WAGNER Der Ring des Nibelungen
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Otakar Kraus, Erich Witte, Kurt Böhme
Sylvia Fisher, Ramón Vinay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Peter Klein, Hermann Uhde
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1957
“This cast is a mixture of international Wagnerians and Covent Garden residents, with the Wotan (Hotter), Siegfried (Windgassen) and Siegmund (Vinay) common to the 1955 Bayreuth set. The glory here is Birgit Nilsson’s gleaming Brünnhilde, already 39 years old, but sounding youthful, touching and tireless. The set is a reminder of the strengths of the company at this period, with Joan Sutherland leading the Rhinemaidens.” - The Sunday Times 19th, June 2008
“Perhaps Kempe's lyricism doesn't always measure up completely to the darker moments in the drama. There's more anguish to be found in Walküre, for instance, than he allows, more bleakness in Götterdämmerung, and the recording quality is at best acceptable. But the virtues of this set far outweigh the drawbacks, and the best of it is gloriously compelling.” - The Guardian, 30th may 2008
Antonio Forcione, Neil Stacey - Acoustic Mania - Talking Hands
SCHUBERT, STRAVINSKY, MOZART, The Allegri String Quartet - Arpeggione Sonata // Three Pieces for String Quartet // Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo // Clarinet Quintet in A Major
SCHUBERT, MENDELSSOHN, The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Symphony No. 5 in B Flat // Symphony No.4 in A