Wagner

Parsifal

Eliasson, Rysanek, Schenk, Roar; Stein
Frankfurt, 1976

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Parsifal

Leonie Rysanek, in an early outing as Kundry, asserts herself as one of the finest exponents of this role. Her wild voice soars like few other sopranos in this role, but she delivers more than just high-octane singing. She manages to capture the character's inner suffering, giving Kundry an inner dimension that you rarely hear. I was particularly moved by her delivery of Kundry's only line in Act III "Dienen... Dienen".

The rest of the cast ranges from solid to excellent. Leif Roar in particular is a first rate Amfortas.

Horst Stein's pacing is both musical and incredibly sympathetic to the needs of the singers. This is a single microphone recording and contains some extraneous noise from the audience, however the recording limitations give an honest sense of the experience of actually sitting in the house, and in particular the singular opulence of Rysanek's instrument.

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Alfonso U.✓ Verified Buyer

United States

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Parsifal with Rysanek and Thomas. Conducted by H STein

The reason I purchased this Parsifal was Rysanek as Kundry, and of course, I was impressed. She is capable of giving the right meaning to the words without being over enthusiastic, and at the same time she has enough vocal power to sing through the very difficult second act without tiring. Wonderful! The rest of the cast is serviceable without being particularly notable. Horst Stein, back in the 70's, seemed that he only conducted Parsifal. He brings the right textures out of this wonderful score and supports the singers quite well as was expected from a house conductor. I knew what I was getting and I got what I knew I would get. This set may be recommended as the fifth set of someone's collection of Parsifals. The sound is precarious and there is a lot of caughing close to the recording microphone.
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Eric L.✓ Verified Buyer

Belgium

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Eindelijk !!!

Op deze opname heb ik 40 jaar moeten wachten.Bedankt Opera Depot !!!!!
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George W.✓ Verified Buyer

United States

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Mesmerizing Rysanek

Two major reasons for having this set: the electrifying performance of Kundry by Leonie Rysanek and the informed conducting of the great Wagnerian master Horst Stein.
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Christa H.✓ Verified Buyer

Austria

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mediocre

The sound is so so with some interruptions that means some notes are missing. Artistically in my opinion it was not an extra-ordinary performance but for me as a dear friend of Leonie Rysanek everything of her is interesting for me.
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