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| ARTIST: | Richard Wagner, Karl Bohm, Theo Adam, Annelies Burmeister, Sona Cervena, Helga Dernesch, Gertraud Hopf, James King, Danica Mastilovic, Gerd Nienstedt |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Philips |
| TYPE: | Classical, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Act I- Prelude, Act I, Scene 1- Wes Herd Dies Auch Sei, Hier Muss Ich Rasten, Act I, Scene 1- Kuhlende Labung Gab Mir Der Quell, Act I, Scene 2- Mud Am Herd Fand Ich Den Mann, Act I, Scene 2- Freidmund Darf Ich Nicht Heissen, Act I, Scene 2- Aus Dem Wald Trieb Es Mich Fort, Act I, Scene 2- Ich Weiss Ein Wildes Geschlecht, Act I, Scene 3- Ein Schwert Verhiess Mir Der Vater, Act I, Scene 3- Der Manner Sippe Sass Hier Im Saal, Act I, Scene 3- Wintersturme Wichem Dem Wonnemond - Du Bist Der Lenz, Act I, Scene 3- Wehwalt Heisst Du Furwahr-, Act Ii- Prelude - Nun Zaume Dein Ross - Hojotoho, Act Ii, Scene 1- Der Alte Sturm, Die Alte Muh'!, Act Ii, Scene 1- Heut Hast Du's Erlebt - So Ist Es Denn Aus, Act Ii, Scene 1- Was Verlangst Du- - Dort Kommt Deine Kuhne Maid, Act Ii, Scene 2- Schlimm, Furcht Ich, Schloss Der Streit, Act Ii, Scene 2- Lass Ich's Verlauten - Was Keinem In Worten Ich Kunde, Act Ii, Scene 2- Ein Andres Ist's- Achte Es Wohl, Act Ii, Scene 2- So Sah Ich Siegvater Nie, Act Ii, Scene 3- Raste Nun Hier; Gonne Die Ruh! - Hinweg! Hinweg! Flieh Die Entweihte!, Act Ii Scene 4 Siegmund Sieh Auf Mich! - Hehr Bist Du, Act Ii Scene 4 Du Sahest Der Walkure Sehrenden Blick, Act Ii Scene 5 Zauberfest Bezahmt - Kehrte Der Vater Nun Heim, Act Iii Scene 1 Hojotoho! Heiaha! - Wart Ihr Kuhnen Zu Zweit-, Act Iii Scene 1 Schutzt Mich Und Helft Mir In Hochster Not Nicth Sehre Dich - Fort Denn Eile, Act Iii Scene 2 Wo Ist Brunnhild' Wo Die Verbrecherin-, Disc 4 - 1 - Act Iii, Scene 2· Hier Bin Ich, Vater - Nicht Straf Ich Dich Erst, Disc 4 - 2 - Act Iii, Scene 3· War Es So Schmachlich¿ - Nicht Weise Bin Ich, Disc 4 - 3 - Act Iii, Scene 3· Deinen Leichten Sinn - Wohl Taugste Dir Nicht, Disc 4 - 4 - Act Iii, Scene 3· Du Zeugtest Ein Edles Geschlecht - In Festen Schlaf, Disc 4 - 5 - Act Iii, Scene 3· Leb Wohl, Du Kuhnes, Herrliches Kind!, Disc 4 - 6 - Act Iii, Scene 3· Loge, Hor! Lausche Hierher! |
| UPC: | 028946475126 |
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Customer Reviews of Wagner: Die Walküre
Bohm conducts the best stereo recording available This is a performance to enchant you and excite you for years to come. There are other good stereo recordings of this much loved opera. Among them are the Solti, Karajan, Leinsdorf. Even with this competition, this one conducted by Karl Bohm is still very clearly a favorite with both citics and opera lovers. There are some that say it is going too fast or that the orchestra is not as good as either the Vienna or the Berlin Philharmonic. The latter may be true, but what Bohm brings to the performance is something that the other conductors clearly don't. He brings drama, reality, wonder. As for the performance being too fast. When listening to it (and I have over 20 different recordings of the opera) I don't think that is it too fast. Many of the older performances are done quite a bit faster, most notably Leinsdorf's 1940 and Fritz Stiedry's 1949 Met performances. I found those too fast many times. Bohm, I think, is not too fast at any point in the opera.
Now for the singers. Birgit Nilsson, who sang on the Solti performance, is dramatically and musically better here. Throughout the 2nd and 3rd acts she is dominating. When confronting Wotan in the 3rd act, she is noble and pleading comming to stupendous end when begging her father to surround her and the mountain with fire. Theo Adam's Wotan is really very good. Solti has Hans Hotter which is way past his prime and it gets to be a little painful to listen to if you heard him in the 50s. Adam is his successor, and although I don't think that Adam ever brought the same insight and characterization. Nonetheless is Adam very good.
We then come to the two siblings. James King, who also sings for Solti, is much more dramatically correct as Siegmund. On the Solti recording he was a quite boring to listen to sometimes. It may be that the excitement of a live performance improved on the acting. He is secure, tender, powerful throughout the taxing 1st act and in his encounter with Brunnhilde. I must admit that I didn't like Leonie Rysanek's Sieglinde first time I heard her, but I must say now that it is one of the definitive interpretations in modern times. It is glorious from start to finish.
Annelies Burmeister is also very good as Fricka. Gerd Nienstedt's Hunding is good, but I prefer Gottlob Frick who sang for Solti.
The sound quality is excellent. I wish only that more orchetral details would come through. The set contains an interesting essay and a complete libretto with translation to English. Now that it has been released in mid-price and a newly remarstered sound, it is more recommended than ever
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