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| 1. Prelude to Act I of "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" |
| 2. Siegfried's Funeral Music from "Götterdämmerung" |
| 3. Prelude to Act I of "Tristan und Isolde" |
| 4. Overture to "Der Fliegende Holländer" |
| 5. Overture (Dresden version) to "Tannhäuser" |
| 6. Prelude to Act III of "Lohengrin" |
| 7. Siegfried Idyll |
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CD Composer: Wagner,Richard
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By J. Gibbons
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A superb collection of all Karl Muck's electric recordings apart from the excerpts of Parsifal (available on Naxos) and an abridged 'Siegfried's Rhine Journey' - Mark Obert Thon's remastering is an essential purchase for all lovers of Wagner's music. The sound is remarkable and the interpretations both authentic and deeply satisfying.
Muck was a great Wagnerian and, in his insistance of faithfulness to the score, ahead of his time. He first conducted at Bayreuth in 1900 and, therefore, he worked with musicians who had known Wagner - as well as the intimidating Cosima. His recording of the 'Siegfried Idyll' is perfect and the interpretation I always come back to as the finest ever recorded. The other items on this well filled CD are first class and the whole collection is first class. Certainly the orchestra is not perfect but any imperections can be easily ignored when listening to these superb recordings. An essential purchase.
Muck was a great Wagnerian and, in his insistance of faithfulness to the score, ahead of his time. He first conducted at Bayreuth in 1900 and, therefore, he worked with musicians who had known Wagner - as well as the intimidating Cosima. His recording of the 'Siegfried Idyll' is perfect and the interpretation I always come back to as the finest ever recorded. The other items on this well filled CD are first class and the whole collection is first class. Certainly the orchestra is not perfect but any imperections can be easily ignored when listening to these superb recordings. An essential purchase.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Aeschylus
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Karl Muck was a well thought of conductor during his lifetime. His remarkable resemblance to Richard Wagner gave rise to speculation that he may have been a chip off the old block! These are historic recordings well cleaned up to Naxos usual standard. As a conductor it must be said the Muck doesn't strike me as any thing special although the pieces chosen here are well played and only the Meistersinger prelude sounds like a run through. The remainder are good and as a historic document the collection serves a purpose, demonstrating how a performance tradition is built. It is a pity there is nothing from Parsifal as I have an LP set that contains an extract but that might be on Naxos two disc excerpts from 1913 to 1928 of that work.
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Entertaining Wagner Collection For The Historic Recordings Enthusiast
18 Mar 2011
By Philoctetes
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The other Wagner/Muck disc is more important for your collection Wagner: Parsifal (highlights) providing much from Bayreuth itself, and a chance to hear the special Parsifal cathedral bells (lost in the war) and superb conducting from Muck and S. Wagner, men with a special affinity for Wagner's last work. The great singers are also a must hear.
THIS CD packs quite a lot in. Preludes to the Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin (Act 3) and Tristan, the Funeral March and the Siegfried Idyll. Sound is very good for the time, and so has that special ambience that comes from really old records beautifully remastered for the Twenty-first century enthusiast. The orchestral contributions are stirring but not always error free and Muck's direction, though lively, isn't so extraordinary that one should say he eclipses his successors on EMI or elsewhere, all recorded in richer sound. The booklet points up Muck's connection to old Bayreuth and suggests a special authority in his conducting of Wagner matched since by Boult! I used to own the Boult Wagner album and, like Muck, The Parsifal prelude was wonderful but some others were less special (e.g. excerpts from the Ring).
I agree with my fellow reviewer about the Siegfried Idyll. It certainly is a very fine performance. I'll certainly hang on to this album now I've got it, give it an occasional outing.
THIS CD packs quite a lot in. Preludes to the Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin (Act 3) and Tristan, the Funeral March and the Siegfried Idyll. Sound is very good for the time, and so has that special ambience that comes from really old records beautifully remastered for the Twenty-first century enthusiast. The orchestral contributions are stirring but not always error free and Muck's direction, though lively, isn't so extraordinary that one should say he eclipses his successors on EMI or elsewhere, all recorded in richer sound. The booklet points up Muck's connection to old Bayreuth and suggests a special authority in his conducting of Wagner matched since by Boult! I used to own the Boult Wagner album and, like Muck, The Parsifal prelude was wonderful but some others were less special (e.g. excerpts from the Ring).
I agree with my fellow reviewer about the Siegfried Idyll. It certainly is a very fine performance. I'll certainly hang on to this album now I've got it, give it an occasional outing.
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