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Siegfried
Just a year before the famous Philips release of the Böhm Ring Cycle, this performance proves to be a very satisfying dry-run. The cast is almost identical with the very notable exception of Josef Greindl as the Wanderer. Greindl's voice could not have been more different than his colleague, Theo Adam, who would take over the role the following year. Greindl was a true bass and with a black color which made him a fantastic Hagen. Surprisingly he displays a softer side as the Elder Wotan and copes remarkably with the higher parts of this role. Wolfgang Windgassen takes the title role. Windgassen sounds as fresh as ever and creates a Siegfried that leans more towards inexperienced hero as opposed to spoiled brat. Birgit Nilsson is well worth the wait in her final scene. The voice seems to have endless power and security on top and she seems to relish holding the final C as long as possible. It is also worth mentioning Lili Chookasian whose brief appearance as Erda in Act III is quite memorable. (She was not featured on the Philips release.)
Track List
Act I
1. Vorspiel
2. Zwangvolle Plage! Müh' ohne Zweck!
3. Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau' ein! Hau' ein!
4. Als zullendes Kind zog ich dich auf
5. Einst lag wimmernd ein Weib
6. Aus dem Wald fort in die Welt ziehn
7. Heil dir, weiser Schmied!
8. Dein Haupt pfänd' ich für den Herd
9. Auf wolkigen Höhn wohnen die Götter
10. Nun, ehrlicher Zwerg, sag' mir zum ersten
11. Heda! Du Fauler! Bist du nun fertig!
12. Fühltest du nie im finstern Wald
13. Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
14. Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, mein Hammer
2. Zwangvolle Plage! Müh' ohne Zweck!
3. Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau' ein! Hau' ein!
4. Als zullendes Kind zog ich dich auf
5. Einst lag wimmernd ein Weib
6. Aus dem Wald fort in die Welt ziehn
7. Heil dir, weiser Schmied!
8. Dein Haupt pfänd' ich für den Herd
9. Auf wolkigen Höhn wohnen die Götter
10. Nun, ehrlicher Zwerg, sag' mir zum ersten
11. Heda! Du Fauler! Bist du nun fertig!
12. Fühltest du nie im finstern Wald
13. Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
14. Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, mein Hammer
Act II
15. Vorspiel
16. In Wald und Nacht vor Neidhöhl' halt' ich Wacht
17. Fafner! Fafner! Erwache, Wurm!
18. Wir sind zur Stelle! Bleib hier stehn!
19. Dass der mein Vater nicht ist
20. Haha! Da hätte mein Lied mir was Liebes erblsen!
21. Zur Kunde taugt kein Toter
22. Wohin schleichst du eilig und schlau, schlimmer Gesell?
23. Willkommen, Siegfried! Sag', du Kühner
24. Da lieg' auch du, dunkler Wurm!
16. In Wald und Nacht vor Neidhöhl' halt' ich Wacht
17. Fafner! Fafner! Erwache, Wurm!
18. Wir sind zur Stelle! Bleib hier stehn!
19. Dass der mein Vater nicht ist
20. Haha! Da hätte mein Lied mir was Liebes erblsen!
21. Zur Kunde taugt kein Toter
22. Wohin schleichst du eilig und schlau, schlimmer Gesell?
23. Willkommen, Siegfried! Sag', du Kühner
24. Da lieg' auch du, dunkler Wurm!
Act III
25. Wache, Wala! Wala! Erwach'!
26. Die Walküre meinst du, Brünnhild', die Maid?
27. Dir Unweisen ruf' ich ins Ohr
28. Mein Vöglein schwebte mir fort!
29. Kenntest du mich, kühner Spross
30. Zieh hin! Ich kann dich nicht halten!
31. Selige Öde auf sonniger Höh'!
32. Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!
33. Ewig war ich
34. Dann bist du mir, was bang du mir warst und wirst!
26. Die Walküre meinst du, Brünnhild', die Maid?
27. Dir Unweisen ruf' ich ins Ohr
28. Mein Vöglein schwebte mir fort!
29. Kenntest du mich, kühner Spross
30. Zieh hin! Ich kann dich nicht halten!
31. Selige Öde auf sonniger Höh'!
32. Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!
33. Ewig war ich
34. Dann bist du mir, was bang du mir warst und wirst!
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5.0
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✓ Top Reviewer
United States
First rate. The best.
Utterly fantastic. The cast is fresher and more immediate than in the common long-available 1966 records which have been around since the vinyl days, and Josef Greindl is far superior to Theo Adam as the Wanderer.
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Canada
Classic Wagner
There is a very strong cast here with the singers at the peak of their careers. I think it would be very hard to equal the singing here with today's singers. The sound is excellent. Highly recommended.
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United States
Superb
Superb in every way. Cast, conductor, sound. Superb in every way, cast (with a special nod to Greindl and an extra resplendent
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✓ Top Reviewer
United States
Josef Greindl can do anything
In this performance, the mighty heldenbasso Josef Greindl, having sung ALL Wagner's big-low-bass roles so many times that he was bored with them (including owning the roles of Hagan and Pogner throughout the '50s and '60s and most of the '40s) decides, just for kicks, to take on the Wanderer, one of the most demanding bass-BARITONE roles in all of opera. And it's easy for him! And he sounds sensitive and vulnerable in Act 3. He clearly can do anything, absolutely anything. We look forward to hearing him perform next as Elektra or the Queen of the Night.The rest of the cast is wonderful as well, especially Mime, sung by the shooting star Erwin Wohlfahrt, who died in his mid 30s. He enhances his inherent creepiness with a touch of genuine sweetness on the high notes, plus a maniacal laugh which would have done credit to any mad scientist in any cartoon or horror-movie. Gustav Neidlinger, here giving his ten-millionth performance as Alberich, still sounds fresh and spontaneous, uniquely malevolent. Karl Bohm's conducting is, as always, tough-minded and gritty.
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