Parsifal 1937/1946 | IPCD 1006-3
WAGNER
Parsifal Act I
Torsten Ralf - Emanuel List - Herbert Janssen - Rose Bampton - Jorge Danton
Erich Klieber, conductor
Teatro Colon, 1946
Parsifal
Act I: Prelude and Transformation Scene to the end of the act
Act III: Good Friday Scene to the end of the act
Torsten Ralf - Ludwig Weber - Herbert Janssen - Robert Easton
Erich Klieber / Rulolf Moralt
Covent Garden 1937 / Vienna 1949
Also Parsifal: Rare 78 rpm discs
The album opens with a disc premiere of a 1940 Teatro Colón performance of Act I (complete) with Torsten Ralf, Emanuel List, Herbert Janssen and Rose Bampton conducted by Erich Kleiber in somewhat cramped sonics. Thereafter, in great sound, ensues a Parsifal from Covent Garden 1937. Gurnemanz is marvelously sung by Ludwig Weber, Torsten Ralf is Parsifal and Herbert Janssen's much-celebrated performance as Amfortas communicates the reasons why he was so revered for this role. The bonus recordings offer rare 78s from Parsifal. The booklet offers extensive texts about the work, the composer and the singers together with rare pictorials and extensive recording notes. We believe this to be an edition that will be cherished by connoisseurs of vocal art.
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