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Music : Die Walkure (Dig)
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Die Walkure (Dig) by: Wagner, Vickers, Ward, London, Lso, Leinsdorf |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028947044321 Label: Decca Manufacturer: Decca Number Of Discs: 3 Publisher: Decca Release Date: August 20, 2002 Studio: Decca Sales Rank: 45380 MPN: 470443 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - They don't make 'em like this any more...I have known and loved this version of Wagner's masterpiece for thirty years, first on LP, then on CD - and I remain truly mystified by the received opinion that it is inferior to the later Solti set - which is, in fact, the weakest of that tetralogy; I would favour Karajan's thoughtful, refined, beautifully sung version over that. Both the latter and this Leinsdorf set feature Vickers as Siegmund. He is in excellent voice in both but even fresher and certainly less mannered here. As for the supposed superiority of Nilsson's later assumptions of Bruennhilde - like other reviewers of this set, I just don't hear it; here, she sounds superlative and not just a chromium plated virago, either - there are moments of supreme tenderness, especially ... Read More: Rating: - The Ring's real hero is not Siegfried......but Brunhilde. This of course, we don't really know until the last half hour of Gotterdammerung. But this recording proves my point. It is the single best recording of a Wagner opera published so far. The sound is rich and warm, one can hear everything without getting one's ears lacerated, and Leinsdorf and his cast are driven by the drama. I believe this one. It's a pity Leinsdorf didn't record the entire cycle, instead of that wretch Solti, who has not a musical note in his baton, but this recording survives on its own as a stand alone. You almost don't need the rest of the Ring. Rating: - Perhaps the proper second recording in the Solti Ring.When I was growing up I had the Solti Rheingold, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung, but I kept this Walkure. I only purchased the Solti when it appeared on CDs. To me this is THE Walkure. Leinsdorf was known for pushing the tempi along. For those who have heard the Traubel/Varnay/Melchior performance from the Met, you know that he's much more refined and restrained here. I like that the music keeps flowing. A glance at the list of Valkyrie sisters shows several who appeared in much larger roles at Covent Garden and the Met, including Gwyneth Jones (just starting her career). Nilsson is astonishing, and I can't hear the "added depth" in her later recording over this one. Vickers sings beautifully as Siegmund, and he doesn't resort to the ... Read More: Rating: - Captivating beauty and dramaThe transfer of this recording isn't perfect: a few deficiencies of the original tapes become apparent now and then, but they are minor and they never dectract from the listening-experience, which is - at least for me - highly pleasant. For some reasons this recording is the one Walkure to which I return again and again, and not only because of the singing, which is simply wonderful all around. There is not one voice in this recording I do not like, but there are the voice talents of Jon Vickers (his unique combination of 'velvet' and 'raw power'), Birgit Nilsson (ironclad Walkure of Walkures), Rita Gorr (ringing 'steely' timbre) and George London (a 'refined' Wotan) which make this - at least to me - a truly great and emotionally uplifting ... Read More: Rating: - The best parts are thrilling, but..I was thrilled by the soaring effortless Brunnhilde of Brigit Nilsson, here in totally sublime form. She sounds fresher and more gleaming than in her later recording under Solti. Since that installment of his complete Ring cycle was disappointing, it would be perfect to report that this Walkure under Leinsdorf is musically superior overall. But it's not. In the end, balancing one against the other, the two sets are about equal, however. Gre Brouwenstijn is an unexceptional Sieglinde who lapses into routine singing too often, although the intrinsic beauty of voice is there. On both sets the Wotan poses a problem, but for opposite reasons. Here, George London is in splendid voice, but he has little to offer interpretatively--his ... Read More: |
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