Kurt Rydl
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Wagner: Parsifal
RecommendedPeter Hofmann (Parsifal), Dunja Vejzovic (Kundry), Kurt Moll (Gurnemanz), José van Dam (Amfortas), Siegmund Nimsgern (Klingsor), Victor von Halem (Titurel), Hanna Schwarz (Alto Stimme)
Berlin German Opera Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
In most respects this is the most perfect, atmospheric Parsifal yet committed to disc or cassette. Admitting the vocal imperfections, few as they are, the set attempts an artistic, or at least... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Opera
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Verdi: Nabucco
RecommendedPiero Cappuccilli (Nabucco), Plácido Domingo (Ismaele), Evgeny Nesterenko (Zaccaria), Ghena Dimitrova (Abigaille), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Fenena), Kurt Rydl (Gran Sacerdote), Volker Horn (Abdallo), Lucia Popp (Anna)
Chorus & Orchestra of German Opera Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Giuseppe Sinopoli's studio recording of Verdi's Babylonian epic has several selling-points: the Bulgarian powerhouse Ghena Dimitrova, absolutely fearless in the fiendish role of Abigaille, Verdi... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
RecommendedMirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Robert Gambill
Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
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Building a Library, April 2006, Modern Choice
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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K621
Werner Hollweg (Tito), Carol Neblett (Vitellia), Catherine Malfitano (Servilia), Tatiana Troyanos (Sesto), Anne Howells (Annio), Kurt Rydl (Publio)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine
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Diapason d’Or, December 2017, Nouveauté
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Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3
Christiane Karg (soprano), Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Kurt Rydl (bass)
Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding
[Harding] shapes some elegant playing and clear choral textures, and there's some fine solo singing, notably from Christiane Karg, Bernarda Fink and Andrew Staples. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Disc of the Month
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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus
Laura Aikin (Rosalinde), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Frank), Elisabeth Kulman (Prinz Orlofsky), Christian Elsner (Alfred), Matthias Hausmann (Dr. Falke), Alexander Kaimbacher (Dr. Blind), Annika Gerhards (Adele), Alice Waginger (Ida) & Kurt Rydl (Frosch); NDR Radiophilharmonie, Lawrence Foster
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
RecommendedAnna Tomowa-Sintow (Ariadne), Agnes Baltsa (Der Komponist), Kathleen Battle (Zerbinetta), Gary Lakes (Bacchus), Hermann Prey (Musiklehrer), Urban Malmberg (Harlekin), Barbara Bonney (Najade), Helga Müller-Molinari (Dryade), Dawn Upshaw (Echo), Kurt Rydl (Truffaldin), Otto Schenk (Haushofmeister)
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Grammy Awards, 30th Awards (1987), Best Opera Recording
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
RecommendedPlacido Domingo (Hoffmann), Catherine Malfitano (Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta), Ann Murray (Niklausse, Hoffmann's Muse), Jose van Dam(Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto), Rémy Corazza (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio), Kurt Rydl (Luther, Crespel), Jocelyne Taillon (Antonia's mother),...
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Building a Library, May 2015, First Choice
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Wagner: Tannhäuser
Plácido Domingo (Tannhauser), Cheryl Studer (Elisabeth), Agnes Baltsa (Venus), Matti Salminen (Landgraf), Andreas Schmidt (Wolfram)
Chorus of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Domingo's Tannhäuser is a success in almost every respect. He evokes the erotic passion of the Venusberg scene and brings to it just the right touch of nervous energy. This is boldly contrasted... — More…
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
RecommendedNorman Bailey (Hans Sachs), Bernd Weikl (Beckmesser), René Kollo (Walther von Stolzing), Hannelore Bode (Eva), Adolf Dallapozza (David), Magdalene (Julia Hamari (Magdalene), Kurt Moll (Pogner)
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Bailey's ... is the most rounded portrayal to date ... the set as a whole is a considerable achievement, a worthy addition to the Decca/Solti Wagner discograohy. — More…
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Building a Library, February 2009, First Choice
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