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Having also heard Melchior in the role of Tristan in the performance from 1943, also released by Naxos Historical, and I was thrilled that he was even better here, 7 years earlier.
What put me off on the EMI recording were the Brangäne and Marke. I am by no means a fan of Josef Greindl and found his Marke too gritty (I think Greindl is always too gritty). The mezzo who sang Brangäne (I forgot her name) was ok, but nothing else. But Sabine Kalter and Emanuel List, one of the greatest bassos ever, were both so remarkable.
But the stars are Flagstad and Melchior, both singing such movingly, hauntingly beautifully and securly throughout the whole opera.
Reiner's conducting is also extremely good. He has just the right timing and the orchestra also plays beautifully.
Finally the sound. The sound is also remarkable. The sound is of course noisy (it is a live recording fra 1936), but still is it extremely clear. You hear what is being sung at all times with no distortion in the voices, even when they sing at the highest, which is a normal problem for recordings from that aera.
Again, like the heading says, it is perfect. All the stars sing at their best and deliver the best performance one is likely to hear anywhere anytime.
It is pure gold for a Wagner fan.
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