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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An historical, well-sung performance at an attractive price,
By stbrewer@lineone.net (Cardiff, Wales) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Die Walkure (Melchior/Kipnis/Metropolitan/Leinsdorf) (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.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Praise for Melchior,
By Leo Dawkins (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Die Walkure (Melchior/Kipnis/Metropolitan/Leinsdorf) (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.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A cure for CD-star boredom,
By A Customer
This review is from: Die Walkure (Melchior/Kipnis/Metropolitan/Leinsdorf) (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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