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In anticipation of the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth, Marek Janowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra embarked on an ambitious project to record the ten major music dramas for PentaTone; the recording of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg was made on June 3, 2011, as a concert performance without costumes or staging, the better to concentrate all energies on the music. This is a stunning package, presented on four hybrid multichannel SACDs in a thick hardcover book that is replete with background notes and the libretto. Janowski has distinguished himself with his previous releases with this audiophile label, and his reading of Meistersinger is entirely at the service of the score, without any idiosyncrasies or novelties, and the orchestra plays with equal seriousness and dedication. The experienced cast is captivating and the singers audibly inhabit their roles, even without the benefit of a full production. Especially noteworthy is the charismatic singing by the leads, tenor Robert Dean Smith as Walther von Stolzing, soprano Edith Haller as Eva, baritone Albert Dohmen as Hans Sachs, and tenor Peter Sonn as David, who embody the most appealing of Wagner's characters. The sound is superb, offering close-up microphone placement for the vocalists, but also ample coverage of the orchestra and choir, so the illusion of being physically present is quite successful, especially when the music is heard over headphones. For newcomers, this is an excellent introduction to Wagner and to Die Meistersinger, and it is sure to win many admirers, even among connoisseurs who already own a cherished version.
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act I (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Smallwood, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals - Tobias Berndt, MainArtist, BassVocals - Jorg Schorner, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals - Tobias Berndt, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
DISC 2
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act II (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Zeppenfeld, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Matti Salminen, MainArtist, BassVocals - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Matti Salminen, MainArtist, BassVocals - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
DISC 3
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act III (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
DISC 4
Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sonn, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals - Georg Zeppenfel, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sebastian Noack, MainArtist, BassVocals - Tuomas Pursio, MainArtist, BassVocals - Georg Zeppenfel, MainArtist, BassVocals
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Robert Dean Smith, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Wagner, Composer - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Dietrich Henschel, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edith Haller, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Dohmen, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Richard Wagner, Composer - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Marek Janowski, Conductor, MainArtist - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
Album review
In anticipation of the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth, Marek Janowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra embarked on an ambitious project to record the ten major music dramas for PentaTone; the recording of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg was made on June 3, 2011, as a concert performance without costumes or staging, the better to concentrate all energies on the music. This is a stunning package, presented on four hybrid multichannel SACDs in a thick hardcover book that is replete with background notes and the libretto. Janowski has distinguished himself with his previous releases with this audiophile label, and his reading of Meistersinger is entirely at the service of the score, without any idiosyncrasies or novelties, and the orchestra plays with equal seriousness and dedication. The experienced cast is captivating and the singers audibly inhabit their roles, even without the benefit of a full production. Especially noteworthy is the charismatic singing by the leads, tenor Robert Dean Smith as Walther von Stolzing, soprano Edith Haller as Eva, baritone Albert Dohmen as Hans Sachs, and tenor Peter Sonn as David, who embody the most appealing of Wagner's characters. The sound is superb, offering close-up microphone placement for the vocalists, but also ample coverage of the orchestra and choir, so the illusion of being physically present is quite successful, especially when the music is heard over headphones. For newcomers, this is an excellent introduction to Wagner and to Die Meistersinger, and it is sure to win many admirers, even among connoisseurs who already own a cherished version.
© TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 47 track(s)
- Total length: 04:12:41
- Main artists: Marek Janowski Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Albert Dohmen Robert Dean Smith Edith Haller Dietrich Henschel
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Opera
2011 Pentatone Music B.V. 2011 Pentatone Music B.V./ROC/Deutschlandradio
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