Uhde; Hermann

A “New” “Kna” Parsifal, And It’s Good!

Jed Distler

Hans Knappertsbusch led Wagner’s Parisfal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1951 and 1952, and then annually from 1954 through 1964. For some reason his August

Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass: Reference Recording No. 1

David Hurwitz

There are two great recordings of this Mass (so far):

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung/Varnay/Bayreuth, 1951

Robert Levine

This is a famous performance, one that has not previously been issued. The recording engineer was Decca’s John Culshaw and the set was supposed to

Wagner: Ring/Kempe

Jed Distler

Given that Testament has re-released its extraordinary, excellent-sounding 1955 Bayreuth Ring cycle as an attractively priced boxed set, it seems strange for the label to

’54 Lohengrin/Nilsson/Bayreuth/Operadoro C

Robert Levine

This 1954 live-from-Bayreuth recording is a fine souvenir of the great Birgit Nilsson’s early career, and it was, I believe, her Bayreuth debut. Her Elsa