod, as well as Tristan's Act 3 solos. Beautiful presentation, with original cover art on each cardboard sleeve. A steal at the price. I paid mine 20$ canadian. The whole thing is worth many times that much !

Sony Classics publishers of this set, have also released sets such as Toscanini's complete RCA Recordings, Living Stereo, Bernstein Edition Concerto & Orchestral works, plus the companion to this Wagner set, Giuseppe Verdi, Great recordings, with much the same lay out. (SEE MY REVIEWS BELOW) Naturally, the title great recordings is debatable. We all have our own idea on what are great recordings, which can cause heated discussions. For example, I think the 1955 2nd cycle Gotterdammerung with Windgassen and Martha Modl, conducted by Keilberth is a great Recording, as I do the Rome Furtwangler Wagner Ring Cycle with Modl and Suthaus. Others may disagree, and think that the 1950 La Scala, Milan, Ring cycle conducted by Furtwangler with Flagstad is truely great, or the 1955 Keilberth first cycle with Varnay is the best of all. What is meant by the title is that this Wagner set is different, and attempts to give us an insight into the Composers music. The set is divided into complete operas, with excerpts from Tristan und Isolde with Traubel and Melchoir, Orchestral works and Arias from Tannhauser. Also Opera excerpts and Arias, plus Orchestral works and Transcription. The box contains singers such as Flagstad, Melchoir and Traubel and Varnay, plus singers of the modern era, Norman, Meier, Hofmann, Winbergh and Kollo with conductors such as Von Karajan, Leinsdorf, Keilberth, Rodzinski, Busch, Szell, Stokowski, Bernstein, Maazel and James Levine.The smallish tough cardboard box, has Wagner's portrait on two sides. On the other sides are the operas, singers and conductors. The lid exactly one third of the box comes off. The colouring is Crimson. Inside the box is another box where the sleeves are placed. The sleeves have the original pictures on the front with singers and Orchestra; on the Crimson spine in yellow lettering is the operas name, Acts, Orchestra and conductor and at the end the CD number. At the back on a crimson background, in yellow lettering, the opera, track numbers and arias, plus singers, conductor and orchestra. The CDs are a warm red, with the opera, Act, Wagner CD number at the bottom. There is no mention any where that this entire box set has been remastered, a very few have stereo or, digital, or remastered on the sleeves. Listening to the Flagstad recording I own, that is in this box as well, it is ADD, so I can deduce that some discs were Mono, others stereo and DDD. The publishers should put a great big sign on the box,about what has been done technically to the CDs. There is a booklet but it only has CD number, opera, track number and arias singers and their roles, plus orchestra and conductor. So I shall give as much information that I can. There are no translations or CD ROM. However, there is a book sold by Brit Amazon called "The Book of 101 libretto's". (ED) J.M. Murray: 1996. Blackdog & Leventhal publishers, New York.DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER: (1994).Morris, Voight, Heppener, Rootering, Groves and Birgitta Svenden. Met Orchestra cond Levine. The singers are at their best, but the conducting is slow, only at the end does Levine quicken his tempi. My favourite CD of this opera is recorded in 1955, a Testament recording, with Uhde and Varnay, Bayreuth Orchestra cond Keilberth. A great set.LOHENGRIN: (1965) Konya, Amara, Dooley, Gorr, Hines, Boston Symphony Orchestra Cond Erich Leinsdorf. He brings out much beauty in the score. The Act 1 prelude is deeply felt. Sandor Konya well experienced in the role gives a fine account. Amara and Gorr are inside their roles. A recording of interest is Leinsdorf's 1943 Met version of this opera with Melchior, Varnay, Thorborg, Sved and Cordon.DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG:(LIVE. First performance in the rebuilt Nationaltheatre, Munich, November, 23, 1964). Wiener, Hotter, Kusche, Metternich, Thomas, Watson. Bayerisches Staatsoper cond Keilberth understands the music and brings out the beauty of the score. This version is committedly sung, an ensemble effort, beautifully played, Clare Watson as Eva singing has flair, Jess Thomas's Walter is attractively sung, Kothner is good, but Otto Wiener as Hans Sachs is not having a good night.THE RING Cycle Staatskapelle Dresden, cond Marek Janowski. DIGITAL.(1980-1983) This cycle alone is worth the price of this box set. The music flows, the tempi is swift, emotional and enables the singers to give of their best. It was recorded in the then East Germany, behind the so called Iron Curtain. Often suggested that newcomers to the Ring cycle hear this recording first. However,in my opinion it is one of the great classy Rings.DAS RHEINGOLD: Theo Adam, Schreier, Nimsgern, Vogel, Salminen, Minton, Wenkel, Lucia Popp's voice as a Rhinemaiden is very clear and stands out, Uta Priew, Hanna Schwarz are the other maidens; she was Fricka in the Great DVD Ring Cycle by Chereau and Boulez.DIE WALKURE: Jerusalem, Moll, Adam, Norman, Altmeyer, Minton, The Walkuren: Eva-Maria Bundschuh was Gutrune in the Kupfer Ring, conducted by Barenboim- Bayreuth Festspiel Orch on DVD/Bluray. Studer is often found in Wagner roles. Ortrun Wenkel, Erda in the Boulez Ring, Anne Gjevang, Waltraute in the DVD Dutch Ring staged by de Nederlandse Opera. Jesse Norman, Sieglinde. Norman and Siegmund Jerusalem are a dream team, with Moll singing Hunding with his distinctive Bass baritone lyrical voice. He is Gurnemanz in Levines Met Parsifal. Altmeyer was young when she recorded her Brunnhilde, and she sounds it, passionate, emotional with her distinctive warm voice, after all this is what Wagner wanted a young Brunnhilde. She was Brunnhilde in her late 40's in the 1999 Dutch Ring, and that is my favourite Ring out of the 11 DVD's and Blurays I own. What a Brunnhilde, I play this Ring cycle a lot. Wotan Theo Adam took the same part in the 1976 Bohm Ring cycle, Bayreuth.SIEGFRIED: Kollo, Schreier, Adam, Nimsgern, Winkel, Altmeyer, Sharp. One of the best Siegfrieds around. Janowski captures the lyrical side and fun in this opera, he is helped by tremendous singing from all those in the main roles. Altmeyer is one of the few dramatic soprano's who can really sing the last act duet with passion, the others are Modl in the Rome Ring cycle conducted By Furtwangler and Nilsson in the Solti Siegfried.GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Kollo, Nocker, Nimsgern, Salminen, Altmeyer, Sharp, Wenkel, Gjevang, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Hanna Schwarz. I would like to point out that Australian Marjorie Lawrence was 28 when she sung Brunnhilde and rode a horse on stage before she was ill with polio. She was about the same age as Altmeyer who was 29 when she sung in Die Walkure in this recording. Altmeyer has intensity and a sexy voice, this was what was said of Martha Modl. This is one of the best of the Gotterdammerung's around along with Solti's version.I thought I would add a few CDs of the past that are not in this set, which may interest you. EMI. Die Walkure Act 1. Lotte Lehmann, Melchior, List. VPO cond Bruno Walter. Teldec Bayreuth 1936, Maria Muller, Max Lorenz and Franz Volker. Lohengrin, Die Walkure and Siegfried. Bayreuth Orch cond Heinz Tietjen August 1936. Naxos Siegfried: Melchior, Flagstad, Schorr and Thorborg. Met Orch conduct Bodansky. Live 1937.Pearl. Wagner Die Walkure Act 2 and 3, with Frida Leider, Gota Ljungberg, Emmi Leisner, Friedrich Schorr, Berlin State Opera Orch, cond Blech and LSO/Barbirolli. Recorded 1927 and 1932. Also, Martha Modl The queen of drama in opera. (10 CDs read my review)PARSIVAL: (Recorded by Austrian Radio (ORF), April 1, 1961, Restored from a private radio recording.) LIVE. Vienna Staatsoper cond Von Karajan. Waechter, Hotter, Uhl, Berry Hongen, Ludwig, Flowermaidens, Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Guden, Anneliese Rothenberger- a dream team of flower maidens. Sound wise it is OK, but it should have been remastered. However, the performances are good. Waechter Amfortas and Hans Hotter as Gurnemanz are as you would expect, at the top of their form. Parsifal Fritz Uhl is not so bad, he was Tristan in Solti's recording of Tristan und Isolde. Walter Berry is very good as Klingsor. Elisabeth Hongen is a bit best her best as Kundry, which she shared with Christa Ludwig who was younger. Ludwig sings the famous Ich sah das Kind. Von Karajan captures the spirituality of the piece. Naxos: Parsifal. The complete Muck Parsifal Recordings (1927-8) Good Friday spell 1927 (Kipnis/Siegfried Wagner).DIE WALKURE: ACT ONE.( Recorded during live performance Lincoln Center, New York. 1985) Eva Marton, Peter Hofmann, Martti Tavela. New York Philharmonic cond Zubin Metha.PETER HOFMANN:(1983) Radio-Sinfonieorchester. Ivan Fischer. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg. Fanget An! Morgenendlich leuchtend Schein. DIE WALKURE: Ein Schwert VerhieB mir der vater. Windersturme wichen dem Wonnemond. SIEGFRIED: Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! RIENZI: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick herab. TANNHAUSER: Inbrunst im Herzen, wie kein BuBer noch je sie gefuhit. LOHENGRIN: In Fernem Land.GOSTA WINBERGH:(1995) Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera. Cond Siegfried Kohler. RIENZI: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick' herab. DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBURG: Am Stillen Herd in Winterszeit. Morgendlich lechtend im rosigen Schein. LOHENGRIN: Die SuBe Lied... Wie hehr erkenn ich unserer Liebe Wesen! Hochstes Vertraun. With Helena Dose. In Fernem Land. Mein lieber Schwan. PARSIVAL: Amfortas! Die wunde. Nur eine Waffe taugt. He has a passionate voice.KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD ARIAS AND DUETS WITH MELCHIOR (1935-1940): TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Mild und Leise. San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Edwin Mc Arthur. LOHENGRIN: Euch Luften, die mein klagen. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy. PARSIVAL: Ich sah das kind an seiner Mutter Brust with Melchior. Victor Symphony Orchestra, Edwin McArthur. DIE WALKURE: Du Bist der Lenz. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy. Ho-jo-to-ho. GOTTERDAMERUNG: Prologue. Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde. Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort. Both with Melchoir. This set reveals Flagstad at her freshest and noblest.MELCHIOR AND TRAUBEL SING WAGNER.(1942-1945) (Originally remastered from original sources). The sound is brilliant! A gem. RIENZI: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick herab. Melchior. Columbia symphony Orchestra cond Leinsdorf. LOHENGRIN: Einsam in truben Tagen. Helen Traubel. New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodzinski. Nun sei bedankt, mein liber Schwan. Melchoir. Lorenzo Alvary, Columbia symphony Orchestra, Cond Leinsdorf. Mein Held, mein Retter. Astrid Varnay and Melchoir. Columbia Symphony Orchestra, cond Leinsdorf. Euch Luften, die mein klagen. Met Opera orch, Ernest Knoch.Traubel. Das susse Lied,Traubel. New York Philharmonic Arur Rodzinski. (1942-1947) TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Prelude ACT ONE. Erfuhrest du meine Schmach.Traubel. New York Philharmonic, Arhur Rodzinski. ACT TWO. O sink hernieder, Nacht der liebe. Helen Traubel, Torsten Ralf, Herta Glaz, Met Opera Orch, Cond Fritz Busch. O konig, das kann ich dir nicht sagen. Melchoir. Columbia Symphony orchestra, Cond Leinsdorf. ACT THREE: Prelude. New York Philharmonic cond Artur Rodzinski. Diese alte Weise. Melchoir. Herbert Janssen, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Cond Leinsdorff, Orchestra of Teatro Colon, Roberto Kinsky. O diese Sonne! Lauritz Melchoir. Herbert Janssen, Orchestra of teatro Colon, Roberto Kinsky. Mild und Leise. Traubel. New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodzinski. Another pair of CDs that are worth the price of this set. Rodzinski introduced himself to the New York Philharmonic by sacking 14 players, he also carried a gun in his pocket. I am not joking.EILEEN FARRELL WAGNER:(1967) STEREO 360. TANNHAUSER: Overture.(1961) GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Mein Erbe nun nemn ich zu eigen. WESENDONCK- LIEDER. Der Engel. Stehe Still! Im Trebihaus. Schmerzen. Traume. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Prelude. Eileen Farrell soprano. New York Philharmonic Bernstein conductor. She has a large voice that is very distinctive and throbs with emotion. A film was made of the biography of Majorie Lawrence Interupted Melody and Farrell sung the arias, while the actress who played Lawrence mimed them. Farrell was placed by New York critics in the direct line to the legendary Prima Donnas as Lilli Lehmann, Lilian Nordica and Rosa Ponselle. When she sung Louis Armstrongs kind of music she said "if you have a love for music, all good music appeals to you. In my case I had the added advantage of having had parents who were in vaudeville, and from my earliest days I lived with every type of music and have always loved one kind as much as the other."( from Decca Phase 4 set.) A gem.WALTRAUD MEIER:(1997) DDD. TANNHAUSER: Dich, teure Halle, gruB ich wieder. DIE WALKURE: Der manner Sippe SaB hier im saal. DER FLIGENDE HOLLANDER: Jo ho Hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an. GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Hore mit Sinn, was ich dir sage! LOHENGRIN: Einsam in trubsen Tagen. PARSIFAL: Grausamer! Fuhst du im Herzen nur and'rer Schmerzen TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Wie lachend sie mir Lieder. GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Starke Scheite schichet mir dort. Symphonie orchester des Bayrischen Rundfunks Cond Lorin Maazel. Meier was Waltraute in Gottterdammerung, cond Barenboim 1991 and 1992.DVD. Also,DVD Tristan Und Isolde, Isolde Waltraud Meier. Staged by Heiner Muller. Tristan Siegfried Jerusalem. Bayreuth Orchestra cond Barenboim "Waltraud Meier sang like a goddess we might have dreamed up from the golden age of Wagner singing." (Opera, London). About this record Gramophone year book 2002 states" this is without question the most thrilling Wagner disc to appear in years. Meier and Maazel have reached an ideal rapport. Each heroine comes before us as newly minted at fast speeds."RING OF THE NIBELUNG:(1968) Orchestral Highlights.Cleveland Orchestra. Cond George Szell. RHINEGOLD: Entrance of the God's into Valhalla. DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries. Wotan's Fire music. SIEGFRIED: Forest Murmurs. Gotterdammerung: Dawn. Siegfried's Rhine Journey. Funeral March. The MASTERSINGERS OF NURNBERG: Prelude to Act one. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Prelude to Act one and Liebestod. The orchestral playing here is breathtaking in its virtuosity. This CD is well worthy of Szell's extraordinary achievement in Cleveland in the 1960's.STOKOWSKI AND WAGNER:(1960-1961) LIVING STEREO. DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: ACt 3 Prelude. DAS RHEINGOLD: Entry of the God's into Valhalla. TANNHAUSER: Overture. Venus berg-Bacchanale. Symphony of the air. RIENZI:(1973) Overture. DIE WALKURE: Magic fire music. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. There is Stokowski's brand of magic crackling throughout this programme.MAAZEL WAGNER:(1999) RIENZI: Overture. LOHENGRIN: PRELUDE Act 3. FAUST Overture. DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG: Prelude. SIEGFRIED- IDYLL. GOTTERDMMERUNG: Siegfried's Rhine journey. Maazel's Tempi are swift and he gets right to the heart of these works.TANNHAUSER WITHOUT WORDS:(1990) Overture. Acts I-3. Pittsburgh symphony orchestra.RICHARD WAGNER PIANO TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR FOUR HANDS:(1997) Duo Tal & Groethuysen. WAGNER: Prlude from Mastersinger from Nurnberg. HALEVY: Overture from Le Guitarrero" ( arranged by Richard Wagner). HENRI HERZ: Grande fantasie sur la romanesca for Piano for four hands. (arranged by Richard Wagner). WAGNER: Faust-Overture. (arranged by Hans Von Bulow 1856.) Prelude from Parsifal. (arranged by Engelbert Humperdinck 1882). Ride of the Valkyries. (arranged by Carl Tausig 1866) Overture from Tannhauser. (arranged by Richard Wagner 1846)REFERENCES: Gramophone 2002. Gruber,P.(Ed) The Met Opera Guide to recorded Opera. 1993. Thames and Hudson. Lebrecht, N. The Maestro Myth. 1997. Pocket Books. Penguin Guide 1993 and 2008.

Wagner sempre in tutte le salse anche se manca il Thannoiser però tutto belloNiente libretti ma chi lo ama gia li conosce

En general tiene una buena calidad relación-precio.El anillo del Nibelungo es de gran calidad.Tiene tanto grabaciones modernas como muy antiguas.

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