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Composer(s): Wagner, Richard
Lyricist(s): Wagner, Richard
Conductor(s): Halász, Michael; McGlinn, John; Mund, Uwe; Segerstam, Leif; Steinberg, Pinchas; Wildner, Johannes
Orchestra(s): CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Swedish Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Opera Orchestra; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Artist(s): Eleby, John Erik; Eliasson, Goran; Fassbender, Hedwig; Forsén, Lennart; Haubold, Ingrid; Schiml, Marga; Wray, Margaret Jane
Label: Naxos
Genre: Opera; Orchestral
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.578070-71
Barcode: 747313807079
Release Date: 12/2010
WAGNER, R: Ultimate Opera Album (The)
Wagner’s epic music dramas revolutionised the operatic repertoire, drawing upon famous legends and history to create a completely new art form of unprecedented spectacle and intense psychological power.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Wagner, Richard
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
|  | 1 | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture | 11:30 |
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
| | 2 | Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries | 05:24 |
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
| | 3 | Der fliegende Holländer, Act I: Mit Gewitter und Sturm | 02:36 |
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Haubold, Ingrid (soprano)
Schiml, Marga (mezzo-soprano)
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Schiml, Marga (mezzo-soprano)
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
| | 4 | Der fliegende Holländer, Act II: Summ und brumm, du gutes Radchen | 08:30 |
Haubold, Ingrid (soprano)
Schiml, Marga (mezzo-soprano)
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Schiml, Marga (mezzo-soprano)
Budapest Radio Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
| | 5 | Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude | 09:56 |
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
| | 6 | Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, "Pilgrims' Chorus" | 03:45 |
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
| | 7 | Gotterdammerung, Act III: Siegfried's Death and Funeral March | 08:14 |
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 8 | Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort | 03:32 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 9 | Wie Sonne lauter strahlt mir sein Licht | 02:10 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 10 | O ihr, der Eide ewige Huter! | 03:42 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 11 | Mein Erbe nun nehm ich zu eigen | 02:32 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 12 | Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! | 01:27 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 13 | Grane, mein Ross! Sei mir gegrusst! | 02:10 |
Wray, Margaret Jane (soprano)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
| | 14 | Apotheosis | 05:11 |
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
McGlinn, John (Conductor)
Disc 2
Wagner, Richard
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
| | 1 | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture | 09:50 |
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
| | 2 | Tannhauser, Act II: The Guests' Procession into the Hall of Song in the Wartburg | 06:17 |
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
| | 3 | Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla | 07:07 |
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Fassbender, Hedwig (mezzo-soprano)
Swedish Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Swedish Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
| | 4 | Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Mild und leise wie er lachelt | 06:38 |
Fassbender, Hedwig (mezzo-soprano)
Swedish Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Swedish Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Forsén, Lennart (bass)
Eleby, John Erik (bass)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Eleby, John Erik (bass)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
| | 5 | Parsifal, Act I: The Journey to Montsalvat | 23:50 |
Forsén, Lennart (bass)
Eleby, John Erik (bass)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Eleby, John Erik (bass)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Eliasson, Goran (tenor)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
| | 6 | The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Act III: Finale | 17:01 |
Eliasson, Goran (tenor)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus (Choir)
Royal Swedish Orchestra (Orchestra)
Segerstam, Leif (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 02:21:22