Impressions after listening to Act 1:
-Fantastic performance in good mono
-This live recording (1963) and Kempe's magisterial EMI studio recording (1964) are complements, not substitutes
-Good soloists, terrific orchestra & chorus, exciting interpretation in #Knappertsbusch style #classicalmusic
First impressions ( #meistersinger #knappertsbusch 1960 )
-in a word: awesome!
-good mono
-excellent conducting & orchestral playing
-stellar cast: Josef Greindl/Sachs, Ludwig Weber/Kothner, Wolfgang Windgassen/Walther, Theo Adam/Pogner, Elisabeth Grümmer/Eva, Gerhard Stolze/David #classicalmusic
#NowListening
#Wagner, Die #Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Chor & Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele,
conducted by Hans #Knappertsbusch, live, 1960
(4 CDs, Orfeo label, transfer from original recording of Bayerischer Rundfunk, mono, released 2015) #classicalmusic
#classicalmusic #Bruckner Symphony No.7, Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Hans #Knappertsbusch, live, Salzburg Festival, 1949. Bruckner rules! So does Knappertsbusch. This is a great example of the warmth of certain famous historical mono recordings.
Music & Arts CD-1028 (6 CDs).
