Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg / Cluytens, Et Al

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Music and Arts Programs of America
Release Date
December 9, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      An, Gre, Cluytens, Erich, Brouwenstijn, Benke
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 09, 2009
    • UPC
      017685101120
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MUA 1011
    • LABEL
      Music and Arts Programs of America
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Prelude

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    2. Act I Scene 1: Da zu dir der Heiland kam (Chorus)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    3. Act I Scene 1: Verweilt! Ein Wort! ein einzig Wort! (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    4. Act I Scene 1: David, was stehst? (Apprentices)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    5. Act I Scene 1: Seid meiner Treue wohl versehen (Pogner)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Josef Greindl

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    6. Act I Scene 1: Am stillen Herd in Winterszeit (Walther, Sachs, Beckmesser, Kothner, Vogelsang, Nachtigall)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen, Hans Hotter, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Josef Traxel, Egmont Koch

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    7. Act I Scene 1: Fanget an! So rief der Lenz in den Wald (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    8. Act II: Prelude

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    9. Act II Scene 1: Johannistag! Blumen und Bander (Apprentices)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    10. Act II Scene 2: Lass seh'n, ob Meister Sachs zu Haus? (Apprentices)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    11. Act II Scene 3: Zeig her - 's ist gut (Sachs, David)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter, Gerhard Stolze

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    12. Act II Scene 3: Was duftet doch der Flieder (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    13. Act II Scene 3: Gut'n Abend, Meister! Noch so fleisstig? (Eva)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gré Brouwenstijn

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    14. Act II Scene 4: Da ist er! - Ja, lhr seid es! (Eva)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gré Brouwenstijn

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    15. Act II Scene 5: Wie? Sachs? Auch er? (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    16. Act II Scene 6: Jerum! Als Eva aus dem Paradies (Sachs, Beckmesser, Walther, Eva)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gré Brouwenstijn

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    17. Act II Scene 6: Freund Sachs! So hort doch nur ein Wort! (Beckmesser)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    18. Act II Scene 6: Den Tag seh' ich erscheinen (Beckmesser)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    19. Act II Scene 6: Darf ich mich Meister nennen (Beckmesser)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    20. Act II Scene 7: Zum Teufel mit dir, verdammter (David)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gerhard Stolze

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    21. Act III: Prelude

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    22. Act III Scene 1: Gleich, Meister! Hier! (David)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gerhard Stolze

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    23. Act III Scene 1: Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand (David, Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gerhard Stolze, Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    24. Act III Scene 1: Wahn! Wahn! Uberall! Wahn! (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    25. Act III Scene 2: Gruss' Gott, mein Junker! (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    26. Act III Scene 2: Mein Freund! in holder Jugendzeit (Sachs, Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter, Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    27. Act III Scene 2: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    28. Act III Scene 3: Ein Werbelied! Von Sachs! (Beckmesser)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    29. Act III Scene 4: Gruss Gott, mein Evchen! (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    30. Act III Scene 4: Weilten die Sterne im lieblichen Tanz? (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    31. Act III Scene 4: (continued)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    32. Act III Scene 4: Selig, wie die Sonne (Eva)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Gré Brouwenstijn

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    33. Act III Scene 5: Procession of the Guilds

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    34. Act III Scene 5: Procession of the Mastersingers

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    35. Act III Scene 5: Wach' auf! es nahet gen den Tag (Chorus)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    36. Act III Scene 5: Euch macht ihr's leicht, mir macht ihr's schwer (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    37. Act III Scene 5: Morgen ich leuchte in rosigem Schein (Walther)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    38. Act III Scene 5: Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Sachs)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Performer: Hans Hotter

      Conductor: André Cluytens

    39. Act III Scene 5: Finale: Ehrt eure deutschen Meister (Chorus)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

      Conductor: André Cluytens


On the 1956 set from Bayreuth [the role of Kothner] is taken by no lesser artist than Fischer-Dieskau, who presents to the life the precise, fussy keeper of the seal, none better on any recording of the work. But there is hardly a poor performance from any singer. Windgassen, who rarely undertook Walther, sings the part with untiring freshness and life, phrasing with a long line and an innate musicality that make Walther's music for once a pleasure to hear from start to finish. Brouwenstijn is his lull-throated if not very individual Eva. Stolze's David is predictably vivid, Schmitt-Walther's pedantic, unexaggerated Beckmesser a nice change from the then-customary caricature. Greindl's Pogner is not ideally steady but imbued with eloquent diction and feeling.

The clinching performance is Hotter's Sachs, profoundly satisfying in its depth of feeling, its understanding of every facet of Sachs's complex character, and he gives his two monologues a musing. interior quality that goes to the heart of the matter. Vocally, he starts a shade tired - not surprising when he was also that festivals Wotan - but, crucially, by the start of Act 2 he strikes his best form. This set would be worth hearing for him alone.

Cluytens's conducting is not on the Knappertsbusch level, rather matter-of-fact in the first two acts, much more inspired in Act 3—but in any case nothing can dim the quality here of the handpicked Bayreuth forces. Unfortunately this recording, unlike the other two, has moments of poor sound, but it is never unsatisfactory enough to mar the performance's many assets.

-- Gramophone [10/1998]