Wagner: Orchestral suite from Parsifal

This double-CD set brings together for the first time two of Claudio Abbado’s Wagner recordings, the first of orchestral music, the second a selection of vocal works with Bryn Terfel, the leading Wagner baritone of our day.

“Terfel brings a wide palette of tone to peer into the Dutchman's soul and express Wolfram's evening thoughts, where his legato and half-voice are admirable” (Gramophone)

Introducing the “Stuttgart Sound”! Sir Roger Norrington is creating a revolution in orchestral performance practice. From looking into the past, and as a result of his insights regarding the history of performance practice, Norrington has created a unique performance model for the 20th century! Abandoning the thick sonic carpeting of vibrato strings in favor of a cleaner, more defined texture, Norrington and the Stuttgarters perform Wagner and Tchaikovsky as you have never heard them performed before! This is certain to be a disc that will be actively discussed in the international musical press and be sought out by collectors seeking a new vision for the standard Romantic repertoire.