Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
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Composer: Richard [Classical] WagnerConductor: Wilhelm Furtw?ngler
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Performer: Blanche Thebom
Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performer: Edgar Evans
Performer: Josef Greindl
Performer: Kirsten Flagstad
Performer: Ludwig Suthaus
Performer: Rhoderick Davies
Performer: Rudolf Schock
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Prelude
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 1. Westw?rte schweift der Blick
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 1. Brang?ne, du? Sag - wo sind wir?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 1. O weh! Ach! Ach, des ?bels dans ich geahnt!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 2. Frisch weht dir Wind der Heimat zu
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 2. Mir erkoren, mir verloren
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 2. Hab acht, Tristan! Botschaft von Isolde
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 2. Darf ich die Antwort sagen?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Von seinem Lager blickt' er her
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. O Wunder! Wo hatt' ich die Augen?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Da Friede, S?hn' und Freundschaft
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. O S??e, Traute! Teure! Holde!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Ungeminnt den hehrsten Mann
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 3. Kennst du der Mutter K?nste nicht?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 4. Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 4. Herrn Tristan bringe meinen Gru?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 4. Nun leb wohl, Brang?ne!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Langsam
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Begehrt, Herrin, was ihr w?nscht
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Nun will ich des Eides walten
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. War Morold dir so wert
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Ho! He! Ha! He! Am Obermast die Segel ein!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Du h?rst den Ruf?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Auf das Tau! Anker los!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Tristan!... Isolde!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Was tr?umte mir von Tristans Ehre?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 1. Scene 5. Schnell, den Mantel, den K?nigsschmuck!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Prelude
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 1. H?rst du sie noch?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 1. Der deiner harrt - o h?r mein Warnen!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 1. O la? die warnende Z?nde
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 1. Und mu?te der Minne t?ckischer Trank
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Isolde! Geliebte!... Tristan! Geliebter!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Das Licht! Das Licht!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Der Tag! Der Tag
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. In deiner Hand den s??en Tod
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. O nun waren wir Nacht-Geweihte!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Einsam wachend in der Nacht
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Lausch, Geliebter!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Unsre Liebe? Tristans Liebe?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Doch unsre Liebe
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. So st?rben wir, um ungetrennt
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. Habet acht! Habet acht!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 2. O ew'ge Nacht, s??e Nacht!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Rette dich, Tristan!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Tatest du's wirklich?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Wozu die Dienste ohne Zahl
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Dies wunderhehre Weib
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Nun, da durch solchen Besitz mein Herz
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. O K?nig, das kann ich dir nicht sagen
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Wohin nun Tristan scheidet, willst du, Isold', ihm folgen?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Als f?r ein fremdes Land
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 2. Scene 3. Verr?ter! Ha! Zur Rache, K?nig!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song)
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. ?d' und leer das Meer!... / Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song)
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Wo du bist? In Frieden, sicher und frei!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. D?nkt dich das? Ich wei? es anders
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Isolde noch im Reich der Sonne!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Noch losch das Licht nicht aus
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Mein Kurwenal, du trauter Freund!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song) / Noch ist kein Schiff zu s
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Nein! Ach nein! So hei?t sie nicht!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Der Trank! Der Trank! Der furchtbare Trank!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Mein Herre! Tristan! Schrecklicher Zauber!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Das Schiff? Siehst du's noch nicht?
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Wie sie selig, hehr und milde
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 1. Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song) / O Wonne! Freude! Ha! Das
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 2. O diese Sonne! Ha, dieser Tag!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 2. Ich bin's, ich bin's, s??ester Freund!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 2. Die Wunde? Wo? La? sie mich heilen!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 3. Kurwenal! H?r! Ein zweites Schiff
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 3. Sie wacht! Sie lebt! Isolde!
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 3. Mild und leise wie er l?chelt
- Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Scene 3. Heller schallend, mich umwallend
Music reviews of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Music Review: The supremacy of Furtwangler
Rating: 5 Stars
The great dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf herself said that Wilhelm Furtw?ngler was the greatest conductor who ever lived. The soprano quoted that Furtw?ngler knew how to make the music flow...that he made the music live. Yehudi Menuhin, the great Jewish violinist, praised Furtwangler as the one conductor who knew how to shape music into a fluid--a feat that Furtwangler could do so well without resorting into shaping static, solid phrases of music. Werner Tharichen, a long time timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, had this to say about Furtwangler. "One day I was sitting beside my timpani while a guest conductor was reheasing...Suddenly the sound changed. There was warmth and intensity as if everything were at stake. Astonished, I looked up from my score to seee if some new baton acrobatism had brought about this miracle. But it was still the same conductor. I looked at my colleagues. They were all staring at the door at the far end of the hall. There stood Furtwangler. His mere presence suffered to draw those sounds from the orchestra."
Imaginative...fluid, and lyrical. Sublime, passionate, erotic...rapture...these mere words fail to express the beauty that shrouds this recording of Tristan und Isolde. For many years, I have held out on this recording due to my thought that Karajan's Tristan was supreme over Furtwangler's. I was not mistakened, for stereo, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig, and a youthful Dernesch all made K's Tristan a wonder to behold. Then, I put this record back onto my player, and before I knew it I was enraptured by the sweet music flowing from Act II. Then I heard the dementia elucidated by the orchestra in Act III and lo and behold, I was seduced. Furtwangler really knew how to conduct Wagner's most passionate score, and without a doubt his Tristan is supreme over others in interpretation of music.
Kirsten Flagstad sings Isolde in this recording. She has distilled this Isolde from the many years she has performed it, and it is indeed a golden one. It may sound matronly at first, but you tend to overlook this once you are swept away by Furtwangler's greatness. No one phrases Isolde the way she does, and no one is as musical either. This is an Isolde of perfect pitch and tenderness and lyricism. Augment that to her enormous voice and you have the perfect Wagnerian singer. Ludwig Suthaus is an amazing heldentenor, one of the most beautiful voices to take on the role. Blanche Thebom, like a former reviewer said, is the perfect foil to Flagstad's outstanding Isolde, floating Brang?ne's lyrical lines with a lithe, limber tone so fitting for the role. The young Fischer-Dieskau with his energetic vivacity and his lieder singer nuances complements the role of Kurwenal perfectly.
With more than 50 years behind it, this recording still takes first place as an essential Tristan.
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