Vienna state opera chorus, vienna philharmonic, rudolf kempe, cond. In lohengrin anonymous middle high german poem, lohengrin c. Mar 05, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from wagner. The natural point of comparison for this set is kempe s classic set, which shares the same orchestra, the same lohengrin and the same ortrud, and was recorded. Apr 14, 2017 thank you for choosing yourclassical as your goto for your classical music.
Abbado, barenboim, bohm, bychkov, heger, jochum munich 1952bayreuth 1954, karajan, keilberth, kempe, kubelik, matacic, sawallisch, schuchter, solti, swarowsky, varviso. Scan the qr code or copy the address below into your wallet to send some monero. He was at his best lively, incisive, warm, expressive, but never even remotely selfindulgent in the austrogermanic and czech repertory. It is hard to argue, even after many decades, that this is not the first choice recording of lohengrin. I think in many places the second scene of act 3 as i mentioned and in act 2 particularly solti does him one better, but kempe captures the human drama of lohengrin, and it is very gripping in his hands. The only place where it brings real losses is in the chorus scenes, which are many in this opera. In short, recommending a preeminent recording from the ten years between 1958 and 1968 is inadvisable. Vinyl 12 richard wagner, rudolf kempe lohengrin highlights 1986, vinyl discogs.
Lohengrin rudolf kempe, vienna 1963 warner, cd tearing ourselves away from the green hill, we find ourselves in vienna, with rudolf kempe conducting a magical performance of wagners momentous study of identity, deception and denial. Lohengrin bohm, wien 1965 terrific energetic conducting from bohm in this live recording. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The most famous piece from lohengrin is the bridal chorus here comes the bride, still played at many western weddings. Still, kempe s 1967 bayreuth performance, despite making the 5minute cut in act 3, leaps into the top class of performances available to the eager lover of wagner and of great singing. This recording of lohengrin moves from one mid priced release to another and not, it should be said, in noticeably better sound. Lohengrin 19670730 kempe bayreuth wagner discography. Vorspiel orchester wiener philharmonikerrudolf kempe wagner. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
This celebrated 1964 recording of lohengrin with rudolf kempe and the vienna state opera orchestra still stands the test of time. Richard wagner, rudolf kempe lohengrin highlights 1986. Kempe is a superb draftsman, and he keeps the orchestra lively, exuberant, but never strident. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval german romance, notably the. Richard wagner, vienna philharmonic orchestra, rudolf. Lohengrin libretto englishgerman opera by richard wagner. The soundstage of the kempe is more sympathetic, more engaging. Lohengrin act 1 rudolf kempe bayreuth 1967 youtube wagner. Wagner, rudolf kempe, thomas tipton, grace hoffman. The natural point of comparison for this set is kempes classic set, which shares the same orchestra, the same lohengrin and the same ortrud, and was recorded two years previously. Lohengrin act 2 rudolf kempe bayreuth 1967 duration. Gottlob frick is a tad preferable to karl ridderbusch, but i wouldnt want to insist on it. Over the past 7 years we have amassed a collection of nearly recordings, available on cd and mp3, of live opera performances featuring great opera singers. Jan 22, 2012 lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850.
Lohengrin highlights richard wagner by rudolf kempe download and listen to the album. Lohengrin richard wagner by rudolf kempe download and listen to the album. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lohengrin ridderbusch king harper hoffmann mcintyre dirg kempe. 27 jess thomaselisabeth grummerdietrich fischerdieskauchrista ludwiggottlob frickotto wienerchor der wiener staatsoperwiener philharmonikerrudolf kempe. To start this download, you need a free bittorrent client like qbittorrent.
Once again jess thomas is the most outstanding and mesmerizing lohengrin on record. Lohengrin by richard wagner libretto english german enry i, the fowler, king of germany bass. Opera cds and mp3s of live performances opera depot. Rudolf kempe dirigierte 1967 seinen ersten lohengrin in bayreuth. Lohengrin s premiere was in 1850 with franz liszt conducting. Lohengrin bayreuth 1967 rudolf kempe on allmusic 2000. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup.
Lohengrin jess thomas, rudolf kempe, vienna state opera chorus on allmusic 1987. Interpretively, kempe was something of a german beecham. It seems to bear some relation to the northern european folktale of the seven swans, but its actual origin is uncertain. His greatest recorded legacy, accomplished during the last four or five years of his life, was the multivolume emi set of the orchestral works and concertos of. Wagners lohengrin was parodied in victor herberts 1906 burlesque the magic knight, and was reworked into salvatore sciarrinos 1982 opera lohengrin, which reduces the narrative to a manic hallucination.
Lohengrin, wwv 75, is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850. Mark elders concert recording mentioned above has marvelous playing, plus vogt as a most unusual lohengrin. Lohengrin highlights by rudolf kempe on amazon music. Richard wagner rudolf kempe lohengrin abridged 1965. Wagner was a unique musical genius love him or hate him, wagners music made the most telling contribution to dramatic art since greek tragedy, arguably. In addition to the variety of music streams we have, were proud to offer features like the one youre reading right now. In this 1957 recording, german conductor rudolf kempe 19101976 leads the munich state opera orchestra in a performance of the prelude to act iii of lohengin. Richard wagner, vienna philharmonic orchestra, rudolf kempe. Wagner was in exile and could not attend the premiere. Lohengrin, the knight of the swan, hero of german versions of a legend widely known in variant forms from the european middle ages onward. Kempe was known for his flexibility in shaping phrases and building climaxes. The popular tone poems of richard strauss received glowing readings from rudolf kempe and the staatskapelle dresden in 1973 and 1974, and this 2011 reissue brings them to new listeners in a convenient emi masters twofer. All albums by rudolf kempe available to download and stream in high quality.
The underrecorded claire watson is a superb dignified elsa, and the familiar duo of christa ludwig and walther berry charismatic as the villainous pagan antagonists. By turns thrilling, beautiful, and heartbreaking, kempe s. Elisabeth grummer, christa ludwig, jess thomas, dietrich fischerdieskau, gottlob frick, richard wagner, rudolf kempe, vienna philharmonic orchestra, vienna state opera choir wagner. Richard wagner bridal chorus, lohengrin youtube featuring the entire suite also a little too slow, but it has a chorus. Lohengrin has been wellserved on record, whether in studio or live recordings, and all the above are well worth hearing. Dietrich fischerdieskau is a riveting friedrich, jess thomas a dynamic. The first production was a disappointment, and wagner began talking about a festival theatre built by himself, an idea that later manifested itself in the bayreuth festival house. Jess thomass lohengrin is a well know comodity, and he is somewhat freersounding on the classic kempe studio recording, and the live 62 sawallisch from bayreuth. A secondbest lohengrin 1965 for karl bohm classics today. Heinrich karl ridderbusch lohengrin james king elsa heather harper telramud donald mcintyre ortrud grace hoffmann mp3 download. Durch gottes sieg ist jetzt dein leben mein lohengrin, konig, elsa, ortrud, friedrich, manner, frauen 4.
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