Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde (Carlos Kleiber) | Legendary Recordings 3CD

UPC: 028947753551

MPN: 00289 477 5355 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon

Overview

This legendary 3CD recording of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Carlos Kleiber with the Staatskapelle Dresden, is one of the most celebrated interpretations ever released. Featuring a stellar cast including Margaret Price, René Kollo, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Kurt Moll, this performance remains a definitive benchmark in Wagnerian opera. Part of Deutsche Grammophon’s The Originals series, it offers remastered digital stereo sound using original-image bit-processing.

Product Features

• Format: 3 Compact Discs (CD)
• Audio: Digital Stereo, Original-Image Bit-Processing
• Genre: Classical, Opera, Wagnerian
• Work: Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner
• Conductor: Carlos Kleiber

• Artists:

  • Tristan – René Kollo
  • Isolde – Margaret Price
  • Brangäne – Brigitte Fassbaender
  • Kurwenal – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
  • King Marke – Kurt Moll
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon (The Originals)

Interesting Facts

• This is one of Carlos Kleiber’s few complete opera recordings, making it historically and musically significant.
• Margaret Price’s portrayal of Isolde is often hailed as one of the most beautiful soprano performances on record.
• The Staatskapelle Dresden, with its long Wagner tradition, gives the music both intimacy and grandeur.
• The recording has frequently appeared in critics’ “greatest recordings of all time” lists and is prized by collectors.

Publishers

• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• Series: Legendary Recordings – The Originals
• Catalogue Number: 477 5355
• Release Format: 3CD Box Set

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