Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
RecommendedMichael Volle (Hans Sachs), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther von Stolzing), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Beckmesser), Anne Schwanewilms (Eva), Daniel Behle (David), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Magdalene), Günther Groissböck (Pogner)
Bayreuth Festival, Philippe Jordan, Barrie Kosky
In Barrie Kosky’s spirited but uneven 2017 staging of Wagner’s comedy there are splurges of ideas…The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle... — More…Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th July 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Audio-Visual Production
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Wagner: Parsifal
RecommendedJames King (Parsifal), Gwyneth Jones (Kundry), Thomas Stewart (Amfortas), Franz Crass (Gurnemanz), Donald McIntyre (Klingsor), Karl Ridderbusch (Titurel)
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Boulez refuses to wallow, but there's no lack of depth or profundity. He is aided by some fine singers...A fabulous, luminous recording of Wagner's final opera. — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Wagner: Die Walküre
RecommendedGeorgine von Milinkovic, Hans Hotter, Ramón Vinay, Gré Brouwenstijn, Josef Greindl, Astrid Varnay, Gerda Lammers, Elisabeth Schärtel, Maria von Ilosvay, Hilde Scheppan, Jean Watson, Maria Graf & Hertha Wilfert
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth
…a quite remarkable performance from New Bayreuth's golden era, with an underrated conductor and truly classic cast. …Hotter's magnificent Wotan… his verbal sensitivity and expressive range... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2006, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
RecommendedAlbert Dohmen, Ralf Lukas, Clemens Bieber, Andrew Shore, Gerhard Siegel, Kwangchul Youn, Hans-Peter König, Michelle Breedt, Edith Haller, Christa Mayer, Fionnuala McCarthy, Ulrike Helzel & Simone Schröder
Bayreuther Festspiele Orchestra, Christian Thielemann
Christian Thielemann must surely be counted amongst the finest current Wagner conductors, and this 2008 live Rheingold from Bayreuth shows why. It's paced perfectly, and he draws some fantastic... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
2 CDs
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
René Kollo, Johanna Meier, Matti Salminen, Hermann Becht & Hanna Schwarz
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim
For a supposedly 'difficult' opera, there's a fair choice of DVD Tristans… But this 1983 Bayreuth version, reappearing at last here on DVD, remains the finest. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's staging... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, DVD of the Month
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
RecommendedWolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Christa Ludwig (Brangäne), Martti Talvela (King Marke), Eberhard Waechter (Kurwenal), Peter Schreier (Seemann
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm
Böhm's recording is a live Bayreuth performance of distinction, for on stage are the most admired Tristan and Isolde of their time, and in the pit the 72-year-old conductor directs a performance... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
RecommendedDas Rheingold
Donald McIntyre (Wotan), Heinz Zednik (Loge), Hermann Becht (Alberich), Hanna Schwarz (Fricka), Matti Salminen (Fasolt), Fritz Hübner (Fafner), Carmen Reppel (Freia), Martin Egel (Donner), Siegfried Jerusalem (Froh), Helmut Pampuch (Mime), Ortrun Wenkel (Erda),...
Chéreau's Marxist-tinged, Industrial Revolution-set production was by no means greeted with universal enthusiasm when it made its debut at the 1976 Bayreuth Festival...By the time the production... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2008, DVD Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Grammy Awards, 25th Awards (1982), Best Opera Recording
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, etc.
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Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Christa Ludwig (Brangäne), Martti Talvela (King Marke), Eberhard Waechter (Kurwenal), Claude Heater (Melot), Erwin Wohlfahrt (Hirt), Gerd Nienstedt (Steuermann), Peter Schreier (Seemann)
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther, Karl Böhm
Captured live at Bayreuth, here’s a Tristan that seethes with passion. Böhm is magnificent in the pit, dramatic and vital, and Windgassen and Nilsson are quite simply glorious in the title roles. — More…
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
George London (Dutchman), Astrid Varnay (Senta), Josef Traxel (Erik), Arnold Van Mill (Daland), Jean Cox (steersman) & Elisabeth Schärtel (Mary)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth
2 CDs
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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
4 CDs
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