Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Norman 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
Awards:
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Building a Library, February 2009, First Choice
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.
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Norman 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
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Awards:
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Building a Library, February 2009, First Choice
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.
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Contents and tracklist
- René Kollo (tenor), Adolfo Dallapozza (tenor), Julia Hamari (mezzo-soprano), Hannelore Bode (soprano), Norman Bailey (bass-baritone), Adalbert Kraus (tenor), Martin Egel (baritone), Kurt Moll (bass), Bernd Weikl (baritone), Kurt Rydl (bass), Rudolf A Hartmann (bass), Wolfgang Appel (tenor), Herbert Berger-Tuna (singer), Max Schönherr (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Gerd Nienstedt (bass), Werner Klumlikboldt (bass)
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1975-10
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Awards and reviews
September 1976
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.
2010
The great glory of Solti's first [1975] set of Die Meistersinger is not the searing brilliance of the conductor, but rather the mature and involving portrayal of Sachs by Norman Bailey. For his superb singing the set is well worth investigating. But there is much else to enjoy, not least the bright and detailed sound