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PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN KURZBESCHREIBUNG 5 CD set. REZENSION Recorded in the Bridgewater Hall last May, this was the climax of Sir Mark Elder's 10th year as Hallé music director. The Hallé played gloriously for Elder, particularly the brass and strings, and the contribution by members of four choirs ensured that the response to Hagen's summoning of the vassals could be heard all over the north of England. Siegfried and Brunnhilde were well sung and characterised by Lars Cleveman and Katarina Dalayman, both in lyrical voice. Almost the finest single portrayal was Susan Bickley's Waltraute in the scene when she tries to persuade Brunnhilde to return to the fold. This was singing of very high quality and unbelievably her first time in the role. --Michael Kennedy, The Sunday Telegraph This electrifying live recording, from concert performances in Manchester, shows Mark Elder and his Halle orchestra at their best, in the last opera in Wagner's Ring. The freshness of attack, quality of playing and grandeur of climactic moments, notably Siegfried's death, invoke ferocity as well as intimacy. In a strong cast, Lars Cleveman's Siegfried has the right potent stamina. Katarina Dalayman's risk-taking Brünnhilde and Susan Bickley's intelligent Waltraute stand out. Norns and Rhinemaidens have sirenic charm and character. At £12.99 in MP3 format or £29.99 for the 5-disc set, this is worth every penny. Now a complete Ring cycle from Elder? --Fiona Maddocks, Sunday Observer Which version of the Elder recording I shall play will, I think, be determined by convenience. The mp3, complete on Squeeze Center, offers the ability to listen to the whole opera right through. Both the 5-CD and the single mp3 disc offer very good value for money, but I don t think that the slight (if any) superiority of sound of the conventional set overcomes the inconvenience of having to change discs. Both sound well. An excellent addition to anyone s Wagner collection, at a very reasonable price. Elder offers as convincing an answer as his rivals to my overarching question whether Götterdämmerung really can convince me as much as Rheingold and Siegfried; I just hadn't been listening attentively enough. -- --Musicweb-international.com
