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The production of Wagner's overgrown Grail tale Parsifal from the shrine at Bayreuth, directed by the composer's grandson Wieland and first staged in 1951, was famously spare in its design; the conductor, Hans Knappertsbusch ("Kna," to perfect Wagnerites), thought the sets were still to be constructed and was chagrined to find that there really were very few. Vocally, however, the music was luxuriant. By the time of this 1955 live recording, most of the singers, including Martha Mödl as Kundry, were veterans of the production, and there was a strong newcomer, baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Amfortas, already with his characteristic honeyed tone. The production was recorded in the studio in 1951, with somewhat better sound than on this release, but really, the live sound is impressive for 1955 (some of the credit should go to Hänssler Classic's remastering), and text intelligibility is great. Further, Knappertsbusch is known to have preferred live performance to recording, and the production benefits from a good deal of forward motion; sample around and compare timings with other recordings, for almost everywhere, Knappertsbusch comes in faster than average. Yet the music never feels rushed in any way. Of course, several generations of Wagner singers have come and gone since this recording was made, but for those wanting to experience Wagner "from the source," this may be a prime choice despite its age.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Richard Wagner, Composer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Schärtel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gerhard Stolze, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Alfred Pfeifle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gerhard Stolze, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Schärtel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Alfred Pfeifle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, AssociatedPerformer - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Stolze, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Schärtel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Pfeifle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hermann Uhde, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Stolze, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hermann Uhde, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Schärtel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Pfeifle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gerhard Stolze, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hermann Uhde, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Schärtel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Pfeifle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Hermann Uhde, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Paula Lenchner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ilse Hollweg, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedl Pöltinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Jutta Vulpius, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ilse Hollweg, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedl Pöltinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Jutta Vulpius, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ilse Hollweg, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedl Pöltinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Jutta Vulpius, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Mödl, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ludwig Weber, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Ramon Vinay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Alfons Herwig, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Traxel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuth Festival Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
Album review
The production of Wagner's overgrown Grail tale Parsifal from the shrine at Bayreuth, directed by the composer's grandson Wieland and first staged in 1951, was famously spare in its design; the conductor, Hans Knappertsbusch ("Kna," to perfect Wagnerites), thought the sets were still to be constructed and was chagrined to find that there really were very few. Vocally, however, the music was luxuriant. By the time of this 1955 live recording, most of the singers, including Martha Mödl as Kundry, were veterans of the production, and there was a strong newcomer, baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Amfortas, already with his characteristic honeyed tone. The production was recorded in the studio in 1951, with somewhat better sound than on this release, but really, the live sound is impressive for 1955 (some of the credit should go to Hänssler Classic's remastering), and text intelligibility is great. Further, Knappertsbusch is known to have preferred live performance to recording, and the production benefits from a good deal of forward motion; sample around and compare timings with other recordings, for almost everywhere, Knappertsbusch comes in faster than average. Yet the music never feels rushed in any way. Of course, several generations of Wagner singers have come and gone since this recording was made, but for those wanting to experience Wagner "from the source," this may be a prime choice despite its age.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 47 track(s)
- Total length: 04:08:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Martha Mödl, Ramón Vinay, Ludwig Weber, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gustav Neidlinger, Hermann Uhde, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele and Hans Knappe
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: Profil Edition Guenter Haenssler
- Genre: Classical Opera
2023 Profil Medien Gmbh/ Haenssler Classic 1955 Bayerischer Rundfunk
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