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Tannhäuser [3 CD Box Set] Box set, Original recording remastered

Georg Solti (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic (Orchestra), Rene Kollo (Performer) Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Act 1. Scene 1. Zieh hin, Wahnbetörter, zieh hin! Geh!

2. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Act 1. Scene 2. Frau Holda kam aus dem Berg hervor

3. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Act 1. Scene 2. Zu dir wall ich, mein Jesus Christ

4. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Act 1. Scene 2. Wer ist der dort in brünstigem Gebete?

Product Details

Performer: Rene Kollo
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor: Georg Solti
Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 3
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
Label: Decca
ASIN: B00006469W
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,286 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #220 in Music > Opera & Vocal > Operettas
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By Tzel on April 10, 2005

Format: Audio CD

I still can't listen to the Pilgrim's music from TANNHAUSER without hearing Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny sing along to it in the classic Cartoon "What's Opera, Doc?" It is only seldom that a recording lets me completely forget the Rabbit. This is one of them.

The most prominent advantage of this set is the use of the "Paris" edition of the score, as opposed to the "Dresden" version, which does not include the apparition of Venus or the Funeral of Elisabeth at the end, which were added for Paris. (It does include a song for the minstral knight Walther von Vogelweide in the song contest) Secondly, the full score is performend, including the ENTIRE Venusberg ballet: all ten-plus minutes of it.

The Cast is wonderful. Tannhauser has not been all that well served on record: Good performances for the most part, but there is no performance akin to Elisabeth Grummer's Elsa or Anja Silja's Senta: definitive performances. Rene Kollo is the closest we come to perfection. He is a controversial singer: his voice is not exactly of miraculous quality, and many despise his traversal of the role. I love it. He's no Domingo, who's Minstrel-Knight is ravishingly sung, but there is an intensity and dramatic depth to the Kollo's performance that Placido does not reach. The Rome Narration, as with many Tannhausers, is his best moment: all the agony and angst of the character come pouring out. It's both frightening and heartbreaking. There is beautiful singing in the duets with Venus and Elisabeth, and his blasphemous Hall Song is wonderful.

The Two women in his life are also excellent. Helga Dernesh is heavier than the norm for Elisabeth, and has been bettered on record by Anja Silja, Elisabeth Grummer and, best of all, Lucia Popp.Read more ›

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An excellent recording

By A Customer on February 23, 2000

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Having listened to most of Sir Georg Solti's Wagner recordings, I must say this isn't quite a contender for his best. But, considering Solti's achievements in Wagner's operas have been magnificent, that doesn't mean this Tannhäuser is a bad recording at all; in fact, this is an excellent recording of Wagner's fifth opera. It was a great idea to use the Paris (1861) version, as opposed to the Dresden version of 1845. Some people have said that the Paris revisions (which include the
substantial lengthening of the opening Venusberg scene) make the rest of the score pale in comparison, but I don't agree. I think Tannhäuser becomes a much better opera when the Paris version is used. The interesting note by the producer, Ray Minshull, explains the choices they used under the "umbrella-title" of Paris version, including the decision to use the continuous version of the Overture/Bacchanale. Solti's direction of the work is superbly inspired and wonderfully evocative, from the frenzied excitement of the Bacchanale to the majesty of the pilgrims' choruses. He has far and away my favorite Wagner conductor since I first heard his Ring Cycle, and this recording did nothing to change that view. The orchestra is the phenomenal Vienna Philharmonic. It is probably the greatest Wagner orchestra ever, and there is terrific work from both the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Boys' Choruses. The vocal performances are not quite as good, though. René Kollo in the title role is hardly ideal (though he was probably the best Heldentenor around when this recording was made in 1970). He gives a good interpretation of the part, but his rather dry, effortful singing subtracts from enjoyment.Read more ›

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The Perfect Opera Recording?

By W. Pender on November 19, 2003

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I've owned this recording since it came out on LP. Even then, I thought it a masterpiece. I've now added the new remastered edition to my collection and I'm bowled over by its beauty and it's engineering perfection. Listening through high-end headphones is like visiting the Venusburg live! You would never know this recording is 30+ years old. It could have been recorded last year, the engineering is so nearly perfect. In some passages, the sounds moves side to side to heighten the realism. I hear things I never heard before and I must rank this as one of the finest of classical recordings - opera or otherwise. If you're a Wagner follower, you must have this set at any cost.

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Gorgeous and stunning

By A Customer on June 3, 2003

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Sir Georg Solti gives a gorgeous and stunning performance of Tannhauser with all principal singer in peak form!!! The most outstanding and astonishing singing comes, not unexpectedly, from the legendary Christa Ludwig. She is just incomparable as Venus. Her voice warm, secure, rich, gorgeous, beautiful, suggesting all the sensuality of Venus. Although this is 'Tannhauser' the opera, but truth be told, Christa Ludwig's Venus is the highlight of this set. Helga Dernesch is also fabulous as Elisabeth, her 'lighter' sounding voice providing a terrific contrast to Christa Ludwig's Venus. Christa Ludwig alone is worth the price of this set. Helga Dernesch sounds, appropriately, more 'innocent' and 'pure'. Her voice appropriately 'slimmer'. Together with Christa Ludwig, she ensures that this Tannhauser will go down into the historical annals as a landmark in Wagnerian recording.
What about Tannhauser himself? Well, critics have 'complained' that his tone is unattractive. But I don't find that to be the case. Among Wagner's 4 most difficult heldentenor roles - Tristan, Siefried, Walther and Tannhauser, Tannhauser is unique. It is written at the extreme all through. The first part is strenuous, the second scene is full of top As. The second act has 3 big scenes. In Act 3, there is a complex solo scene with a low tessitura, opposite to the rest of the piece. For those who are not familiar with operatic singing, this kind of vocal demand is a killer for the voice. An opera singer's voice, esp with older singers, will 'set' into a particular style and range after sometime. In other words, shifting about from one extreme to the other can ruin your voice. Imagine driving at 100 miles per hour on the 5th gear and suddenly shifting down to 1st gear - you'll dewstroy your car.Read more ›

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