Wagner: Tristan und Isolde [Import]

Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Hans Knappertsbusch (Conductor), Munich Bavarian State Orchestra (Orchestra), Albrecht Peter (Performer), Ferdinand Frantz (Performer), Fritz Richard Bender (Performer), Gunther Treptow (Performer), Helena Braun (Performer), Margarete Klose (Performer), Paul Kuen (Performer), Paul Schöffler (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Albrecht Peter, Ferdinand Frantz, Fritz Richard Bender, Gunther Treptow, Helena Braun, et al.
• Orchestra: Munich Bavarian State Orchestra
• Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch
• Composer: Richard [Classical] Wagner
• Audio CD (March 6, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Orfeo D'or
• ASIN: B0000044WA
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Vorspiel

2. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 1. Westwärts schweift der Blick: ostwärts streicht das Schiff

3. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 2. Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu

4. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!

5. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 4. Am Untermast die Segel ein!

6. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Herr Tristan trete nah!

Disc: 2

1. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. (Schluß) Tristan! - Isolde!

2. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Einleitung

3. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 1. Hörst du sie noch?

4. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Isolde! - Tristan! - Geliebte!

5. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe

6. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Rette dich, Tristan!

Disc: 3

1. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Wohin nun Tristan scheidet, willst du, Isold', ihm folgen?

2. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Einleitung / Scene 1. Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!

3. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Die alte Weise - was wekt sie mich?

4. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Dünkt dich das? Ich weiß es anders, doch kann ich's dir nicht sagen

5. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Der einst ich trotzt', aus Treu zu dir

6. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Mein Herre Tristan! Schrecklicher Zauber!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A spectacular performance..., June 3, 2001

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Nancy Rathbun "nnrathbun" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Audio CD)

..with lesser known singers. Hans Knappertsbusch is at his most inspired and exciting in this electrifying performance. The two leads, Helena Braun and Gunther Treptow, are not among the very greatest to have sung these roles, but they are both very, very good, and in this performance they rise to great heights. Ferdinand Frantz as King Marke, however, stops the show with his extraordinarily moving and beautiful account of Marke's big scene. His is a voice for the ages. (BTW, he was also Helena Braun's husband.)

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A spectacular performance, May 11, 2003

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Anthony Louis (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Audio CD)

Knappertsbusch was one of the great conductors of Wagner, and in the set of CDs he proves that his critics were right. Helena Braun and Ferdinand Frantz give spectacular performances. It's unfortunate that Helena Braun is relatively unappreciated by modern listeners, since she has such a wonderful lyric soprano voice. Gunter Treptow is good, but not outstanding, as Tristan. This is an old recoding (1950) so the sound is not quite up to modern standards, but is still quite good and makes this CD set an enjoyable listening experience. All in all this is one of my favorite performances of Tristan & Isolde, worthy of repeated listening.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Trisolde preference, August 18, 2007

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Ryan Morris "classical terrorist" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Audio CD)

Granted the sound is less than ideal, but comparing it to most historical operas it is pretty good and the voices are never compromised. Wagner colelctors "in the know" have long talked up the merits of this greatest performance on record. The prestigous critic Alan Blyth ranked this as the number one Trisolde record ahead of Furtwangler(2), Bohm(3) and Karajan-52--also avail on Orfeo(Vinay-not Vickers)-(4). I have to admit I prefer Nilsson mostly, but Braun is absoltuly stunning turning in one of the all time great interrpretations that I am sure many feel surpasses Nilsson. If you want to buy only one performance, I would recommend Furtwanglers or Bohms only because they are in better sound, but if you want 2, dont you dare hesitate because this is what makes life worth living.