Wagner - Die Walkure
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Label: Halle
Cat No: CDHLD7531
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 14th May 2012
Contents
Artists
Stig AndersenClive Bayley
Susan Bullock
Miranda Keys
Sarah Castle
Katherine Broderick
Ceri Williams
Yvonne Howard
Egils Silins
Susan Bickley
Elaine McKrill
Linda Finnie
Alison Kettlewell
Leah Marian Jones
Halle Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderWorks
Die WalkureArtists
Stig AndersenClive Bayley
Susan Bullock
Miranda Keys
Sarah Castle
Katherine Broderick
Ceri Williams
Yvonne Howard
Egils Silins
Susan Bickley
Elaine McKrill
Linda Finnie
Alison Kettlewell
Leah Marian Jones
Halle Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderAbout
“[The Hallé’s concert performance of Die Walküre was] a two-day emotional journey that left me feeling torn apart. Act I was captivating and potent; Act II fiercely moving; Act III enough to make one rush from the hall and plunge in a Manchester canal. The gigantic orchestral climax interrupting Wotan's Farewell was as convulsively emotional as I could want it. Subtleties of orchestral shading and balance went by like an express train. The conducting was inspired; the immense structure cohered; one looks forward to the issue of the live recording happily being made.” - The Sunday Times, July 2011 - Paul Driver
The recording features soloists of the highest calibre, perfectly cast by Elder who displays his opera credentials and achieves performances which are both moving and dramatic.
Cast:
- Stig Andersen: Siegmund
- Clive Bayley: Hunding
- Susan Bullock: Brünnhilde
- Miranda Keys: Gerhilde
- Sarah Castle: Waltraute
- Katherine Broderick: Helmwige
- Ceri Williams: Grimgerde
- Yvonne Howard: Sieglinde
- Egils Silins: Wotan
- Susan Bickley: Fricka
- Elaine McKrill: Ortlinde
- Linda Finnie: Schwertleite
- Alison Kettlewell: Siegrune
- Leah Marian Jones: Rossweisee
This is the latest release in Elder and Halle’s stunning Ring cycle and was recorded live at sell out Bridgewater Hall concerts which formed highlights of the 2011 Manchester International Festival. The performances received stunning reviews, including:
"The Hallé excelled in supporting the human voice, lifting the vernal lovesong of Siegmund and Sieglinde in a light lilt … The cast was outstanding." - Hilary Finch: Monday 18 July 2011 (The Times)
"[The Hallé’s] Wagner is simply beautiful, and if that burnished lyricism was more glamorous than dangerous in Act I of Die Walküre, the duet with Siegmund (Stig Andersen) and Sieglinde (Yvonne Howard) had a tenderness beyond renegade intoxication. Elder is a skilful accompanist, metering the blend to suit the timbres of his cast … [he] conducted as though in love with a score that was in love with love itself." - Anna Picard: Sunday 24 July 2011 (The Independent on Sunday)
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