Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Special offer. Wagner: The Mastersingers
RecommendedMargaret Curphey (Eva), Alberto Remedios (Walther), Norman Bailey (Hans Sachs), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Beckmesser), Ann Robson (Magdalene), Gregory Dempsey (David), Noel Mangin (Pogner), Stafford Dean (Nightwatchman)
Sadlers Wells Chorus & Sadlers Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall
It's eminently listenable, capturing the musical and spiritual glow of Goodall's orchestra and voices, masterfully embodying the comedy's entwining pain and laughter. …this is not only something... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th June 2008
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Archive
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2008, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2008, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
RecommendedGerald Finley (Hans Sachs), Anna Gabler (Eva), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Beckmesser), Marco Jentzsch (Walther), Topi Lehtipuu (David), Michaela Selinger (Magdalene), Alastair Miles (Pogner)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski, David McVicar
McVicar's staging stokes the glow of Meistersinger's humane heart...and above all he reminds us that this is an opera about youth and self-discovery. Gerald Finley's pivotal Sachs relish[es]... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, DVD/Blu-ray Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Albert Dohmen (Hans Sachs), Robert Dean Smith (Walther), Edith Haller (Eva), Dietrich Henschel (Beckmesser), Peter Sonn (David), Michelle Breedt (Magdalene), Georg Zeppenfeld (Pogner)
Rundfunkchor Berlin & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski
[a good Meistersinger] should show teamwork among the soloists and a good balance between the conversational style of much of the singing and the grandeur of the orchestral accompaniment. On... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Opera
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, Opera Choice
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
RecommendedMichael Volle (Hans Sachs), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther von Stolzing), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Beckmesser), Anne Schwanewilms (Eva), Daniel Behle (David), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Magdalene), Günther Groissböck (Pogner)
Bayreuth Festival, Philippe Jordan, Barrie Kosky
In Barrie Kosky’s spirited but uneven 2017 staging of Wagner’s comedy there are splurges of ideas…The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle... — More…Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th July 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Audio-Visual Production
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
RecommendedJosé van Dam (Hans Sachs), Ben Heppner (Walther von Stolzing), Karita Mattila (Eva), Alan Opie (Beckmesser), Iris Vermillion (Magdalena), Herbert Lippert (David), René Pape (Pogner), Albert Dohmen (Kothner), Kelly Anderson (Nachtwächter)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
[Van Dam] fulfils expectations with a reading that is finely moulded from start to finish...Heppner seems to have benefited from his longer experience of his role...Throughout this is a portrayal... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 40th Awards (1997), Best Opera Recording
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Klaus Florian Vogt: Helden
RecommendedKlaus Florian Vogt (tenor), with Manuela Uhl (soprano)
Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Peter Schneider
Vogt has an attractive if slender voice, and for him to sing on this album called Heroes seems a bit odd, since he is more suited to tender regrets than to thrilling outbursts of tone. He shows... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2012
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Special offer. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Theo Adam (Hans Sachs), James King (Walther), Pilar Lorengar (Eva), Benno Kusche (Beckmesser), Ezio Flagello (Pogner), Loren Driscoll (David), Shirley Love (Magdalene), Donald Gramm (Kothner), James Morris (Hans Schwarz)
The Metropolitan Opera & Chorus, Thomas Schippers
Benno Kusche offers a vivid, traditional Beckmesser; and Ezio Flagello is a fine Pogner — More…
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Barenboim's Complete Wagner Operas (34 CD)
RecommendedThe Ten Major Operas
Waltraud Meier, Emily Magee, Deborah Polaski, Anne Evans, Siegfried Jerusalem, Johan Botha, John Tomlinson, Falk Struckmann, Robert Holl
Daniel Barenboim
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th October 2011
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Warner Classics has reissued a complete set of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s studio recordings, reuniting for the first time Deutsche Grammophon, Polydor, HMV, Decca and Telefunken in one release. This... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Réédition
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Historical
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