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Wagner: Lohengrin
RecommendedJohan Botha (Lohengrin), Adrianne Pieczonka (Elsa), Falk Struckmann (Telramund), Petra Lang (Ortrud), Kwangchul Youn (King Heinrich), Eike Wilm Schulte (Herald)
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor & Prager Kammerchor, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov conducts a robustly powerful yet airily textured performance, keenly dramatic yet finely detailed. His Cologne orchestra and various choruses, focused and involved, sound tremendous... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Collection
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th April 2010
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Disc of the Year & Opera Award Winner
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Opera, June 2009, Recording of the Month
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Wagner: Parsifal
Bayreuther Festspiele 1955
Ramón Vinay (Parsifal), Martha Mödl (Kundry), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Amfortas), Gustav Neidlinger (Klingsor), Ludwig Weber (Gurnemanz), Hermann Uhde (Titurel), Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch
Because of my reservations regarding Vinay, I would not rank this on quite the same place as the 1951 and 1962 performances; but it is a very close second to those, with terrific performances... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Offenbach: 3 x Offenbach
RecommendedSanders Schier (Herzog von Tulipatan), Eva Kasper (Alexis), Fritz Ollendorff (Romboidal), Anni Korner (Theodorine) & Alfons Holte (Hermosa), Karl Diekmann (Monsieur), Gabrielle Treskov (Madame), Eva Kasper (Das Zimmermadchen) & Alfons Holte (Der Soldat), Alfons Holte (Pierre), Eva Kasper...
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Strauss, R: Elektra
Deborah Polaski (Elektra), Felicity Palmer (Klytämnestra), Anne Schwanewilms (Chrysothemis), Graham Clark (Aegisth), Franz Grundheber (Orest)
West German Radio Chorus, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
…Bychkov trumps the competition spectacularly. He conducts the score uncut and summons up all its exultant power; but in addition to the growling savagery of Solti and others he finds rare... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, Opera Choice
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This immensely grand, exciting account of the First Symphony… is a truly passionate reading, not only majestic at the biggest moments but much of the time swift-winged, living on its nerves.... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2007, First Choice
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Richard Wagner: Winterstürme
Staatskapelle Dresden, Anja Kampe, Stephen Gould, René Pape, Christian Thielemann
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
2 CDs
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Georg Zeppenfeld (Hans Sachs), Vitalij Kowaljow (Veit Pogner), , Adrian Erod (Sixtus Beckmesser), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther von Stolzing), Sebastian Kohlhepp (David), Jacquelyn Wagner (Eva), Iurie Ciobanu (Kunz Vogelsang), Gunter Haumer (Konrad Nachtigall), Levente Pall (Fritz Kothner), Markus...
Thielemann inspires a fine standard of musicianship and overall commitment in the orchestra, principals and chorus...Leading the cast is Georg Zeppenfeld’s eloquently phrased, truly menschlich... — More…
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Record Review, 21st November 2020, Record of the Week
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Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 43: Karl Böhm
Christel Goltz (soprano)
Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden, Karl Böhm
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Fey takes risks, laying bare Mozart's interpretative challenges. You'll soon know why this symphony is named Jupiter. — More…
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A surprisingly small-scale account of the Emperor, with Gilels a purring rather than roaring lion. Too idiosyncratic to be wholly recommendable, yet everything is played with great musicality. — More…
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