Great Wagner Conductors (4 CDs)

Early recordings of favourite Wagner orchestral selections still possess a special mystique. Five conducting giants, all born within 20 years of Wagner's death and all of whom made notable appearances at the Bayreuth Festival, are represented in this collection. Especially notable is the comparison between Hans Knappertsbusch's youthful exuberance for Polydor in 1927-28 and his final moving studio documents (on the Westminster label, in stereo) of 1962. Also featured: Furtwängler, de Sabata, Elmendorff and Jochum.

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Rienzi

 

13:35

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1962

Recording Venue: Bavaria Musikstudios, München

 

Overture

 

13:35

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

 

12:22

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1962

Recording Venue: Bavaria Musikstudios, München

 

Overture

 

12:22

 

 

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

 

19:08

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1962-11

 Excerpt, Wagner: Lohengrin

 

7:24

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1962-11

 

Prelude to Act I

 

7:24

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

 

10:51

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1963

Recording Venue: Bavaria Musikstudios, München

 

Prelude to Act I

 

10:51

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Parsifal

 

11:46

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1962-11

Recording Venue: Bavaria Studio, Munich

 

Prelude

 

11:46

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Tannhäuser

 

16:10

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1963

Recording Venue: Bavaria Musikstudios, München

 

Overture

 

16:10

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

 

15:31

 

Münchner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1963

Recording Venue: Bavaria Musikstudios, München

 

Prelude and Liebestod

 

15:31

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

 

19:08$2.55

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1928-01

Recording Venue: Unknown, Berlin

 

Prelude to Act I

 

8:31

 

 

Prelude to Act III

 

7:43

 

 

Tanz der Lehrbuben

 

2:54

 

Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 3

 

4:33

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1928-01

Recording Venue: Berlin

 

The Ride Of The Valkyries

 

4:33

 

Wagner: Parsifal / Act 1

 

8:19

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1928-01

Recording Venue: Unknown, Berlin

 

Verwandlungsmusik

 

8:19

 

Wagner: Tannhäuser - Paris version / Act 1

 

12:02

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch

Recorded: 1928-01

Recording Venue: Unknown, Berlin

 

Bacchanale

 

12:02

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

 

9:14

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1949-12

Recording Venue: Titania-Palast, Berlin

 

Prelude to Act I

 

9:14

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Tannhäuser

 

13:58

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1951-05

Recording Venue: Rome

 

Overture

 

13:58

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

 

10:59

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1954-04

Recording Venue: Titania-Palast, Berlin

 

Prelude (Concert Version)

 

10:59

 

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3

 

6:42

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1954-04

Recording Venue: Titania-Palast, Berlin

 

Liebestod (Concert Version)

 

6:42

 

Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Dritter Aufzug

 

9:25

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1949-12

Recording Venue: Titania-Palast, Berlin

 

Siegfried's Funeral March (Concert Version)

 

9:25

 

Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 3

 

10:48

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1951-04

Recording Venue: Alexandrie

 

Good Friday Spell

 

10:48

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Lohengrin

 

9:39

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Recorded: 1930

Recording Venue: Berlin

 

Prelude to Act 1

 

9:39

 

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 1

 

10:36

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Victor de Sabata

Recorded: 1939-04

 

Prelude To Act 1

 

10:36

 

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3

 

7:28

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Victor de Sabata

Recorded: 1939

 

Isoldes Liebestod

 

7:28

 

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Scene 4

 

4:29

 

Staatskapelle Berlin

Karl Elmendorff

Recorded: 1941

 

Entry of the gods into Valhalla

 

4:29

 

Wagner: Die Walküre / Dritter Aufzug

 

8:07$1.70

 

Staatskapelle Berlin

Karl Elmendorff

Recorded: 1941

 

The Ride of the Valkyries

 

4:08

 

 

Magic Fire Music

 

3:59

 

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Prologue

 

8:47

 

Staatskapelle Berlin

Karl Elmendorff

Recorded: 1941

 

Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt

 

8:47

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Lohengrin

 

9:11

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Eugen Jochum

Recorded: 1951-06-13

Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

 

Prelude To Act I

 

9:11

 

Wagner: Lohengrin / Act 3

 

2:58

 

Berliner Philharmoniker

Eugen Jochum

Recorded: 1951-06-13

Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

 

Prelude To Act III

 

2:58

 

 Excerpt, Wagner: Parsifal

 

13:56

 

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Eugen Jochum

Recorded: 1957-12-14

Recording Venue: Herkules Saal, Munich

 

Prelude

 

13:56

 

Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 - Concert version / Act 3

 

12:14

 

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Eugen Jochum

Recorded: 1957-12-14

Recording Venue: Herkules Saal, Munich

 

Good Friday Spell

 

12:14