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 | Essential Beethoven [Read More ...]
Review: not the best:i went searching for a Beethoven CD because i was lucky enough to find this wonderful Mozart one. But this Beethoven CD doesnt have the best performances. The most popular pieces are apparently played by beginners because the notes sound disjointed, as if they aren... |
 | 100 Best Opera Classics [Read More ...]
Review: fantastic introduction to opera:this really is an amazing set. rarely are compilation sets filled with such consistently good music as well as offering the breadth and diversity found here. also, this is THE introduction to opera, as far as i'm concerned. if you don't enjoy opera... |
 | Great Recordings Of The Century - Strauss, R.: Salome / Karajan, Behrens, Van Dam, Baltsa, et al [Read More ...]
Description: Herbert von Karajan's mastery of the opulent idiom of Richard Strauss is everywhere apparent in this recording of Salome, made in 1977-78 in conjunction with the first-ever Salzburg Festival production of the opera, conducted (as well as directed) by the Salzburg-born maestr... |
 | Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Varady, Domingo, Behrens, van Dam, Sir Georg Solti [Read More ...]
Review: A symphonic opera:This is Richard Strauss' 'thickest' opera, a symphony with words, some argue 'Wagnerian' even ! It is an opera that works better on radio or disc than on the stage which means that the orchestra and the voices must convey the whole operatic experience. A tough... |
 | Alban Berg Collection / Various (Coll) [Read More ...]
Review: Berg receives the deluxe treatment - Absolutely essential:After receiving multiple box sets of the complete works of Webern, I was happy that Alban Berg is finally receiving the same treatment. Although I favor Webern's music over Berg's, he's still one of my favorite composers. ... |
 | Wagner: Die Walküre [Read More ...]
Review: Morris is great\Brunnhilde is better here than on DVD:I am not a fan of the recent Behrens. Her voice, in the DVD of the ring cycle,( different from the CD's by several years!) is far drier than on disc. On disc, she is tolerable, even good most of the time, though as one reviewe... |
 | Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sawallisch, Bayerischer Staatsoper [Read More ...]
Description: Those without access to video disc players can now enjoy this 1989 Ring production, although stage noises and singers husbanding their resources come off less forgivingly in an audio-only context. But the recording is surprisingly crisp and vibrant, save for distortion in loud tu... |
 | Der Ring Des Nibelungen [Read More ...]
Review: "Furchtbar nun erfind ich des Fluches Kraft!":There are over 20 complete recordings of Richard Wagner's "Der Ring Des Nibelungen". This, with James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera, is one of them.
This conductor has his own fair share of Herbert von Karajan's lyricism, Only, h... |
 | A Wagner Collection [Read More ...]
Review: Wonderful Collection, Wonderful Singer:I disagree with the comment that she was not physically suitable to Wagnarian roles. With Norman, it was voice first and foremost and despite her size, she was wonderful as Kundry and Sieglinde. Both roles are highly physical. She excelle... |
 | The Very Best of José Van Dam [Read More ...]
Review: A vocal phenomenon:Think about it: this man has been singing beautifully for nearly FIFTY years, having made his debut so young. We opera lovers grew up with his voice as a kind of ideal in many roles, especially those which must be sung with seamless legato and in French - altho... |
 | Wagner: Götterdämmerung [Read More ...]
Review: An epic Götterdämmerung with the sweep, beauty, and tragedy to make a classic recording:This recording has been unfairly reviewed by others. While Behrens and Goldberg are by default not history's greatest exponents of Brünnhilde and Siegfried (that would go to either Nilsson... |
 | Mad About Sopranos [Read More ...]
Description: Mirella Freni, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Katia Ricciarelli, Edith Mathis, Barbara Hendricks, Hildegard Behrens, and more than a fistful more of the world's greatest sopranos sing here some of the world's greatest music, with some of the greatest conductors and orchestras t... |
 | Alban Berg: Wozzeck (Opera in 3 Acts) - Franz Grundheber / Hildegard Behrens / Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado [Read More ...]
Description: This 1988 Vienna State Opera production of Wozzeck is, to my ears, vastly superior to the 1979 performance by Christoph von Dohnányi with the same orchestra. The entire emotional and dynamic range of the music is here, projected in striking relief. The anxieties of the tale are ... |
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 | Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer [Read More ...]
Behrens in top form:This Senta and the Färberin i "Die Frau ohne Schatten" (Solti) are the best things Hildegard Behrens has done on records. She is in absolute top form , so are all the other performers. Highly recommended! |
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 | Maestro of the Met: James Levine and Friends [Read More ...]
Review: Excellent sampler of an American maestro:I confess that I hadn't ocunted James Levine among my favorite conductors, in part becasue I've heard some faceless performances from him, in part because his mentor, George Szel, was such a meanie. But this celebration of his quarter cen... |
 | Richard Wagner: Siegfried [Read More ...]
Review: First-rate Siegfried:This is definitely one of the finest overall Siegfrieds on record, both in terms of performance and sound. I only have one quibble about it, so I'll get it over with, and that is Reiner Goldberg in the title role(as some other reviewers have mentioned). Somet... |
 | A Celebration of Defining Moments in Recording History [Read More ...]
Review: Interesting, and so cheap!:In response to the reviewer below, yes, some of the recordings do not have the best sound quality. But that's not what this is about, it's about great recordings of the century.
There are two discs, each with about 18 tracks, averaging about 4 minutes... |
 | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Read More ...]
Review: A Beautiful Ring with some casting problems:First of all, I want to say that I am simply amazed with what James Levine did with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. What he did is tantamount with what Karajan did with his Berlin Philharmonic and Solti with the Chicago Symphony. It... |
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen A Celebration of Defining Moments in Recording History Richard Wagner: Siegfried Maestro of the Met: James Levine and Friends Magnard: Guercoeur Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Opera For Dummies Alban Berg: Wozzeck (Opera in 3 Acts) - Franz Grundheber / Hildegard Behrens / Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado Mad About Sopranos Wagner: Götterdämmerung The Very Best of José Van Dam A Wagner Collection Der Ring Des Nibelungen Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sawallisch, Bayerischer Staatsoper Wagner: Die Walküre Alban Berg Collection / Various (Coll) Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Varady, Domingo, Behrens, van Dam, Sir Georg Solti Great Recordings Of The Century - Strauss, R.: Salome / Karajan, Behrens, Van Dam, Baltsa, et al 100 Best Opera Classics Essential Beethoven 
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