Comparing singer for singer is really difficult here. Jess thomas lohengrin, elisabeth grummer elsa of brabant, christa ludwig ortrud. All albums by rudolf kempe available to download and stream in high quality. The only place where it brings real losses is in the chorus scenes, which are many in this opera.
Lohengrin, wwv 75, is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850. Rudolf kempe conducts the german and austrian romantic. James king lohengrin, heather harper elsa, donald mcintyre telramund, grace. An affecting story of indisputable trust, doomed love. Review by scott grunow kempe s is still the best lohengrin even after more than 30 years.
Lohengrin bayreuth 1967 rudolf kempe on allmusic 2000. Lohengrin james king, heather harper, grace hoffman, donald mcintyre. Richard wagner lohengrin erster aufzug vorspiel staatskapelle dresden rudolf kempe studio recording, dresden, 22. He succeeded joseph keilberth as head of the staatskapelle in dresden, conducted acclaimed performances in bayreuth, london and new york, and made awardwinning recordings with the two top european orchestras, the vienna and the berlin philharmonics. Hearing it for the first time on cd gives me no reason to change that judgement. It counts with james king, heather harper, grace hoffman and donald mcintyre. Richard wagner, rudolf kempe lohengrin highlights 1986. The tenor jonas kaufmann, who was kept away from the scenes for a few weeks because of a hematoma on his vocal cords, returns to opera bastille, alongside martine serafin, evelyn herlitzius and wolfgang koch, directed by philippe jordan, as lohengrin, an emblematic role of the wagnerian repertoire. Relaxing jazz for work and study background instrumental concentration jazz for work and study duration. I dont know the leinsdorf recording with konya, but otherwise kubelik is the one to have. Wagner, fischerdieskau, ludwig, kempe lohengrin amazon. Lohengrin is a very interesting but awkward opera it is barely possible to imagine a convincing staging and particularly with the scrutiny of cameras. Dietrich fischerdieskau is a riveting friedrich, jess thomas a dynamic. If you dont have the famous tristan, also from warner, with karajan, get it and pour.
Kempe gives this music a mystical edge his rivals lack, and he does so with a painters sense of colour. With acrobat reader dc you can do more than just open and view pdf files its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools take your pdf. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Abbado, barenboim, bohm, bychkov, heger, jochum munich 1952bayreuth 1954, karajan, keilberth, kempe, kubelik, matacic, sawallisch, schuchter, solti, swarowsky, varviso. Nor with all its otherwordly music do you want a lot of coughing or stage noise. There is the old story of live conducting versus studio conducting. 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. Lohengrin rudolf kempe, fischerdieskau, grummer, thomas. Wagner, lohengrin, prelude, act one, rudolf kempe youtube. Lohengrin, metaphor of the artist news article opera. This is a partial discography of lohengrin, an opera by richard wagner. Lohengrin licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of emi classics.
Recorded on 23 november 5 december 1962, april 1963. Adrev publishing, warner chappell, emi music publishing, public domain compositions, and 1. Download free lohengrin font, view its character map and generate textbased images or logos with lohengrin font online. Lohengrin ga rudolf kempe, thomas, fischerdieskau, grummer, richard. With the shimmering sound of the vienna strings, kempe s masterful conducting and the most consistent cast, listening is still a sublime experience. The son of parzival percival, he is a knight of the holy grail sent in a boat pulled by swans to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity.
I recently saw lohengrin live for the first time in an opera house, and have been slightly obsessed with it ever since. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rudolf kempe elisabeth grummerdietrich fischerdieskauchore des st hedwigskathedrale berlinberliner philharmoniker. Jess thomas is very fine and for the reasons already given, gives a better listening experience overall. He had been turned into a swan by the evil magic of ortrud. Adrev publishing, warner chappell, emi music publishing, public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. This celebrated 1964 recording of lohengrin with rudolf kempe and the vienna state opera orchestra still stands the test of time. Lohengrin 196263 kempe thomas, grummer, ludwig wien. Home news lohengrin, metaphor of the artist lohengrin, metaphor of the artist. 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. The first production was in weimar, germany on 28 august 1850 at the staatskapelle weimar, conducted by franz liszt. First of all let it be stated that jochum does not act as a knight in shining armour in this respect, for there are shortcomings to this 1952 account. Vienna state opera chorus, vienna philharmonic, rudolf kempe, cond.
Escorting elsa and the bier to the scheldt, the knight tells the king he cannot now lead the army against the hungarian invaders. Lohengrin 19670730 kempe bayreuth wagner discography. This recording of lohengrin moves from one mid priced release to another and not, it should be said, in noticeably better sound. The swan dives into the river and appears again in the form of gottfried, elsas brother.
These six testament discs, reviving emi recordings first issued between 1956 and 1961, reveal rudolf kempe 191076 as a gentle spirit, one whose ability to distil in sound the rapturously introspective spiritual world of lohengrin and parsifal is both exquisitely moving and practically unrivalled. Lohengrin parodie in vier bildern internet archive. It is hard to argue, even after many decades, that this is not the first choice recording of lohengrin. Gottlob frick is a tad preferable to karl ridderbusch, but i wouldnt want to insist on it. It takes lohengrin to the castle of the holy grail. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rudolf kempe at the discogs marketplace. But in all other ways, including exciting, gripping drama from the podium, and orchestral sound of great fullness and beauty, i heartily recommend soltis heroic lohengrin. A secondbest lohengrin 1965 for karl bohm classics today. He explains that his home is the temple of the holy grail at distant monsalvat, to which he must return. Mar 05, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from wagner. Lohengrin is a character in german arthurian literature. For those looking to hear kempe conducting lohengrin, therefore, the vienna studio recording still gives the better and more complete impression. 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. The soundstage of the kempe is more sympathetic, more engaging.
Check it out on slacker radio, on free internet stations like opera too. Rudolf kempe 1910 1976 established perhaps the greatest international career of all german conductors since the 1950s. 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. A dove comes down from heaven, and takes the place of the swan at the head of the boat.
When discussing the available versions of lohengrin at the time of the issue of soltis decca recording, i described this karajan account as mannered. Lohengrin preludeug448282020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Lohengrin jess thomas, rudolf kempe, vienna state opera chorus on allmusic 1987. Jess thomas lohengrin, gerhard unger david, elisabeth grummer eva, marga hoffgen magdalene, rudolf schock walther, ferdinand frantz sachs, sylvia geszty zerbinetta, teresa zylisgara komponist, theo adam musiklehr, rudolf kempe. Lohengrin rudolf kempe, fischerdieskau, grummer, thomas, richard. Vinyl 12 richard wagner, rudolf kempe lohengrin highlights 1986, vinyl discogs. This release is a part of deccas massive remastered wagner collection of all the solti operas excluding the ring. Rudolf kempe dirigierte 1967 seinen ersten lohengrin in bayreuth. Johann nestroy lohengrin parodie in vier bildern, in. An angel recording, released in australia exclusively by world record club. Lohengrin has been wellserved on record, whether in studio or live recordings, and all the above are well worth hearing. Lohengrin kempe 16 acte 1 durch gottes sieg ist jetzt. Ligeti, atmospheres wagner, prelude to lohengrin act 1 berg, violin concerto brahms, symphony no.
The only thing about this box, is that since it was originally recorded digitally, there has been no need for extensive reprocessing unlike the earlier recordings. Fingers crossed the dresden lohengrin becomes available on dvdbluray soon. Heinrich karl ridderbusch lohengrin james king elsa heather harper telramud donald mcintyre ortrud grace hoffmann mp3 download. Based on a romantic medieval legend of the swan knight who liberates a princess from pagan evil forces, the music drama lohengrin is regarded by many as wagners most engaging and immediately appealing opera. Lohengrin prays that elsa may get her lost brother back. Kempe was known for his flexibility in shaping phrases and building climaxes. By turns thrilling, beautiful, and heartbreaking, kempe s conception of the opera. Jun 12, 20 rivela di essere lohengrin, figlio di parsifal e servitore del graal. Lohengrin james king, heather harper, grace hoffman. Only in kempe s noted version on emi 288 have i felt so strongly the main attributes of lohengrin. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Karajan treats act 1 rather as if it were act 2 of gotterdammerung, something the music cannot always bear. Anyways, i am just going to take it slow and easy, continue listening to lohengrin. Lohengrin represents the most exciting aspects of romantic opera.
For some years now it has seemed increasingly anomalous that the kempe. Vorspiel orchester wiener philharmonikerrudolf kempe wagner. Lohengrin opera simple english wikipedia, the free. He was at his best lively, incisive, warm, expressive, but never even remotely selfindulgent in the austrogermanic and czech repertory. Feb 22, 2012 for the sheer vocal power of its cast and the resultant compelling drama, the kempe recording remains unparalleled. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. I did put the free ring download on an alternate mp3 player, a 2gb unit it took up 34s of the player and will listen to a cd worth every weekend day while my main player recharges in the late afternoon. The sound is very good though the brass is not that well recorded, and the pace is generally slow, it draws me in. 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. Further information and the download links can be found at the wagnerheim forum. This performance is not just complementary to the earlier kempe, but in many ways surpasses it. 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. Lohengrin libretto english opera by richard wagner.
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