Dame Gwyneth Jones sings Wagner (Excerpts from Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Gatterdammerung)

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Dame Gwyneth Jones sings Wagner (Excerpts from Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Gatterdammerung)
Dame Gwyneth Jones (soprano) / WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne / Roberto Paternostro

[ Chandos Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 4 February 2005

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Fans of Dame Gwyneth Jones will be grateful for the reissue of this recording, for she is surprisingly underrepresented on disc. 'Chandos proves it can record a voice as well as an orchestra alone - state of the art' - Gramophone

'Chandos proves it can record a voice as well as an orchestra alone - state of the art' - Gramophone

'Her famous Gotterdammerung finale… is thrilling.' - CD Review

Fans of Dame Gwyneth Jones will be grateful for the reissue of this recording, for she is surprisingly underrepresented on disc. One of the world's greatest Wagnerian sopranos, she is renowned for combining vocal strength with dramatic conviction, and here she is in thrilling voice as she performs key scenes from Wagner's operas, in roles for which she is most acclaimed. The CD is an essential sound document of a great singer.

The original CD was praised for its natural sound quality, allowing the listener to hear all the thrilling detail of Dame Gwyneth's art.

This recording is made up of key scenes from Richard Wagner's music dramas, and covers an extremely broad spectrum, including such different passages as Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene from Twilight of the Gods and Elsa's Dream from Lohengrin, thereby giving the listener an idea of this singer's unequalled versatility

Tracks:

From Tannhäuser
Act II. The Hall Aria: 'Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder'
Act III. Elisabeth's Prayer: 'Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hör mein Flehen!'
From Lohengrin
Act I. Elsa's Dream: 'Einsam in trüben Tagen'
From Tristan und Isolde
Act I. Prelude
Act III. Finale. Isolde's Love Death:'Mild und leise'
From Götterdämmerung
Act III. Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene:'Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort'