MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Selections from the Ring
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Selections from the Ring
Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Peter Schneider (with Burkhard Ulrich as Mime)
[ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 4 July 2006
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Ben Heppner's new album features a selection of the finest excerpts for tenor voice from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. Tracing the life of Wagner's ultimate hero Siegfried from his father Siegmund (Die Walküre) to Siegfried's youth (Siegfried) and death (Götterdämmerung), the album features famous excerpts including 'Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond' and 'Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert.'
Though arguably one of the greatest Wagner tenors of our time, Ben Heppner has never before performed the roles of Siegfried or Siegmund on stage and has not yet recorded either complete role on disc.
Supported by the excellent Staatskapelle Dresden and accomplished Wagner expert Peter Schneider, a regular guest conductor at the Bayreuth festival since the early 1980s with more than 100 conducted performances, Ben Heppner's approach to Siegfried life promises to be a supreme musical experience for every Wagner lover.
Note: Back cover slick has slight damage
"On the strength of these excerpts, capably supported by Bayreuth veteran Schneider, Heppner's a natural, with the authentic heroic ring and seemingly effortless power, yet retaining beauty of tone and clear diction."
Five Stars BBC Music Mag (June 2006)
"This is a coup for Mr. Heppner, a disc deserving of any number of awards. I cannot speak highly enough of this superb accomplishment."
(MusicWeb July 2006)
Tracks:
Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater
Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
Siegmund heiß ich und Siegmund bin ich!
(Die Walküre)
Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, mein Hammer, ein hartes Schwert!
Dass der mein Vater nicht ist
Noch einmal, liebes Vögelein
Selige Öde auf wonniger Höh!...Das ist kein Mann (Siegfried)
Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
Brünnhilde, heilige Braut!
Trauermarsch
(Götterdämmerung)
