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Siegfried Jerusalem, Waltraud Meier, Matthias Hölle, Falk Struckmann & Uta Priew Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim Tristan und Isolde in the acclaimed production by Heiner Müller from the Bayreuth festival from 1995, conducted by Daniel Barenboim with fire and sensitivity. Siegfried Jerusalem as Tristan and Waltraud Meier as Isolde have consistently drawn enthusiastic acclaim for their performance, not only in the year of the premiere, but in subsequent years as well
Heiner Müller and stage designer Erich Wonder have compressed the monumental story into a clear and fascinating geometry of love. Wonder created highly evocative spaces through projections of colours and forms which shift according to the mood
One widely noted example of Müller´s elegant, restrained interpretation, in which small gestures replace sweeping displays of passion, is the famous love duet, in which Tristan and Isolde, instead of embracing rapturously, stand back to back and side by side and touch, ever so lightly, only the tips of their fingers. “ As for the long awaited debuts of Meier and Jerusalem, the audience was ecstatic, so much so that Jerusalem excitedly hugged and kissed his partner several times during the curtain calls” (Herald Tribune) | 
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| |  | Wagner: Tristan und Isoldedirected by Olivier Py
Clifton Forbis (Tristan), Alfred Reiter (King Mark), Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (Isolde), Albert Dohmen (Kurwenal), Mihoko Fujimura (Brangäne), Philippe Duminy (Melot), David Sotgiu (sailor) & Nicolas Carré (Steersman) Choeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan Subtitles: Fr, Eng, Ger, Span "A bold gamble and an exemplary success.... An interpretation that is intelligent, superlatively
musical and unfailingly sensitive." Le Monde | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Siegfried Jerusalem(Tristan), Waltraud Meier(Isolde), Matti Salminen(König Marke), Falk Struckmann(Kurwenal), Johan Botha(Melot), Marjana Lipovšek(Brangäne), Peter Maus(Ein Hirt / Shepherd), Roman Trekel (Ein Steuermann / Steersman) Chor der Berliner Staatsoper, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ben Heppner, Jane Eaglen, Katarina Dalayman Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeLive Recording from The Anhaltisches Theater Dessau 2007
Richard Decker, Marek Wojciechowski, Iordanka Derilova, Ulf Paulsen, Kostadin Arguirov, Alexandra Petersamer, Jörg Brückner & Nico Wouterse Dessau Philharmonic, Golo Berg (conductor) & Johannes Felsenstein (director) Set Design and Costumes by Stefan Rieckhoff "There are no bounds to the longing, the desire, the bliss, and the anguish of love. The world, power, fame, glory, honor, chivalry, loyalty, friendship…all are swept away. Only one thing is left alive…yearning, yearning, insatiable desire….“ Richard Wagner Of all operas, perhaps the one that least needs ingenious extramusical assistance is ‚‘Tristan,‘‘ this aurally erotic work that speaks so vividly to the listener‘s inner eye. Wagner‘s score is simply more illustrative and sensuously pictorial than any series of stage pictures could be. Golo Berg’s sensuous conducting of the Dessau Philharmonic, continually presses that truth home. He leads the orchestra in a lithe and propulsive performance that showes unusual consideration for the wonderful voices of the singers. A sensational opera night at a small German opera company. “The cheering was loud and prolonged (…) This Dessau Tristan is a musical gem and makes for a superb evening.” MDR |
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René Kollo, Johanna Meier, Matti Salminen, Hermann Becht & Hanna Schwarz Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim Staged and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle “With Johanna Meier’s unusually powerful Isolde and René Kollo’s resplendent, expressive Tristan, a better cast is hardly imaginable today” Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung “For a supposedly 'difficult' opera, there's a fair choice of DVD Tristans… But this 1983 Bayreuth version, reappearing at last here on DVD, remains the finest. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's staging steers impressively between the Romantically naturalistic and the poetic: a gnarled tree trunk doubles as ship and castle, and Isolde is symbolically isolated by her encircling robes. René Kollo and Johanna Meier don't have huge voices, but sing and act with unusual expression, and even look good. Matti Salminen as King Mark and Hanna Schwarz as Brangäne are heartbreakingly intense...” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 *****  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - December 2007 |
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| |  | Opera Explained: Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
Wagner: | Tristan und Isolde An Inroduction to the Opera |
Written and Read by Christopher Cook An entertaining but informative series introducing the major operas of the repertoire, with historical background, an explanation of the plot and a presentation of the main arias and themes. Opera Explained is a unique idea. Nothing of its kind exists. An ideal introduction to individual operas either to prepare for the full Naxos recording, or a visit to the opera house. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jon Fredric West, Waltraud Meier, Kurt Moll, Marjana Lipovcek, Bernd Weikl, Claes H. Ahnsjo Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta, stage direction by Peter Konwitschny Subtitles in German, English, French, Dutch | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeStage Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Robert Gambill, Nina Stemme, Katarina Karnéus, Bo Skovhus, René Pape, Stephen Gadd, Timothy Robinson & Richard Mosley-Evans The Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek Glyndebourne’s celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s
Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement;
gravely beautiful, haunting and meditative, it is deeply reflective
rather than visceral, fortified by Roland Aeschlimann's stunningly
effective set, a womb-like space through which the protagonists
move like gods. Conductor Jirí Belohlávek mirrors Lehnhoff's
approach in his sophisticated plumbing of the score's depths,
with every shift in texture carefully laid bare by an inspired
London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nina Stemme's Isolde and
Robert Gambill's Tristan, both gloriously lyrical, are matched by
superb performances from René Pape as the betrayed and
vulnerable King Marke and Bo Skovhus as Kurwenal, deeply
touching in his helpless devotion to Tristan. This High Definition
recording of a production of uncommon intimacy reveals the
opera's music and drama in a new light. ‘I don’t think that I have ever witnessed a more perfect realisation of a Wagner opera than this superb Tristan und Isolde. …[Jirí Belohlávek] is scrupulous with the score, and takes his time over it: the pauses and silences are immense and there is no factitious attempt to whip up excitement by speeding. …a great and unforgettable occasion’ The Daily Telegraph “A performance realised to Glyndebourne's highest standards - the chorus and stage brass are Bayreuth-level, the casting immaculate (they can all really sing these parts) and Belohlávek's conducting balanced with a Goodall-like attention to the filigree detail of Wagner's new-wave scoring.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “Stemme's fiery Irish princess is even finer than on the Domingo CD… Gambill's burly Tristan projects a darker, more resigned intensity… Pape's black-voiced Marke rightly dominates the stage… Karneus is a passionate, lusciously sung Brangäne. Lehnhoff's Glyndebourne production doesn't outclass Daniel Barenboim's magnificent video... But those looking for a Tristan with warmth and immediacy will find it certainly shares Barenboim's benchmark recommendation.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Helena Braun, Günther Treptow, Ferdinand Frantz, Margarete Klose, Paul Schöffler, Albrecht Peter, Paul Kuën & Fritz Richard Bender Choir and Orchestra of Bayreuth, Hans Knappertsbusch Recorded live, 23.07.1950 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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