I'd like to be more enthusiastic about this performance, but it has its share a problems. Otto Weiner doesn't have the voice or the force of personality to make an effective Sachs. He often sounds rather whiny and I even had trouble differentiating him from Beckmesser in their two scenes together. Keilberth's conducting is decent overall but there are moments when he lets things get away from his (the end of Act I is a muddled mess). On the positive side, Ernst Kozub as Walther is in much better voice than he would be for Sawallisch 3 years later (a superb Meistersinger available from Opera Depot). The rest of the cast is also very good. The sound quality of this recording is decent overall although there is some mild digital clicking audible at the beginning of Act III.