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Wagner - Parsifal | Sony 19439947742

Wagner - Parsifal

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Label: Sony

Cat No: 19439947742

Barcode: 0194399477427

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 4

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 1st March 2024

Gramophone Editor's Choice

Contents

Artists

Jonas Kaufmann
Elina Garanca
Ludovic Tezier
Georg Zeppenfeld
Wolfgang Koch
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

Conductor

Philippe Jordan

Works

Wagner, Richard

Parsifal

Artists

Jonas Kaufmann
Elina Garanca
Ludovic Tezier
Georg Zeppenfeld
Wolfgang Koch
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

Conductor

Philippe Jordan

About

Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in the new live recording of Wagner’s Parsifal, from the Vienna State Opera’s celebrated 2021 production, under conductor Philippe Jordan, with Elīna Garanča’s heralded role debut as Kundry, Georg Zeppenfeld as Gurnemanz, Ludovic Tézier’s role debut as Amfortas and Wolfgang Koch as Klingsor. The press response after the premiere was unanimous: “Sensational cast” (Der Standard), and “An overall luxurious ensemble performance” (Die Zeit). Sony Classical is releasing the complete opera as a deluxe hard-bound book including 4 CDs and a 284-page booklet in German, English and French, including many photos from director Kirill Serebrennikov’s impressive production.

Cast:
- Parsifal: Jonas Kaufmann
- Kundry: Elīna Garanča
- Amfortas: Ludovic Tézier
- Gurnemanz: Georg Zeppenfeld
- Klingsor: Wolfgang Koch

Reviews

Sony has captured a cast fully inhabiting their roles in the moment yet uncompromised by staging noise or unreliable balance perspectives of the kind usually attendant on such projects... Jordan’s direction is spacious but more responsive (to both his singers and the score) than his father Armin’s for the Syberberg movie (reissued in soundtrack form on Erato, 8/82). ... This is not conducting that draws attention to itself by means of extremes of tempo or hyper-refined textures. For a Parsifal to be led so vividly by the personalities on stage makes a welcome change.  Peter Quantrill
Gramophone April 2024

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