The last of Wagner's early operas and his overall longest opera ever at 4 hours and 40 minutes. There's lots of pomp and circumstance here with choruses and ensembles, processions, and a 39 minute ballet. It was well worth the long time to listen to it all in my opinion. I actually quite like its over-the-top nature. There are many great selections. The overture, the opening scene, the Act I final, the Act II opening, the ballet, the Act II final, Adriano's aria "Gerechter Gott", 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-26-2020 at 16:29 by adriesba
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and BBC Northern Singers Friedrich - Raimund Herincx Luzio - Alexander Young Claudio - Ian Caley Antonio - Neil Jenkins Angelo - William Elvin Isabella - April Cantelo Mariana - Ilse Wolf Brighella - Lawrence Richard Danieli - Leslie Fyson Dorella - Elizabeth Gale Pontio Pilato - David Lennox From the DG Wagner: Complete Operas box. Well, this was rather odd. It's hard 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-24-2020 at 00:50 by adriesba
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and BBC Northern Singers Arindal - John Mitchinson Ada - April Cantelo Lora - Lorna Haywood Morald - Tom McDonnell Gunther - Richard Greager Gernot - Paul Hudson Drolla - Teresa Cahill Zemina - Elizabeth Gale Farzana - Della Jones Harald - Don Garrard Groma - Don Garrard Fairy king - Don Garrard Messenger - Jolyon Dodgson Recording from the DG Wagner: Complete 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-22-2020 at 12:25 by adriesba
This week, our lone Tuesday Blog share for July completes our two-part look at Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies, with a performance of the Pastoral Symphony. For the past few months, we have been living through a pandemic and, as I considered musing about this week’s share, I got to wonder how Glenn Gould – a notorious germophobe – would have fared through a situation like this one. My conclusion is simple: I think he would done just fine, given he lived 0 Likes ...
1. Schiff, Végh (cond.), Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica (1988) 2. Brendel, Marriner (cond.), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (1978) 3. Staier (piano & cond.), Concerto Köln (1994) 0 Likes ...
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