Kaufmann: Wagner

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This new disc is mostly magnificent, but had me pining for more...Kaufmann may never sing Siegfried in the theatre, but the Forest Murmurs here, in an usually extended version, makes one long... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 11th Feb 2013
Catalogue No: 4785189
Label: Decca
Length: 74 minutes

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Excerpt, Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 1

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater"

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Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C / Act 2

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"Daß der mein Vater nicht ist...Du holdes Voglein!"

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Wagner: Rienzi, WWV 49 / Act 5

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab"

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Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 / Act 3

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"Inbrunst im Herzen"

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 / Act 1

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"Am stillen Herd"

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Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

"In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten"

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Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (5)

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Donald Runnicles
Recorded: 2012-09-22
Recording Venue: Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepestrasse

Der Engel

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Stehe still

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Im Treibhaus

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Schmerzen

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Träume

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Recording of the Week, Wagner from Jonas Kaufmann and others

11th February 2013

Gergiev conducts an electrifying Walküre starring René Pape as Wotan, Nina Stemme as his rebel daughter, and Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Kampe as the Walsung Twins; Kaufmann’s solo album of opera scenes and the Wesendock-Lieder, meanwhile, is the best thing he’s ever done.

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Kaufmann’s fifth solo album on Decca is specially recorded for the Wagner anniversary year by the world’s leading Wagner tenor. Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic combination: “For any Wagnerians who've been slumbering, Fafner-like, in their caves during the last few years, here's your wake-up call: Jonas Kaufmann is the tenor we've been waiting for” (Washington Post).

A selection of the great Heldentenor scenes and arias coupled with the complete (and rarely recorded by the tenor voice) Wesendonck Lieder. Also includes scenes from Die Walküre, Siegfried , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Tannhäuser and Lohengrin (extended Grail Scene – Gralserzählung - with its original second verse).

Joined by one of the most formidable combinations in the opera world today – the chorus and orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, under director Donald Runnicles – this recording is also a sonic spectacular, made in Decca’s time-honoured tradition.

Reviews

May 2013

This new disc is mostly magnificent, but had me pining for more...Kaufmann may never sing Siegfried in the theatre, but the Forest Murmurs here, in an usually extended version, makes one long to hear him in the complete role; the Tannhäuser Rome Narration even more so, a shattering account...all told this is a further testimony to [Kaufmann's] lonely greatness among contemporary Wagner tenors.

2nd February 2013

a matchless Wagner recital...Tannhäuser’s Act 3 Rome Narration is a triumph of heroic timbre, dramatic intensity and musical sensibility...The gem for me is the Wesendonck Lieder, intended for soprano and yet, thanks to singing of such melting ardour, perfectly “owned” by the world’s leading Wagner tenor.

May 2013

Turn immediately to the Tannhäuser excerpt...Kaufmann both darkens and stresses up his voice to portray the failed pilgrim's predicament...The other operatic excerpts...also find the tenor pushing the confines of a recital disc excitingly towards the level of live performance...the disc is something of a triumph.

24th December 2012

Just when you think you’ve got the measure of this singer, he hits new heights of interpretative insight, vocal drama and sheer horse-power (that second, searing ‘Wälse!’ in the Walküre scene quite literally knocked me backwards!)...I’ll eat my Tarnhelm if this doesn’t win a slew of awards!

3rd February 2013

As Siegmund, his dark, baritonal timbre comes into its own. In Rienzi’s Prayer and Tannhäuser’s Roman narration, his Italianate timbre — surely what Wagner wanted — easily negotiates the bel canto turns and grace notes overlooked by burlier singers...No Wagner tenor sings Lieder with such musicianship, colour and sensitivity. With this glorious disc, Kaufmann sets a standard for our time.

7th March 2013

His artistry is exceptional. His sexy, heroic way with Siegmund, and the marvellous introversion he brings to Lohengrin's In Fernem Land, leave us in no doubt as to why he is today's interpreter of choice for both roles. Yet he brings the same insight and intensity to his new material...Best of all is Rienzi's prayer, in which his almost oceanic tone blends with the elegance of the fine Mozart singer he once was.

New York Times December 2013

This recording has all the allure and dark beauty of his singing...but also the thoughtfulness of an artist who does not take his stardom for granted. His rendition of the “Wesendonck Lieder” — rarely sung by men — has Mahlerian desolation and elation.

Opera News April 2013

To judge from the performances on this wide-ranging sampler, the Met's new Parsifal seems ready for coronation as the reigning Wagnerian tenor of his generation.

Opera Today April 2013

Kaufmann is so careful that the sudden fire of some of his operatic performances can shock...[He] lets us in to the naivety and the purity of [Siegfried]...his enacting of Tannhäuser’s “Rome Narrative...is tremendously effective...it is as near to an internal Tannhäuser as we are going to get

Musical Toronto 5th February 2013

When I listen to Wagner, this is how I dream it should sound.

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