Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
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Label: Australian Eloquence
Cat No: ELQ4807194
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 9th December 2016
Contents
Artists
Paul SchofflerOtto Edelmann
Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Wilhelm Felden
Karl Donch
Alfred Poell
Erich Majkut
William Wernigk
Hermann Gallos
Harald Proglhof
Franz Bierbach
Ljubomir Pantscheff
Gunther Treptow
Anton Dermota
Hilde Gueden
Else Schurhoff
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
Hans KnappertsbuschWorks
Die Meistersinger von NurnbergArtists
Paul SchofflerOtto Edelmann
Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Wilhelm Felden
Karl Donch
Alfred Poell
Erich Majkut
William Wernigk
Hermann Gallos
Harald Proglhof
Franz Bierbach
Ljubomir Pantscheff
Gunther Treptow
Anton Dermota
Hilde Gueden
Else Schurhoff
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
Hans KnappertsbuschAbout
It was no small achievement to get this, Wagner’s longest single opera, on disc, and not surprisingly there were some problems, particularly – as early critics pointed out – of balance, both of orchestra with voices, and between voices themselves. Yet these shortcomings are less in evidence now, and pale beside the opportunity to hear the music sung by a cast drawn from one of the great post-war opera companies – including Otto Edelmann, Anton Dermota, Günther Treptow and Hilde Gueden.
But perhaps it is above all for Paul Schöffler’s Hans Sachs, however, that this set is valuable. For many, Schöffler was the great post-war Hans Sachs. Few singers have rivalled Friedrich Schorr in this role, but perhaps Schöffler came closest. His was a warm bass-baritone voice with a wide range of colouring, as much at home in Mozart as in darker roles such as Iago. He brought to Sachs a generous and sympathetic tone evident in the monologues, particularly those in the third act (his ‘Johannisnacht’ is exquisite), but also a feeling for the humour and humanity of the piece that many other interpreters have lacked.
Hans Knappertsbusch is the other star of this recording. He coaxes playing of great sensitivity from the Wiener Philharmoniker. Time and again he shows us aspects of the music rarely revealed, conjuring up a more magical, less hectic midsummer than is customary.
‘Whichever version you own or plan to acquire, this old Knappertsbusch may be the most authentic for both conducting and singing – as long as you can accept the ageing sound and disregard the less than ingratiating singing of Treptow. Most of all it is a wonderful tribute to the art of Paul Schoeffler and his deeply moving human portrayal of Hans Sachs. In that respect it is a desert-island-set’ - Musicweb International
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