Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival
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Free Music Notes for Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival
Free Music Review: I think all the conductors are good but Böhm
Hit: 4 Stars
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Daland: Josef Greindl
Senta: Anja Silija
Erik: Fritz Uhl
Mary: Res Fischer
The Steersman: Georg Paskuda
The Dutchman: Franz Crass
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival, August 1961
TANNHÄUSER
Hermann: Josef Greindl
Tannhäuser: Wolfgang Windgassen
Wolfram von Eschenbach: Eberhard Waechter
Walter von der Vogelweide: Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf: Franz Crass
Heinrich der Schreiber: Georg Paskuda
Reinmar von Zweter: Gerd Nienstedt
Elisabeth: Anja Silija
Venus: Grace Bumbry
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1962 Bayreuth Festival
LOHENGRIN
Heinrich: Franz Crass
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas
Elsa: Anja Silija
Telramund: Ramon Vinay
Ordrud: Astrid Varnay
The king's herald: Tom Krause
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival, July 1962
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Tristan: Wolfgang Windgassen
King Marke: Martti Talvela
Isolde: Birgit Nilsson
Kurwenal: Eberhard Waechter
Melot: Claude Heater
Brangäne: Christa Ludwig
A shepherd: Erwin Wohlfahrt
A steersman: Gerd Nienstedt
A young sailor: Peter Schreier
Karl Böhm, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1966 Bayreuth Festival
DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
Hans Sachs: Karl Ridderbusch
Veit Pogner: Hans Sotin
Kunz Vogelgesang: Heribert Stainbach
Konrad Nachtigall: Jozsef Dene
Sixtus Beckmesser: Klaus Hirte
Fritz Kothner: Gerd Nienstedt
Barthasar Zorn: Robert Licha
Ulrich Eißlinger: Wolf Appel
Augustin Moser: Norbert Orth
Hermann Ortel: Heinz Feldhof
Hans Schwarz: Hartmut Bauer
Hans Foltz: Nikolaus Hillebrand
Walter von Stolzing: Jean Cox
David: Frieder Stricker
Eva: Hannelore Bode
Magdalene: Anne Reynolds
Night - watchman: Bernd Weikl
Silvio Varviso, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1974 Bayreuth Festival
DAS RHEINGOLD
Wotan: Theo Adam
Donner: Gerd Nienstedt
Froh: Hermin Esser
Loge: Wolfgang Windgassen
Alberich: Gustav Neidlinger
Mime: Erwin Wohlfahrt
Fasolt: Martti Talvela
Fafner: Kurt Böhme
Fricka: Annelies Burmeister
Freia: Anja Silija
Erda: Vera Soukupova
Woglinde: Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde: Helga Dernesch
Flosshilde: Ruth Hesse
Karl Böhm, conductor
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1966? Bayreuth Festival
DIE WALKÜRE
Siegmund: James King
Sieglinde: Leonie Rysanek
Hunding: Gerd Nienstedt
Brünnhilde: Birgit Nilsson
Wotan: Theo Adam
Fricka: Annelies Burmeister
Gerhilde: Danica Mastilovic
Ortlinde: Helga Dernesch
Waltraute: Gertraud Hopf
Schwertleite: Sieglinde Wagner
Helmwige: Liane Synek
Siegrune: Annelies Burmeister
Grimgerde: Elisabeth Schärtel
Rossweise: Sona Cervena
Karl Böhm, conductor
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1967 Bayreuth Festival
SIEGFRIED
Siegfried: Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime: Erwin Wohlfahrt
Der Wanderer: Theo Adam
Alberich: Gustav Neidlinger
Fafner: Kurt Böhme
Brünnhilde: Birgit Nilsson
Erda: Vera Soukupova
Waldvogel: Erika Köth
Karl Böhm, conductor
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1966? Bayreuth Festival
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Siegfried: Wolfgang Windgassen
Gunter: Thomas Stewart
Alberich: Gustav Neidlinger
Hagen: Josef Greindl
Brünnhilde: Birgit Nilsson
Gutrune: Ludmila Dvorakova
Waltraute: Martha Mödl
Woglinde: Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde: Helga Dernesch
Flosshilde: Sieglinde Wagner
1. Norn: Marga Höffgen
2. Norn: Annelies Burmeister
3. Norn: Anja Silija
Karl Böhm, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the 1967 Bayreuth Festival
PARSIFAL
Amfortas: Simon Estes
Titurel: Matti Salminen
Grunemanz: Hans Sotin
Parsifal: Peter Hoffmann
Klingsor: Franz Mazura
Kundry: Waltraud Meier
Knights of the Grail: Michael Pabst, Matthias Hölle
Squires: Ruthild Engert - Ely, Sabine Fues, Helmut Pampuch, Peter Maus
Flower Maidens: Deborah Sasson, Susan Roberts, Monika Schmitt, Alison Browner, Hilde Leidland, Margit Neubauer
Altosolo: Ruthhild Engert - Ely
James Levine, condutor
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival, July and August 1985
Free Music Review: Mostly wholly recommendable performances of all 10 mature operas at a bargain price
Hit: 4 Stars
Previous reviewers have provided detailed and helpful commentaries on the various merits and demerits of this bargain box set, so I'll give only a brief summary of how I see it - in case you haven't time to wade through the longer judgements.
For very little money, you get ten great operas in live, stereo sound. Some coughing but very few balance or audibility problems. The main virues of Bohm's "Ring" are obviously Nilsson in her prime, a tremendous James King as Siegmund and many Bayreuth stalwarts. Bohm's urgent conducting generates Solti-like excitement but misses some tenderness. I was surprised to find Adam's Wotan more adequate than I had feared, although he's no George London or Hans Hotter. The "Tristan" is often adjudged the best yet: it's still my favourite despite Windgassen's bleatiness of tone. The "Dutchman" is very fine, ditto the "Tannhauser" and the "Lohengrin" again one of the very best on the market. (I have reviewed the latter two separately under their individual titles.) The weaknesses are Levine's agonisingly etiolated tempi in the "Parsifal", with Hofmann as the eponymous hero much grittier than he was with Karajan, and a "Meistersinger" let down by an anonymous Eva and a hopelessly ugly-voiced Walter in Jean Cox - but Ridderbusch is good, despite tiring a bit towards the end. The conducting and supporting cast are very satisfactory.
So there you are: nearly every performance here provides much pleasure as a document of the great Bayreuth tradition - but you'll need another "Parsifal" and a "Meistersinger"; I would suggest Kubelik's in both cases (see my reviews).
Free Music Review: Great Bargain for Complete Wagner Set
Hit: 4 Stars
Although there is some uneveness in recording quality, overall this set is definitely worth the money. The Flying Dutchman, Lohengrin, and Tristan are all outstanding, and the Ring and Parsifal are solid. Tannhauser is the only real weak spot -- it is very poorly recorded. Great performances from a bygone era at a low price.Free Music Review: Except for Parsifal
Hit: 4 Stars
Great set, but why Levine's Parsifal. It's so out of place here. If Knappertbusches was included it would get 5 stars. Please Polygram, get levine out and Knapper in.