Wagner - Lohengrin / Thomas - Silja - Varnay - Vinay - Crass - Krause / Bayreuther Festspiele Sawallisch / Decca Records Audio CD 2013

UPC 028947858027

Richard Wagner 1813-1883

Wagner's musical output is listed by the Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (WWV) as comprising 113 works, including fragments and projects. The first complete scholarly edition of his musical works in print was commenced in 1970 under the aegis of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur of Mainz, and is presently under the editorship of Egon Voss. It will consist of 21 volumes (57 books) of music and 10 volumes (13 books) of relevant documents and texts. As at October 2017, three volumes remain to be published. The publisher is Schott Music.

Wolfgang Sawallisch was a greatly respected Wagnerian and his much-admired account of Lohengrin makes a welcome addition to Decca Opera as part of the Wagner anniversary celebrations.

The Sawallisch recording was of a live performance at Bayreuth in 1962 and has a propulsive thrust over Wagners expansive paragraphs, encouraged by the presence of an audience... the recording captures the unique flavour of the Festspielhaus splendidly... Sawallischs direction is superb, fresh and direct, never obtrusive. On CD the sound is marvellously refined as well as atmospheric. --The Penguin Guide

Heinrich - Franz Crass

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Anja Silja

Friedrich von Telramund - Ramon Vinay

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay 

Der Heerrufer - Tom Krause

Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele Wolfgang Sawallisch 

Sung in German

4785802 DMO3

1976 Universal International Music BV 

2013 Decca Music Group Limited 

Made in EU

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