Parsifal Wagner SKU: 83522024AY Barcode: 4260019713759 123.00 £123.00 Genre: Classical Label: Speakers Corner Released Date: 2nd February 2015 Buying Format: 5LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Wagner: “Parsifal” – Jess Thomas, George London, Martti Talvela, Hans Hotter, Irene Dalis, Gustav Neidlinger and other soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch ?By the end of the evening, anyone who has sat on the hard chairs in Bayreuth to be immersed in Wagner’s surging waves knows that this hardship has been well worth it. The special acoustics of the Festspielhaus (for the building of which Wagner bled the Bavarian King Ludwig II like the Knights of the Grail bled Amfortas) are not purely a delight for pilgrims to the Grüner Hügel: record collectors will instantly recognise why music recorded in Bayreuth is not simply labelled ‘Live Recording’ but presented as an ‘Original Recording’. And indeed, the artistic excellence of the present “Parsifal” also contributes to the myths surrounding the Festival. Jess Thomas portrays the title role ideally, singing with an intense, heroic sound and clear articulation. George London, who personally suffered tragedy, creates a monument for himself as the wounded Amfortas, while Hans Hotter sings with the powerful baritone of an erudite but by no means antiquated Gurnemanz. No less legendary is Hans Knappertsbusch’s musical direction: a ‘high priest’ of slower tempos, his conducting was miraculously never felt to be sluggish. Gurnemanz’s mystic words “Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit” (Time here becomes space) take on a programmatic meaning for both the music and sound of this recording. Recording: July and August 1962 at Festspielhaus Bayreuth, Germany, by Volker Straus Production: Hans Lauterslager Artist Wagner Genre Classical Label Speakers Corner Buying Options 5LP Format 5LP Condition New Country Germany Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Classical View Product Quick View Hans Zimmer The World Of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration Classical | Sony Classical | 3LP Released 25th March 2019 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hans Zimmer The World Of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration £34.00 Genre: Classical Label: Sony Classical SKU: 19075928611 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 25th March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Astor Piazzolla: Libertango Martha Argerich, Gautier Capuçon, Gidon Kremer, Artemis Quartet Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 5th March 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Astor Piazzolla: Libertango Martha Argerich, Gautier Capuçon, Gidon Kremer, Artemis Quartet £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295082772 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 5th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jacqueline du Pré Richard Strauss: Don Quixote Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP Released 5th June 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jacqueline du Pré Richard Strauss: Don Quixote £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295765316 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th June 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amadeus Quartet LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: The Rasumovsky Quartets, op. 59 Nos. 1-3 Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th October 2017 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Amadeus Quartet LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: The Rasumovsky Quartets, op. 59 Nos. 1-3 £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4798120 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Los Angeles Philharmonic & Susanna Mälkki Steve Reich: Runner / Music for Ensemble and Orchestra Classical | Nonesuch | 1LP Released 2nd December 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Los Angeles Philharmonic & Susanna Mälkki Steve Reich: Runner / Music for Ensemble and Orchestra £25.00 Genre: Classical Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597910131 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paolo Conte Alla Scala Classical | Decca (UMO) Classics (CAM) [GB] | Classics | CAM | 2LP Released 8th December 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paolo Conte Alla Scala £35.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) Classics (CAM) [GB] | Classics | CAM SKU: 8226231 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 8th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joseph Keilberth Wagner – Götterdämmerung Classical | Testament | 6LP, Box Set Released 8th July 2016 £120.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joseph Keilberth Wagner – Götterdämmerung £120.00 Genre: Classical Label: Testament SKU: SBTLP61393 Formats: 6LP, Box Set Released Date: 8th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Moussorgsky/Ravel/Fritz Reiner Pictures At An Exhibition Classical | Analogue Productions | SACD Released 11th December 2013 £38.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Moussorgsky/Ravel/Fritz Reiner Pictures At An Exhibition £38.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: CAPC2201SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 11th December 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Max Richter Infra Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP Released 29th June 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Max Richter Infra £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4797007 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 29th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sviatoslav Richter Warsaw, National Philharmonic Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th August 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sviatoslav Richter Warsaw, National Philharmonic Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4797722 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
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