Since you are interested in Gotterdammerung (complete opera) [Recorded in stereo live at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Lost Concerts (Rec 1947) [two CD set] Alfred Blumen (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Richard Strauss [ Testament / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "This London account communicates... fervently his tender and passionate belief in the piece." Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Symphony no 1 in D minor "The Gothic" Hpnor Sheppard (soprano) Shirley Minty (contralto) Ronald Dowd (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Choral Society, etc / Sir Adrian Boult [ Testament / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "Long available in a pirated recording of the broadcast, this live performance of the mighty Gothic has at last 'gone legit'." BBC Music Magazine, February 2010 *** |
WAGNER
Gotterdammerung (complete opera) (Recorded in stereo live at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival) [second cycle] Martha Madl · Hans Hotter · Gra Brouwenstijn · Wolfgang Windgassen / Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra / Joseph Keilberth [ Testament / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2009 ] Partly for security, partly out of interest, Decca's engineers under Peter Andry also recorded the second cycle, from which this first-ever release of Götterdämmerung is drawn, providing a chance to appreciate the depth of New Bayreuth's casting... |