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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | 27/1/1962
Hans Hopf (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Norman Mittelmann (Gunther), Gladys Kuchta (Gutrune), Gottlob Frick (Hagen), Ralph Herbert (Alberich), Irene Dalis (Waltraute), Martina Arroyo (Woglinde/Dritte Norn), Irene Dalis (Zweite Norn), Jean Madeira (Erste Norn), Rosalind Elias (Wellgunde), Mignon Dunn (Flosshilde) Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Erich Leinsdorf Here is the glorious conclusion to Leinsdorf's famous 'Ring' cycle from New York. Paul Jackson wrote, of this performance, that "in the opening duet, Nilsson confirms her right to Valhalla status as well. Not only do the frequent ascents into the upper range provide their familiar thrill, but the middle and lower voice are not devoid of warmth. She appears to have all but banished problematic pitches and the security of her intervallic leaps is absolutely bracing; the exuberant thrust of the closing phrases of the duet is capped by a magnificent high C.... Frick is the real hero of the afternoon. To convey Hagen's evil, Frick needn't resort to the vocal shudder; he merely launches thunderbolts of tone. The sheer bulk of his voice alone would make him a Wagnerian colossus. Add to that a coloration marvelously obsidian - not the lugubrious black timbre which cannot hide its patches of grey, but a marble-encased tone which gives off sparks of life - and you have a singer who would have shown among the Wagnerians of legend." The remainder of the cast is excellent and the conducting is superb. | 
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| |  | 13th January 1962, Live recording
Legendary recording with George London as Wanderer. |
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| |  | London 02/10/1959
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hermann Uhde (Gunther), Gottlob Frick (Hagen), Otakar Kraus (Alberich), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Amy Shuard (Gutrune/Dritte Norn), Ursula Boese (Waltraute), Marjorie Thomas (Flosshilde/Erste Norn), Monica Sinclair (Zweite Norn), Joan Carlyle (Woglinde), Josephine Veasey (Wellgunde) The Covent Garden Orchestra & Opera Chorus, Franz Konwitschny Very good sound, first release on any format. The last installment of this fabulous Ring cycle. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | New York 7/3/1959
BONUS: Otto Edelmann sings Wagner Holländer, Tannhaüser, Parsifal Vienna Symphony, Rudolf Moralt 1952. A unique document in superb sound. First release. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Recorded at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 7th August 1959
Hans Beirer (Parsifal), Martha Mödl (Kundry), Eberhard Waechter (Amfortas), Josef Greindl (Titurel), Jerome Hines (Gurnemanz), Toni Blankenheim (Klingsor), Georg Paskuda, Donald Bell, Claudia Hellmann, Ursula Boese, Harald Neukirch, Herold Kraus, Ruth-Margaret Pütz, Rita Bartos, Gisela Schröter, Dorothea Siebert & Elisabeth Witzmann Hans Knappertsbusch | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | recorded New York 10/1/1953
Superb sound - first release on any format. | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Bayreuth Festival 1958
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| |  | Bayreuth Festival 1958
Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Elisabeth Grümmer (Gutrune), Otto Wiener (Gunther), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Frans Anderson (Alberich), Jean Madeira (Waltraute, 1st Norn), Ursula Boese (2nd Norn, Flosshilde), Rita Gorr (3rd Norn), Dorothea Siebert (Woglinde) & Claudia Hellmann (Wellgunde) Hans Knappertsbusch | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Josef Herrmann (Sachs), Erich Witte (Walther), Ruth Keplinger (Eva), Gerhard Unger (David), Theo Adam (Pogner), Anneliese Müller (Magdalene) & Heinrich Pflanzl (Beckmesser) Berlin State Opera, Franz Konwitschny Josef Hermann's last performance as Hans Sachs, live from the re-opening of the State Opera, Berlin on 4th September 1955. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Elisabeth Lindermeier (Gutrune), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hermann Uhde (Gunther), Kurt Böhme (Hagen), Otakar Kraus (Alberich), Maria von Ilosvay (Waltraute, 1st Norn), Constance Shacklock (2nd Norn, Flosshilde), Amy Shuard (3rd Norn), Joan Sutherland (Woglinde), Une Hale (Wellgunde) & Marjorie Thomas (Flosshilde) Royal Opera House Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Covent Garden 1957 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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