 | Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Buy used from: $12.00 A beautiful and powerful performance from Klemperer, the New Philharmonia, Adam, Talvela and Anja Silja: her one and only great performance.
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 | Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Buy new: $23.98 / Used from: $11.99 A strong and yet strangely unknown second recommendation with an impassioned "Senta" from Lisbeth Balslev and a thoroughly convincing "Holländer" from Simon Estes, all in fantastic modern Bayreuth sound. Leidenschaftlich!
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 | Lohengrin
Buy used from: $35.00 A fantastic superstar-studded recording that will never be equalled... certainly not bettered in our lifetime. An inspired Jess Thomas makes Lohengrin his own. Stupendous!
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 | Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Buy new: $44.98 / Used from: $33.44 A very stylish second recommendation with the angelic Elsa of Gundula Janowitz and the commanding Lohengrin of James King. Kubelik's Wagner conducting is simply ravishing!
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 | Tristan Und Isolde
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $18.95 There will never be a Tristan und Isolde like this again... never! Windgassen and Nilsson give the performance of their lives. Simply unbelievable! Listen and give thanks.
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 | Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $21.41 A vibrant second recommendation that will not disappoint. You can always depend on Kleiber to produce a winner (Kleiber's Der Freischütz and Beethoven's Fifth are also great classics).
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 | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Kollo · Donath · Adam · G. Evans · Schreier · Hesse· Riderbusch · Karajan by Richard Wagner
Buy new: $46.98 / Used from: $19.50 Undoubtedly one of Karajan's greatest recordings and one of the greatest recordings of Die Meistersinger I've ever heard! Surely Theo Adam's greatest performance. Completely unsurpased!
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 | Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Buy new: $57.98 / Used from: $100.68 As with Kubelik's stunning Lohengrin, his Meistersinger just feels so "right" in every way. Simply beautiful singing and imaculate conducting. A very strong second recommendation.
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 | Wagner: Parsifal
Buy new: $47.98 / Used from: $33.33 Knappertsbusch literally owned Parsifal during his long lifetime and one listen to this classic recording will explain why. A phenomenal acheivment and a chance to really hear the unique 1950s-60s Bayreuth acoustic. Otherworldly!
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 | Wagner: Parsifal
Buy used from: $43.69 A sublime and altogether passionate performance from Kubelik, the BRSO and a remarkable cast of singers! Kubelik, once again, finds all the right tempos. A very satisfying second alternative.
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 | Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti by Sir Georg Solti
Buy new: $147.99 / Used from: $89.95 This is the greatest Ring recording ever! Fantastic 1960's Decca sound, stupendous cast, unbelievable conducting; any questions? If you can afford only one (and the 14CD Ring is an expensive proposition), This is the Ring to own and cherish.
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Buy new: $88.99 / Used from: $50.00 Slightly less expensive but a close second to the above Ring recommendation in good Bayreuth sound. Böhm & company are simply magnificent! Probably the best Walküre on record (the opening wind storm will scare you too!).
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 | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen--Great Scenes / Solti
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.30 If the prospect of listening through 14 Ring CDs seems a bit daunting, this is an excellent introduction to Solti's mighty Decca Ring. 1 CD packed with glorious music at super-bargain price. Just do it!
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 | Schubert: Symphony No 9; Wagner / Solti, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.83 Two last recommendations: this one for the achingly beautiful Siegfried Idyll played by a chamber-size VPO and conducted by the indomitable Georg Solti. Grace, passion and Viennese beauty beyond measure.
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 | Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder & Isoldes Liebestod/Brahms: Alto Rhapsody/Mahler: 5 Lieder - Christa Ludwig, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.26 The amazing Christa Ludwig - the greatest Brangäne, Fricka and Ortrud ever! - sings Wagner's ethereal Wesendonck Lieder, accompanied by the New Philharmonia and conducted by Otto Klemperer! Sehr schön deutsche kunst!
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