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DGG 4775355; DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - Germania; Classica Lirica
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Numero Uno
Format:Audio CD
A wonderful set - and an outstanding bargain. Top contenders in this opera would be the versions of Furtwängler and Böhm. The recorded sound of this issue alone - it is beautifully spacious with perfect balance between singers and orchestra - puts it way ahead of the old Furtwängler, which in any case has in Flagstad an Isolde who sounds far too matronly. One gets more orchestral detail than in the Böhm version for Kleiber is a master at bringing out tiny details of woodwind colouring, as is immediately apparent in the Prelude. Margaret Price and René Kollo both sound convincingly young. Price is the loveliest-sounding Isolde I have ever heard, also the most ecstatic: no-one would know she hadn't sung the role onstage. Kurt Moll gives full attention to every word and is a rare example of a King Marke who isn't a bore. In fact, there isn't a single passage throughout the opera which drags, thanks to Kleiber's inspired direction. The opera can also be bought as part of a 12-CD set, an absolute bargain but the remastering may not equal the sound on this version.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A. Pristavec
Format:Audio CD
Having listened to the whole of this recording in a state of almost hypnosis, it is easy to see why Tristan was ready to depart this life. Margaret Price is to die for. Her lightness and flexibilty combined with exceptional musicality and emotive power makes this one of the finest available recordings of the role of Isolde. Price, though, has ample vocal power when needed. Combine this with Carlos Kleiber's visionary conducting and the ravishing string sound of the Dresden Staatskapelle and you have special ingredients indeed. The liebestod is a sublime culmination where Price achieves something extraordinary and will leave you in awe of this great singer. Even Rene Kollo as Tristan sound more youthful and lighter than in other recordings. If you buy only one recording of this work, it has to be this one.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By KC
Format:Audio CD
Price as Isolde is in fine form. Her Isolde is lighter than some divas in this role but nevertheless up to the challenge. Kollo as Tristan is pretty run of the mill and much could be said of Fischer-Dieskau (who understandably no where meets his magnificence, as a young man, as heard in the 1952 Furtwangler set). However, the whole performance is never less than appealing. The beauty of the orchestral sound is considerable. This performance is easier on the ear than some other more histrionic sets (Eg: Karajans set with a shrill Isolde played by Dernesh and a 'hysterical' orchestral interpretation).
This is a performance that delivers beauty and subtlty. Whilst my first choice will always be Furtwanglers 1952 set this comes in as a refreshing alternative rendering, with Bohm's and solti's).
This is a performance that delivers beauty and subtlty. Whilst my first choice will always be Furtwanglers 1952 set this comes in as a refreshing alternative rendering, with Bohm's and solti's).
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A typical DGG recording which soloists struggle to save
This is a typical DGG set where the engineers have taken over from the performance and fiddled around with the sound so much that it virtually destroys the opera. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robber
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Is there any word other than sublime?
I was brought up on the Furtwangler/Flagstad version. Then I discovered Karajan/Dernesch 35 years ago. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Chris Todhunter
4.0 out of 5 stars
Carlos Kleiber is the main star of this show.
The singers don't really matter in this recording, they are second rate in comparison to some of the other great Tristans and they could have been replaced by anyone reputable. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2008 by Sung-joon Cho
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