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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Act 1 Prelude and Scene 1 | |||
| 2. Wes Herd Dies Auch Sei | |||
| 3. Einen Unseligen Labtest Du | |||
| 4. Scene 2: Mud am Herd Fand ich | |||
| 5. Friedmund Darf ich Nicht | |||
| 6. Die so Leidig Los dir | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Act 2: Prelude and Scene 1 | |||
| 2. Nun Zaume Dein Rob | |||
| 3. Der Alte Sturm | |||
| 4. Scene 2: Schlimm Furcht' ich | |||
| 5. So Sah Ich Siegvater Nie | |||
| 6. Scene 3: Raste nun hier | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Act 3 Scene 1: Ride of the Valkyries | |||
| 2. War't ihr Kuhnen zu Zwei? | |||
| 3. Nicht Sehre Dich Sorge Um Mich | |||
| 4. Scene 2: Wo ist Brunnhilde? | |||
| 5. Hier Bin Ich, Vater | |||
| 6. Scene 3: War es so Schmahlich | |||
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(Traubel, Melchior) (1941)
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera dates from December 6th 1941 - the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbour.....but that's not where the historic signifigance ends.
Helen Traubel, one of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of the century, was singing her first Walkure Brunnhilde......and what a triumph it is!! She is in excellent form, a match for any other Brunnhilde on disc.
Even more importantly, this is the first ever stage appearance of Astrid Varnay - a last minute substitute for the ailing Lotte Lehmann. Her Sieglinde is powerfully and beautifully sung.
These two sopranos are ably supported by the inimitable Lauritz Melchior as a thrilling Siegfried, Kerstin Thorborg as a powerful Fricka and Alexander Kipnis as a resonant Hunding.
Friedrich Schorr, one of the greatest Wotans of the century, is a little past his best here, but it is still easy to hear why he was applauded so highly in this role.
Erich Leinsdorf conducts the forces of the Metropolitan Opera with gusto, and the sound quality is very good for such an historic recording.
At this bargian price from Naxos, this set is well worth investigating.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Leo Dawkins
Format:Audio CD
This recording should carry a warning. Melchior's performance is so thrilling that every performance of Die Walkure one sees afterwards is inevitably disappointing. This is the most valuable item in my CD collection.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
If you're bored by the singing of today's CD stars....Forget purity of sound and perfect studio playing (the poor old horn players were getting tired and hungry by the end of this historic afternoon at the Met) but revel in big voices, straightforward singing, personality, commitment and the excitement of live peformance. There have been other American sopranos than Renée Fleming, as this set shows - and what a relief it is!
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I loves you Lauritz!
This is a great version of Walkure on an historic occasion on the eve of a momentous event in American history. For that reason alone it should be in every Wagnerian's collection. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Allan Mcfadyen
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The Greatest
Please use the same review I submitted for Siegfried. I dont wish to add or subtract from the view already expressed
Published 2 months ago by T. Appleton
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Greatest .. of all Met/opera performances
This MIGHT be the greatest of all .. of the MANY Wagner/Walkure .. performances and/or recordings. Traubel, Kip, Melchior, Schorr were some of the greatest/most-enduring of... Read more
Published on 12 July 2008 by J. Borders
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A very good Walkure recording
This recording has quickly become my favorite Walkure recording, not because of Traubel (I have never cared too much for her voice), but for the other three solists in this... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2001 by Erik Aleksander Moe
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