Even though Christian Thielemann's 2013 twofer of Wagner recordings appears at first glance to be a compilation from his own discography, the majority of tracks are actually historic analog recordings by such great conductors as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hans Knappertsbusch, Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, and Pierre Boulez. Because of that, this collection will be appreciated most by dedicated Wagnerians who are interested in past performances from Deutsche Grammophon's vaults and who can listen past the surface noise of ...
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Even though Christian Thielemann's 2013 twofer of Wagner recordings appears at first glance to be a compilation from his own discography, the majority of tracks are actually historic analog recordings by such great conductors as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hans Knappertsbusch, Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, and Pierre Boulez. Because of that, this collection will be appreciated most by dedicated Wagnerians who are interested in past performances from Deutsche Grammophon's vaults and who can listen past the surface noise of the oldest recordings to hear music that is still important and exciting. In addition to the orchestral extracts are powerful vocal excerpts from the music dramas, variously sung by René Kollo, Margaret Price, Brigitte Fassbaender, Thomas Stewart, James King, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jess Thomas, Gerhard Stolze, Helga Dernesch, and Helge Brilioth. Thielemann's recordings of the "Overture to Rienzi" and "Siegfried's Funeral March" from Götterdämmerung are adequate performances that...
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