Wagner: Siegfried (Excerpts) - Beirer, Dvoraková, Wiener, Streich; Stein. Wien, 1969

$5.95

Description:

After hearing this performance, it became clear to me that one of the best Siegfrieds of all time had been hiding in plain sight. Hans Beirer's burly, yet youthful tenor sustains the grueling tessitura of the role without ever needing to scale back his ample voice. Despite nearing his 60s, Otto Wiener treats us to a beautifully sung Wanderer. Ludmila Dvoraková’s appearance as Brünnhilde in the final act is well worth the wait, and Rita Streich makes an impressive cameo as the Forest Bird.

The only flaw in this otherwise excellent recording is some mild static in the last ten minutes of the opera. Otherwise, the sound quality is very good.

In Mono

OD 11840-1