Historical Gems: Legendary Tristan with Flagstad, Melchoir & Reiner

Jed Distler

Artistic Quality:

10

Sound Quality:

4

Sonically speaking, there’s little to choose between the Naxos edition […]

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Recording Details:

Reference Recording: Furtwängler (EMI), Karajan (EMI)

WAGNER, RICHARD:
Tristan und Isolde

Soloists: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
Herbert Janssen (baritone)
Emanuel List (bass)
Sabine Kalter (mezzo-soprano)
others

Conductor: Reiner, Fritz
Orchestra: Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Record Label: Naxos - 8.110068-70
Medium: CD

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