Das Rheingold Archive
WAGNER: Das Rheingold (opera) – Soloists/ Hong Kong Philharmonic Orch./ Jaap van Zweden – Naxos
A fine effort from an esoteric source, perhaps a presage of things to come. WAGNER: Das Rheingold (complete opera) – Matthias Goerne (Wotan)/ Kim Begley (Loge)/ Michelle DeYoung (Fricka)/ Deborah Humble (Erda)/ Peter Sidhom (Alberich)/ Anna Samuil (Freia)/ Kwangchul Youn (Fasolt)/ Stephen Milling (Fafner)/ David Cangelosi (Mime)/ Charles Reid (Froh)/ Oleksandr Pushniak (Donner)/ Eri Nakamura […]
RESPIGHI: Sinfonia Drammatica; Belfagor Ov. ‒ Orch. Philharmonique Royal de Liège / John Neschling ‒ BIS
RESPIGHI: Sinfonia Drammatica; Belfagor Ov. ‒ Orch. Philharmonique Royal de Liège / John Neschling ‒ BIS multichannel SACD BIS-2210; 70:03 (7/8/16) ****: Respighi off the beaten track. Stimulating and enjoyable. Jean-Pascal Vachon’s useful notes to this recording lay out the complex history of Ottorino Respighi’s musical education by way of explaining why this great big […]
WAGNER: Excerpts from The Ring & Parsifal with many soloists & orch./ cond. by Karl Muck – Pristine Audio (2 CD-Rs.)
A glorious restoration of the 1927-1928 Parsifal recordings led by Karl Muck, considered master of this opera’s especial ethos.
WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Symphonic Excerpts = Nine Stemme, sop./ Orch. de l’Opera Nat. de Paris/ Philippe Jordan – Erato (2 CDs)
Philippe Jordan leads exciting performances of mostly instrumental Wagner selections.
WAGNER: Das Rheingold (complete opera) – Rene Pape (Wotan)/ Stephan Rugamer (Loge)/ Ekaterina Gubanova (Fricka)/ Evgeny Nikitin (Fasolt)/ Nikolai Putilin (Alberich) – Mariinsky Orch./ Valery Gergiev – Mariinksky (2 discs)
I have some issues with this otherwise sterling production, but even if it doesn’t match Janowski in pacing and drama, it’s still a good opener for this series.
* WAGNER: Das Rheingold (complete opera) – Soloists/ Berlin Radio Sym. Orch./ Marek Janowski – Pentatone Classics
************* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ***********
One could not ask for a better start to this monumental project, capping an already highly successful traversal of Wagner’s most popular operas.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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