Wagner - Siegfried
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New. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
RecommendedMark Delavan (Wotan/Wanderer), Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde), Daniel Johansson (Siegfried), Sara Jakubiak (Sieglinde), Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Stephen Milling (Hunding/Hagen), Tómas Tómasson (Alberich), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi
Luisi draws real dramatic intensity from his players and performers, and the cast - including Lise Lindstrom and Mark Delavan - are strong. But it is, for me, the all-consuming orchestral sound... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th May 2026
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedTomasz Konieczny (Der Wanderer/Wotan), Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Violeta Urmana (Brünnhilde), Anna Larsson (Erda), Matti Salminen (Fafner), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich), Christian Elsner (Mime), Sophie Klußmann (Stimme eines Waldvogels)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski
This is a lively and enjoyable performance of what Wagner called his 'heroic comedy'...listen to the short but dense Prelude and you'll hear many things that you won't have heard on any other... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
Alberto Remedios (Siegfried), Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Gregory Dempsey (Mime), Norman Bailey (Wanderer), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Clifford Grant (Fafner), Anne Collins (Erda), Maurine London (Woodbird), Barry Tuckwell (horn)
Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall
A unique record of a real artistic achievement. —
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
RecommendedDas Rheingold Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Georgine von Milinkovič (Fricka), Rudolf Lustig (Loge), Paul Kuen (Mime), Ludwig Weber (Fasolt), Josef Greindl (Fafner), Josef Traxel (Froh), Hertha Wilfert (Freia), Jutta Vulpius (Woglinde), Elisabeth Schärtel (Wellgunde),...
[Keilberth] is urgent and passionate, and the thrust of the performance makes the result intensely exciting, inspiring the great Wagnerian singers in the cast to give of their finest...here... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st February 2010
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Building a Library, January 2008, First Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedWolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Der Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Paul Kuen (Mime), Maria von Ilosvay (Erda)
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth
Time and again, as I listened enraptured to this overwhelming performance, I felt as though as I was sitting in the Bayreuth stalls. …Keilberth's… command of every aspect of this vast score... —
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Building a Library, January 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Historical Recording
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedSimon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde), Falk Struckmann (Fafner), Deborah Humble (Erda), Valentina Farcas (Wood-Bird)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
[van Zweden] evokes both its youthful energy and darker undercurrents, with excellent playing from the augmented Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra…But every ‘Siegfried’ hangs on the title role,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
Simon O’Neill (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Iain Paterson (The Wanderer), Martin Winkler (Alberich), Clive Bayley (Fafner), Malin Christensson (Woodbird), Anna Larsson (Erda), Rachel Nicholls (Brünnhilde)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
The outstanding performances here come from the Hallé and their music director. With quality playing from all departments, Wagner’s complex orchestral timbres are carefully presented, while... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedSimon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
[van Zweden] evokes both its youthful energy and darker undercurrents, with excellent playing from the augmented Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra…But every ‘Siegfried’ hangs on the title role,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
RecommendedDas Rheingold
James Morris (Wotan), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Siegfried Jerusalem (Loge), Heinz Zednik (Mime), Kurt Moll (Fasolt), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Fafner), Mark Baker (Froh), MarieAnne Häggander (Freia), Hei-Kyung Hong (Woglinde), Diane...
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Best Opera Recording
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Grammy Awards, 33rd Awards (1990), Best Opera Recording
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Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Opera Recording
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Wagner: Siegfried
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Gerhard Stolze (Mime), Hans Hotter (Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Marga Höffgen (Erda), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Dame Joan Sutherland (Waldvogel), Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
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