Wagner: Die Walküre 瓦格纳：女武神
- 艺人
- Joseph Keilberth
- 语种
- 德语
- 厂牌
- Testament Records
- 发行时间
- 2006年01月30日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
The first stereo Ring cycle
Richard Wagner
DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN
A Stage Festival for 3 days and a Preliminary Evening/Ein Bühnenfestspiel für 3 Tage und einen Vorabend/Un Festival scénique pour 3 jours et une soirée
First Day/Erster Tag/Première journée
DIE WALKÜRE
Brünnhile - Astrid Varnay
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Walküren/Valkyries/Walkyries
Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers
Siegrune - Jean Watson
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Maria Graf
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Joseph Keilberth
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
conducted by/Dirigent/direction: Joseph Keilberth
Recorded/Aufgenommen/Enregistré: Festspielhaus Bayreuth, Monday/Montag/lundi, 25 July/Juli/juillet 1955
by James Leonard
It said something troubling about the state of the classical recording industry in the early twenty first century that the most eagerly anticipated Ring cycle release was not a brand-new digital recording but rather a 50-year-old, previously unreleased recording. Of course, this was not just any 50-year-old Ring: it was the first-ever stereo Ring recorded at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival in a theater specifically built for the work featuring performers specially selected by the composer's family. Although originally intended for release on Decca, the project was shelved when senior producer John Culshaw decided to record the Ring in the far more controllable atmosphere of the studio instead, a decision that eventually resulted in the release of the Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Ring. For older Wagner fans, this Ring was a chance to hear what might have been but never was. For younger Wagner fans, it was a chance to hear what might have been the best Ring to be released any time in the near future.
How was it? Mostly pretty good, sometimes great, occasionally transcendent, and, for what seemed like long stretches, fairly ordinary. By far the best thing about the performance was Hans Hotter's Wotan, who totally dominated the stage with his commanding voice and imposing characterization. Astrid Varnay's Brünnhilde was next best, her imperious voice and passionate delivery creating a portrayal of tremendous power and depth. Regrettably, Hotter and Varnay don't appear in Act I, and neither Gré Brouwenstijn's wilting Sieglinde nor Ramón Vinay's weak-kneed Siegmund were able to convey their character's fate-driven intensity with anything like the strength of Hotter or Varnay. The performance's long stretches of fairly ordinary were supplied by conductor Joseph Keilberth and the Bayreuther Festspiele Orchester. Keilberth could rise to an occasion -- the blazing climax of Act III is astounding -- but most of the time he is more of an accompanist than a conductor and consequently much of the drama drags. The Bayreuth orchestra likewise could rise to an occasion -- the glowing colors in the Act I finale are astonishing -- but too often it sounds not quite together -- the strings in the Act I Prelude -- or not altogether in tune -- the low brass in the Ride of the Valkyries at the start of Act III. The live stereo sound was amazingly fine considering its vintage and provenance -- the sense of time, place, and motion is palpable even if the orchestra sounds a bit harsh -- but, it has to be said, nowhere near as vivid and immediate as Culshaw's studio sound.
For older Wagner fans who already have a half-dozen or more Rings, this cycle will make an interesting addition to the collection. For younger Wagner fans looking to get their first Ring, try the Solti/Vienna cycle. It's still the most successful performance ever recorded.
最新简评（共5条）
- @克里斯蒂安齐格：Greindl这开口晃啊……
- @袖子里面(ひとりきりで生きて行く)：女武神，去年纪念瓦格纳诞辰200周年的时候去看过
- @一念万年(一切随缘)：Nice
- @迷幻意念：.
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