{"product_id":"wagner-richard-wagner-heroes-mccracken-goerne-krause-haefliger-king","title":"WAGNER: Heroes - McCracken; Goerne; Krause; Haefliger; King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a 50-year retrospective (1950–2000) of great Wagner singing on Decca and Deutsche Grammophon featuring twelve extracts from eight operas (including all four operas of the ‘Ring’ cycle) with nine great singers. Wagner’s knowledge of heroes derived from two sources: the myths of ancient Greece and the sagas and poetry of northern Europe. In both traditions, heroes possess god-like attributes which set them apart from non-heroic mortals and reinforce the view that they are superhuman. They often have gods as parents or grandparents. But Wagner humanises his heroes, most notably Siegmund (sung inimitably by Jon Vickers in the legendary Decca recording of ‘Die Walküre’ with Erich Leinsdorf) and the naïve Siegfried (with Wolfgang Windgassen singing both the ‘Siegfried’ and ‘Götterdämmerung’ Siegfrieds). Other great heldentenors represented on this collection include James King and James McCracken. Celebrated bass-baritones are also represented here: Paul Schöffler (singing Wotan’s Farewell from a rare 1950 recording), Ernst Haefliger (as the Dutchman) and most recently, Matthias Goerne (Wolfram). The insightful notes are provided by Wagner scholar Peter Bassett and a photo gallery of the singers is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_4b3088c9-df3c-47ba-bf41-5b7e5d1a8144_480x480.png?v=1597936873\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRICHARD WAGNER\u003cbr\u003eDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg:\u003cbr\u003eMorgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTannhäuser:\u003cbr\u003eHör’ an, Wolfram! … Inbrunst im Herzen\u003cbr\u003eJames McCracken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTannhäuser:\u003cbr\u003eBlick’ ich umher\u003cbr\u003eMatthias Goerne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTannhäuser:\u003cbr\u003eWie Todesahnung … O du, mein holder Abendstern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDer fliegende Holländer:\u003cbr\u003eDie Frist ist um\u003cbr\u003eTom Krause\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDer fliegende Holländer:\u003cbr\u003eMit Gewitter und Sturm\u003cbr\u003eErnst Haefliger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRienzi:\u003cbr\u003eAllmächt’ger Vater\u003cbr\u003eJames King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDas Rheingold:\u003cbr\u003eAbendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegfried:\u003cbr\u003eNotung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGötterdämmerung:\u003cbr\u003eBrünnhilde, heilige Braut!\u003cbr\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDie Walküre:\u003cbr\u003eWinterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeb’ wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!\u003cbr\u003ePaul Schöffler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDietfried Bernet\u003cbr\u003eFerenc Fricsay\u003cbr\u003eReginald Goodall\u003cbr\u003eManfred Honeck\u003cbr\u003eErich Leinsdorf\u003cbr\u003eFerdinand Leitner\u003cbr\u003eLeopold Ludwig\u003cbr\u003eRudolf Moralt\u003cbr\u003eArgeo Quadri\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32337291509847,"sku":"028948070626","price":6.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/4807062_WagnerHeroes_Cover.jpg?v=1599744164","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/wagner-richard-wagner-heroes-mccracken-goerne-krause-haefliger-king","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}