Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Greindl, Lorengar, Beirer, Grobe, Kreppel; Hollreiser. Berlin, 1963

$10.17



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Pros:

  • Josef Greindl, famous for his Wagnerian villains, shows a softer side as Hans Sachs. Though the color of the voice is clearly that of a bass, he manages the grueling tessitura of Hans Sach's vocal writing with remarkable ease.
  • Pilar Lorengar's sweet Eva is every bit the ingenue with just a pinch of Wagnerian steel.
  • Hans Beirer's burnished tenor finds itself right at home in both the lyrical and stentorian passages of Walther's music.

Cons:

  • The sound lacks depth.

In Mono

OD 11709-4