Notes and Editorial Reviews
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Opera aficionados have long felt that Bryn Terfel was destined to sing the music of Richard Wagner. The superb bass-baritone has thrilled listeners since the very beginning of his career with an extraordinary voice that boasts an abundance of power and a remarkably wide range, and with his impressive interpretive acumen--essential qualities for a successful realization of any of the roles from the daunting Wagnerian canon. Terfel rewards the patience of his many admirers and proves that the anticipation was warranted, with a thoroughly satisfying program made up of arias from 'Der fliegende Holländer,' 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,' 'Tannhäuser,'
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'Parsifal,' and 'Die Walküre.' He rises to the challenge of these demanding works with accounts that are vocally and dramatically powerful, brilliantly displaying the complex psyches of Wagner's troubled heroes. The performances are outstanding simply on the merits of Terfel's prodigious vocals, but the additional luxury of support from the formidable Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic render them sublime. The album is a milestone in an already brilliant career and a harbinger of even greater accomplishments to come. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Der fliegende Holländer: Die Frist ist um [Monologue] by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841/1852; Germany
Venue: Live Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 10 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
2.
Der fliegende Holländer: Overture by Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841/1852; Germany
Venue: Live Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 10 Minutes 37 Secs.
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
3.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 7 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
4.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
5.
Tannhäuser: O, du mein holder Abendstern by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection begins with "Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung deckt die Lande..."
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
6.
Parsifal: Mein Sohn Amfortas...Wehvolles Erbe by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1882; Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 8 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection begins with "Nein! Lasst ihn unenthüllt!..."
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
7.
Parsifal: Ja, Wehe! Wehe! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1882; Bayreuth, Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
8.
Die Walküre: Leb' wohl..."Farewell and Magic Fire music" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Length: 16 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (2000 - 2001)
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