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Wagner: Parsifal [Box set]

~ Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Artist), Christian Thielemann (Artist)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (22 May 2006)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B000EPFDP8
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Parsifal - PreludeOrchester der Wiener Staatsoper11:02Album Only
Listen  2. Parsifal / Act 1 - "He! Ho! Waldhüter ihr"Franz-Josef Selig 4:38£0.79
Listen  3. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Seht dort, die wilde Reiterin"Janina Baechle 2:51£0.79
Listen  4. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Recht so! Habt Dank! Ein wenig Rast!" - "Gawan! - Herr! Gawan weilte nicht!"Falk Struckmann 5:37£0.79
Listen  5. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Nicht Dank! Haha! Was wird es helfen?" - "He! Du da! Was liegst du dort wie ein wildes Tier?"Waltraud Meier 7:19Album Only
Listen  6. Parsifal / Act 1 - "O wunden-wundervoller heiliger Speer"Franz-Josef Selig 3:45£0.79
Listen  7. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Titurel, der fromme Held"Franz-Josef Selig10:11Album Only
Listen  8. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Weh! - Hoho! - Auf! - Wer ist der Frevler?"Daniela Denschlag 6:53£0.79
Listen  9. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Nun sag'! Nichts weißt du, was ich dich frage"Franz-Josef Selig 6:54£0.79


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Vom Bade kehrt der König heim"Franz-Josef Selig 2:01£0.79
Listen  2. Parsifal / Act 1 - VerwandlungsmusikOrchester der Wiener Staatsoper 3:27£0.79
Listen  3. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Nun achte wohl und laß mich seh'n" - "Zum letzten Liebesmahle"Franz-Josef Selig 6:47£0.79
Listen  4. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Mein Sohn Amfortas, bist du am Amt?"Ain Anger 3:07£0.79
Listen  5. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Wehvolles Erbe, dem ich verfallen"Falk Struckmann 7:43Album Only
Listen  6. Parsifal / Act 1 - Nehmet hin meinen LeibAin Anger 5:43£0.79
Listen  7. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Wein und Brot des letzten Mahles"Benedikt Kobel 8:07Album Only
Listen  8. Parsifal / Act 1 - Auszug der Ritter - "Was stehst du noch da?"Franz-Josef Selig 2:32£0.79


Disc 3:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Parsifal / Act 2 - Prelude - "Die Zeit ist da"Wolfgang Bankl 6:13£0.79
Listen  2. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Ach! Ach! Tiefe Nacht! Wahnsinn!" - "Furchtbare Not!"Waltraud Meier 6:54£0.79
Listen  3. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Ho! Ihr Wächter! Ho! Ritter!"Wolfgang Bankl 3:33£0.79
Listen  4. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Hier war das Tosen!"Inna Los 4:29£0.79
Listen  5. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Komm, holder Knabe!"Inna Los 5:40£0.79
Listen  6. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Parsifal! Weile!"Waltraud Meier 3:18£0.79
Listen  7. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Dies alles hab' ich nun geträumt?"Plácido Domingo 3:35£0.79
Listen  8. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust"Waltraud Meier 5:37£0.79
Listen  9. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Wehe! Was tat ich? Wo war ich?" - "Bekenntnis wird Schuld in Reue enden"Plácido Domingo 5:30£0.79
Listen10. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Amfortas! Die Wunde!"Plácido Domingo 7:28Album Only
Listen11. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Grausamer! Fühlst du im Herzen" - "Ich sah ihn" - "Nun such' ich ihn von Welt zu Welt"Waltraud Meier 6:45£0.79
Listen12. Parsifal / Act 2 - Auf Ewigkeit wärst du verdammtPlácido Domingo 5:53£0.79
Listen13. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Vergeh, unseliges Weib!"Plácido Domingo 4:18£0.79


Disc 4:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Parsifal / Act 3 - PreludeOrchester der Wiener Staatsoper 4:50£0.79
Listen  2. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Von dorther kam das Stöhnen"Franz-Josef Selig 7:13Album Only
Listen  3. Parsifal / Act 3 - Wer nahet dort dem heil'gen Quell (Gurnemanz)Franz-Josef Selig 7:33Album Only
Listen  4. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Heil mir, daß ich dich wiederfinde!"Plácido Domingo 3:49£0.79
Listen  5. Parsifal / Act 3 - O Gnade! Höchstes Heil! (Gurnemanz, Parsifal)Franz-Josef Selig 7:36Album Only
Listen  6. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Nicht so! Die heil'ge Quelle selbst"Plácido Domingo 4:09£0.79
Listen  7. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Gesegnet sei, du Reiner, durch das Reine!"Franz-Josef Selig 4:40£0.79
Listen  8. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Wie dünkt mich doch die Aue heut so schön" - KarfreitagszauberFranz-Josef Selig 3:43£0.79
Listen  9. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Du siehst, das ist nicht so"Franz-Josef Selig 6:27£0.79
Listen10. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Mittag. Die Stund' ist da" - VerwandlungsmusikFranz-Josef Selig 4:43£0.79
Listen11. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Geleiten wir im bergenden Schrein"Benedikt Kobel 3:49£0.79
Listen12. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Ja, Wehe! Weh' über mich!"Falk Struckmann 7:13Album Only
Listen13. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Nur eine Waffe taugt"Plácido Domingo 3:44£0.79
Listen14. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Höchsten Heiles Wunder!" - "Erlösung dem Erlöser!"Benedikt Kobel 4:54£0.79

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing , 7 Mar 2007
By hexx (Sitting in a scanner, darkley) - See all my reviews
I have to admit that I am pretty poor at writing reviews but was forced to by the simple lack of them for this recording. So please, don't expect a prose piece consisting of any deep or insightful analysis of this recording - such a thing is beyond someone who believes that music - especially Wagner's music - must be experienced and cannot be described in prose.

And so to the recording; simply this is an amazing interpretation of Parsifal and Thielemann is simply one of of Wagner's greatest interpreters. Heavy praise perhaps but I often feel while listening to his Wagner that this is how Furtwangler would have sounded given the recording mechanisms of the 21st century.

Parsifal is perhaps interpreted as Wagner's most directly "spiritual" works - infusing his interests in Christianity, Buddhism, the neopaganism of his time and - his version - of Schopenhauerian philosophy (this is Wagner after all and of course he felt that he could improve on Schopenhauer's thought. I often wonder what Schopenhauer's response would have been if Wagner had ever actually sent him the intended letter explaining how much he admired Schopenhauer's philosophy but that it could be improved if he only...?)and indeed, this is how the best Wagnerian interpretors perform it. However, the truth is that - in my opinion - it is normally T&S, as normally performed, that seems to project whatever feelings of "spiritually" or "transcendence" Wagner intended much more then Parsifal. However, here at last we have a Parsifal that manages to lift the listener to those heavy states that transcend the normal, everyday realm of existence.

This recording is incredible "cheap", for goodness sake, buy it and experience - honest..
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars No problems with the stage noises at all, 2 Dec 2007
By Ms. E. Arkady "Arkady" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a copy of Parsifal, and not being familiar with the many performances of Wagner operas available, I alighted on this one as very reasonably priced for a 4 CD set. I was encouraged by its great soloists and conductor but somewhat puzzled by the 2 existing reviews of this set, one giving it 5 stars and one giving it just 1. Anyway, I decided to take the plunge for at this price it seemed worth the gamble.

I am a relative newcomer to Wagner, only recently having become acquainted with his works, but I can honestly say I have been blown away with this recording. The soloists, orchestra and ensemble pieces are all excellent, I find the performance engaging and moving, the CD is well packaged with an excellent booklet with synopsis, a short essay and full libretto. I thoroughly enjoyed it at first listening and haven't been able to leave it alone since.

A word about the stage nosies referred to by another reviewer. I had expected to find them offputting but in fact they had the opposite effect on me. I found that they added to that sense of being there at a great live performance, enhancing my imaging of the drama. True, if you don't like stage noises, there are quite a lot of them and so you'd be better going for a studio version, but I for one, found them to be no problem at all.

All in all I think this is an excellent recording and superb value. If you love Wagner, or if like me you are a beginner, buy this now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, beautiful, 7 Mar 2009
Firstly, this set sounds very good indeed. It is true the stage noises are louder than is usual for a recording but I wasn't distracted by this(except listening to it while driving once and thinking my engine was making a strange noise!).

Secondly, it truly is an enthralling performance that engages one from the opening bars and leaves you blissfully satisfied at the end. The singers are very strong. I don't know other performances of this work but have certainly been rewarded a hundred times by this one.
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