Richard Wagner Wagner: Das Rheingold (CD) Box Set (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Wagner: Das RheingoldCondition: NewFormat: CDEdition: Box SetNo Of Discs: 3Record Label: HalléRelease Date: 06/01/2018Composer: Richard WagnerConductor: Mark ElderPerformer Orchestra: Halle OrchestraGenre: ClassicalStyle: Opera & VocalEAN: 5065001341540Artist: Richard WagnerMPN: CDHLD7549Description: PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN KURZBESCHREIBUNG The latest in their highly regarded Wagner opera series, Halle presents the live recording of their acclaimed Bridgewater Hall performance. Das Rheingold stands as the Varabent or "Preliminary Evening" of Wagner's epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, designed to be free of the traditional operatic concepts of aria and operatic chorus, and presented as the more epic Buhenfestspiel or "stage festival play," with the linking of dramatic elements through the use of musical motifs. The album was recorded at the Bridgewater Hall, capturing all the drama of the acclaimed live performance. The release was produced by Halle's award-winning engineer Steve Portnoi. "The Halle were the stars, responsive to every nuance of Elder's direction." (The Times on Halle's performance of Das Rheingold) "Elder's interpretation combined lyricism with drama in a way that only the greatest Wagner conductors can realize." (Opera Magazine on Halle's performance of Das Rheingold) REZENSION Wagnerian music, which has always generated controversies, provokes, by its musical form, the poetic argumentation and the titanic instrumentation, on the one hand, the irritation that it generates in the tradition of conservative thought and, on the other hand, there It has a strong attraction to meet, listen to it, interpret it and, ultimately, to direct it and perform it. The English director Sir Mark Elder, who has already recorded three operas by Richard Wagner with the Hallé Orchestra, Die Walküre, Parsifal, Götterdämmerung, presents a new version of Das Rheingold, the first of the four operas that configures the cycle of Der Ring des Nibelungen. The Gold of the Rhine, in a direct, very expressive version of Sir Mark Elder, has the merit of entering, without a doubt, the inevitable voluptuousness with which the characters seduced and tormented by their passions live. It was recorded live at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester in November 2016. These records begin the Wagnerian cycle of the Hallé Orchestra which will last for a few years, without any symptoms of exhaustion, as evidenced by the abundant live recordings, all of them superb Sir Mark Elder has created a precedent with his Wagnerian recordings, an example of the many magical moments that will be created in his future work. As the reader already has to know, the history of the Der Ring der Nibelungen cycle refers to the struggles of the gods, heroes and other mythical figures who strive to possess the magic ring that grants power, destructive force and lust of power. The work the soloists have done is excellent. The most notable is the Alberich by Samuel Youn. The color of her voice is spectacular. Iain Paterson plays Wotan with a lot of comfort on the defensive. Wotan will not be relevant until later. The convincing Susan Bickley, in the character of Fricka, from his first entry, becomes a true goddess of singing. And the soprano Emma Bell, like Freia, makes a formidable interpretation. Regarding the English orchestra, it is necessary to say that the metal section is spectacular, to give a significant example. The truth is that the whole orchestra acts with majesty to bring Wagner's musical strength to the listener. Elder knows how to extract the best and best of his orchestra: he knows how to shape and rhythm each scene, recreate wonderful textures and highlight the relevant details of the instrumentation. The musical achievement is very satisfactory; This is a new, transcendental recording. --Sonograma Magazine More than a decade ago I reviewed what I believe was Sir Mark Elders first foray into the realm of Wagner. He turned out to be a splendid Wagnerian, which has later been confirmed by various complete sets on the Hallé label. The Hallé are certainly a fully-fledged Wagner orchestra and I cant resist quoting myself eleven years ago: There is an admirable homogeneity of sound, both as a total experience and within the different departments. The strings are warm and silvery, the brass is sonorous and punchy and the woodwind blend beautifully. This is in evidence everywhere here too, and the excellent recording contributes greatly to let the orchestra blossom whenever there is an opportunity. Mostly of course in the purely instrumental music, and there is a lot of that. What is especially noteworthy is Sir Marks skilful handling of dynamics. The very opening is a classical example, taking us from an inaudible start, expanding organically in a relentless crescendo up to the rise of the curtain. To achieve this the conductor has to judge the dynamics so that the tension is constantly heated, with no slacking of intensity. The audience should, literally be sitting on the edge of their seats and feel the sweat pearling on their collective forehead. The interlude before scene 2 is truly spectacular, where the music is a kind of equivalent to a continuous camera-tracking from the bottom of the Rhine to the top of the mountain where Wotan and Fricka are still asleep. I noted the same scrupulous gradations in Asher Fisch s epoch-making first Australian Ring issued some ten years ago, and returning to my review of Das Rheingold I found that I had made almost identical descriptions of his handling of the orchestra. Generally I feel that there are several similarities between Fisch and Elder, which is a recommendation in itself. Elder has an excellent trio of Rheinmaidens, their voices blending beautifully in the concerted passages and individually also very attractive. Samuel Youn s dark and menacing Alberich can be compared favourably also with his counterparts on the legendary Solti, Böhm and Karajan sets and is vocally superior to Theo Adam s expressive but wobbly dwarf on the in many respects highly recommendable Haitink set. Iain Paterson can be quite impressive, he also has an attractive lyrical restraint in many passages, making him very human. Susan Bickley s Fricka has been hailed before and she certainly stands with the best in a very competitive field. Emma Bell does what she can with Freja s rather nondescript role, while Reinhard Hagen and Clive Bayley s giants are really towering experiences. David Stouts Donner is the usual hothead always brandishing his dreaded hammer and he sings impressively his Schwüles Gedubst schwebt in der Luft (CD 3 tr. 10) and David Butt Philip shines in Froh s Zur Burg führt die Brücke. Possibly the best two impersonations are Will Hartmann s Loge and Nicky Spence s Mime. Both are superb character tenors with wide pallets of vocal colours and full arrays of expressive nuances. They are both in the Graham Clarke division, which is praise indeed. The only weak link is Susanne Resmark s uncharacteristically shaky and colourless Erda, but her solo takes a mere 5:32 and she also makes amends with some brilliant forte singing. The finale is magnificent and the ovations that follow are understandable. This is a Rheingold that is well worth adding to anyones collection. --MusicwebRelease Year: 2018Tracks: Disc 11: Prelude2: Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle3: Hehe! Ihr Nicker! Wie Seid Ihr Niedlich, Neidliches Volk!4: Garstig Glatter Glitschiger Glimmer!5: Wie in Den Gliedern6: Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin Lacht in Den Grund7: Was Ist`s, Ihr Glatten8: Der Welt Erbe Gewänn' Ich Zu Eigen Durch Dich?9: Wotan, Gemahl, Erwache!10: Um Des Gatten Treue Besorgt11: Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug'12: Endlich Loge!13: Immer Ist Undank Loges Lohn!14: Dir's Zu Melden, Gelobt' Ich Den MadchenDisc 21: Was Ein Dieb Stahl2: Hör', Wotan, Der Harrenden Wort!3: Über Stock Und Stein Zu Tal4: Wotan, Gemahl! Unsel'ger Mann!5: Interlude6: Hieher! Hieher! Tückischer Zwerg!7: Nibelheim Hier8: Wer Hälfe Mir?9: Nehmt Euch in Acht; Alberich Naht10: Zitt're Und Zage, Gezähmtes Heer11: Was Wollt Ihr Hier?12: Die in Linder Lüfte Weh'n Da Oben Ihr Lebt13: Wen Doch Fasste Nicht Wunder14: Riesenwurm Winde Sich Ringelnd!15: Krumm Und Grau16: Da, Vetter, Sitze Du Fest!17: Gezahlt Hab' Ich, Nun Lass' Mich Ziehn!Disc 31: Nun Denn! Alberich Liess Euch Alles2: Schlüpfe Denn Heim3: Lauschtest Du Seinem Liebesgruss?4: Liebliche Schwester5: So Sind Wir Denn Fertig6: Weiche, Wotan, Weiche!7: Hört, Ihr Riesen! Zurück Und Harret!8: Halt, Du Gieriger! Gönne Mir Auch Was!9: Was Gleicht, Wotan, Wohl Deinem Glucke?10: Schwüles Gedünst Schwebt in Der Luft11: Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Auge12: Ihrem Ende Eilen Sie Zu13: Rheingold! Rheingold! Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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