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Wagner: Siegfried - Windgassen, Varnay, Hotter, Stolze, Andersson; Knappertsbusch. Bayreuth, 1958
Wagner: Siegfried - Windgassen, Varnay, Hotter, Stolze, Andersson; Knappertsbusch. Bayreuth, 1958 Wagner: Siegfried - Windgassen, Varnay, Hotter, Stolze, Andersson; Knappertsbusch. Bayreuth, 1958

Wagner: Siegfried - Windgassen, Varnay, Hotter, Stolze, Andersson; Knappertsbusch. Bayreuth, 1958

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Pros:

  • Wolfgang Windgassen's Siegfried strikes a good mix of insolence and sweetness.
  • Hans Hotter fairs well as the Wanderer, although the top of the voice does seem a little dried out at times.
  • In her brief appearance at the end of Act III, Astrid Varnay demonstrates her ability to spin a legato line that would have been the envy of the finest bel canto specialist.
  • Gerhard Stolze's over-the-top Mime chews the scenery without completely leeching the humanity (or "dwarfanity") out of the part.

Cons:

  • None to mention.

In Mono

OD 12042-4