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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 RecommendedChrista Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Don Pizarro), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Don Fernando)
Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Whilst I love the dramatic energy of Karajan’s (thrilling but rough-round-the-edges) 1962 Fidelio, Ludwig sounds more secure in terms of diction and intonation on this studio recording from... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Lucia Popp (Königin der Nacht), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen (Drei Damen), Ruth-Margret Pütz (Papagena), Gerhard Unger (Monostatos), Karl Liebl, Franz Crass (Zwei Geharnischten),...
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Theo Adam (Dutchman), Anja Silja (Senta), Martti Talvela (Daland), Ernst Kozub (Erik), Annelies Burmeister (Mary) & Gerhard Unger (Steersman)
BBC Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
RecommendedSena Jurinac (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Hans Hotter (Pizarro), Elsie Morison (Marzelline), John Dobson (Jaquino), Forbes Robinson (Fernando), Joseph Ward (First Prisoner), Victor Godfrey (Second Prisoner)
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
Here is the first night of Otto Klemperer's legendary 1961 Fidelio, from the Royal Opera House, to challenge his noted studio set from a year later.This confirms the Achilles' heel of Walter... — More…
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Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven: Christa Ludwig Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig’s classic warmth and richness is still ageless in this heartfelt, passionate account of four landmark Austro-German works. Every word is cherished and supported by the orchestra. — More…
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Beethoven - Fidelio Christa Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Gottlieb Frick (Rocco), Walter Berry (Pizarro), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Fernando), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Kurt Wehofschitz (First Prisoner), Raymond Wolansky (Second Prisoner)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto...
Klemperer had a close affinity to Beethoven's only completed opera, a tricky work to perform. This, his 1962 recording...is typically statuesque and majestic. Christa Ludwig, a mezzo rather... — More…
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Wagner: Die Walküre: excerpts, etc. RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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There is not one performance on this set that is less than eloquent. It is plain from these recordings that Klemperer is a great Wagner conductor, probably the greatest in the world. — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Kurt Wehofschitz (tenor), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gottlob Frick (bass), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano), Raymond Wolansky (baritone), Jon Vickers (tenor), Franz Crass (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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Wagner: Great Orchestral Works
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Württemberg State Orchestra Stuttgart, Fritz Lehmann, Hans Knappertsbusch, Otto Klemperer, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Ferdinand Leitner
A nice selection of recordings, mostly from the 1950s...Furtwängler (Parsifal prelude, Götterdämmerung excerpts) and Toscanini (Tristan prelude, Siegfried Idyll, Good Friday Music) stand out.... — More…
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