Wagner / Barenboim / Pape / Seiffert / Hampson - Tannhauser - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, this 1961 3 CD Tannhäuser, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, stars the then 24-year old, African-American mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry, then at the start of her 50-year career and just coming off spectacular success in Paris as Amneris in Aida, leading to this engagement. The casting is superb Griendl, Windgassen, Fischer-Dieskau, de los Angeles, Stolze, Crass, Adam. 24-bit re-mastered from an excellent master - stage noise unfiltered, the sound quality of the recording is all one could hope for in a performance of this brilliance. Album Tracks 1. Ouvertã1/4Re 2. Naht Euch Dem Strande 3. Geliebter, Sag', Wo Weilt Dein Sinn? 4. Dir Tã¶Ne Lob! 5. Geliebter, Komm! Sieh Dort Die Grotte 6. Zieh Hin, Wahnsinniger 7. Frau Holda Kam Aus Dem Berg Hervor 8. Allmächt'ger, Dir Sei Preis! 9. Wer Ist Dort Im Brã1/4Nstigen Gebete? 10. Als Du in Kuhnem Sange Uns Bestrittest 11. Zu Ihr! Zu Ihr! O, Fuhret Mich Zu Ihr! 1. Orchestereinleitung 2. Dich, Teure Halle, GRÃ1/4Ã?' Ich Wieder 3. Dort Ist Sie, Nahe Dich Ihr Ungestã¶Rt! 4. Verzeiht, Wenn Ich Nicht Weiã? 5. Den Gott Der Liebe Sollst Du Preisen 6. Dich Treff' Ich Hier in Dieser Halle 7. Noch Bleibe Denn Unausgesprochen 8. Freudig Begrã1/4Ã?En Wir Die Edle Halle 9. Gar Viel Und SCHöN 10. Blick' Ich Umher in Diesem Edlen Kreise 11. Was HöR' Ich? 12. Weh! Weh, Mir Unglã1/4Cksel'gem! 13. Ein Furchtbares Verbrechen Ward Begangen 1. Orchestereinleitung 2. Wohl Wuã?T' Ich Hier Sie Im Gebet Zu Finden 3. Allmã¤Cht'ge Jungfrau, HöR' Mein Flehen! 4. Elisabeth, Durft' Ich Dich Nicht Geleiten? 5. Wie Todesahnung 6. O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern 7. Ich Hã¶Rte Harfenschlag 8. Inbrunst Im Herzen 9. Dahin Zog's Mich 10. Willkommen, Ungetreuer Mann!

Known Associates is the exhilarating follow up to their acclaimed 2024 ten-alarm panic attack The Interrogator. A fever dream of Van Morrison-horns and Leonard Cohen sentiments, Known Associates is the LP which ratifies the steadily rising reputation of Elizabeth Nelson as one of our insurgently crucial songwriters.Like her longtime hero Lucinda Williams, Nelson's slow burn has run side by side with an ever-growing literary reputation, which has seen her work as an acclaimed contributor to the New York Times, the Atlantic, the New Yorker and Oxford American, as well as writing liner notes for reissues by Bob Dylan and the Replacements.Regal, ragtag and filled with the sort of hard luck stories, busted-up epiphanies and thriftstore miracles that will be familiar to any fan of Richard Thompson, David Berman or Tom Waits, the mystics and statistics are already saying it Known Associates is one of the greatest records of 2026, and Elizabeth Nelson is one of the best singer-songwriters in the world. Album Tracks 1. Tearing the Ticket 2. A Barrier to Entry 3. DFL 4. It's a Dog's Breakfast (For LR) 5. Last Rites for the Comeback Kid 6. Shut Up and Deal 7. White Wine Whatever 8. Known Associates 9. Shark Eyes 10. Elegant Bachelors 11. Badges and Wages

The essential meaning of Wagner's magnum opus 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' is wrapped up in the composer's own lifetime pursuit of transcendent romance, with the redemption of eternal love one of the primary tenets of this and his other music dramas. Wagner's gift for orchestral color and scenic characterization make his operas highly suited to the genre of the tone poem, and these seven tableaus evoke major scenarios in the saga, as well as providing a sense of the course and spirit of the greatest operatic drama ever written. JoAnn Falletta serves as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, and is the principal guest conductor of the Brevard Music Center of North Carolina. She has guest conducted over a hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Album Tracks 1. Das Rheingold (1951-54) 2. Scene 4 Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla 3. Die Walküre (1856-70) 4. Act III The Ride of the Valkyries 5. Act III Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music 6. Siegfried (1851-71) 7. Act II Forest Murmurs 8. Götterdämmerung (1869-74) 9. Prologue Siegfried's Rhine Journey 10. Act III Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music 11. Act III Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene