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Die Walküre – Act I
With colossal talents like Birgit Nilsson, it’s tempting to imagine that she emerged fully formed from the forehead of some deity. Listening to her in the early 1950s, the unmistakable Nilsson sound is already there—yet alongside the familiar brilliance, there is a striking plangency to her tone, a quality that would later be tempered by the formidable steel of her mature voice. She is joined by the seasoned Set Svanholm, who, approaching 50, still delivers youthful, virile tones. Josef Greindl is a dark and imposing Hunding, bringing a commanding presence to the role. Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conducts with urgency, shaping Wagner’s phrases with a keen sense of forward momentum and nuance.
Track List
1. Wes Herd dies auch sei, hier muss ich rasten.
2. Müd am Herd fand ich den Mann
3. Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen
4. Die so leidig Los dir beschied
5. Ich weiss ein wildes Geschlecht
6. Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
7. Der Männer Sippe
8. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
9. Du bist der Lenz
10. Siegmund heiss’ ich
2. Müd am Herd fand ich den Mann
3. Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen
4. Die so leidig Los dir beschied
5. Ich weiss ein wildes Geschlecht
6. Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
7. Der Männer Sippe
8. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
9. Du bist der Lenz
10. Siegmund heiss’ ich
BONUS: Birgit Nilsson Sings Wagner
11. Hojotoho!
Die Walküre. Bayreuth, 1965
Karl Böhm, conductor
12. Mild und leise
Tristan und Isolde. Bayreuth, 1962
Karl Böhm, conductor
Die Walküre. Bayreuth, 1965
Karl Böhm, conductor
12. Mild und leise
Tristan und Isolde. Bayreuth, 1962
Karl Böhm, conductor
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Springtime for Nilsson
This Hamburg broadcast from 1953 has been a mainstay of the private-recording category and does not disappoint. Far from it, this ardently paced performance (led by the undervalued Hans Schmidt-Ißerstedt) bears frequent listening. Birgit Nilsson may lack the ultimate warmth of some great Sieglindes -- Lehmann, Rysanek, Crespin, Pieczonka --but she is great in her own way, sounding girlish and passionate, with gleaming top tones. Years of singing the heaviest Wagner roles wear lightly upon Set Svanholm's manly voice, a near-ideal Siegmund instrument. He and Nilsson have magnificent chemistry, and Josef Greindl is villainy incarnate as Hunding. This is a cornerstone for any self-respecting Wagner collection,
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