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Nietzsche may have been the first, but he was by no means the last to note that Parsifal was blasphemous. Wagner's final opera, his self-described "sacred festival stage play," Parsifal is a work steeped in the Christian mythology of the cross and the blood, but its message of compassion through suffering and transcendence through renunciation is more Buddhist than Christian. But while Parsifal's subversions may be blasphemous for atheist German philosophers and dogmatic Christians, for devout Wagnerians, Parsifal is heaven on earth. Among them, Hans Knappertsbusch was the last of the great pre-war Wagner conductors, and his postwar Bayreuth performances of the canonical operas have always been regarded as among the finest of their era. But even among his epic Rings and masterful Meistersingers, Knapperstbusch's Parsifals were held to embody the highest expression of the works' aspirations, and this one from the 1962 Bayreuth Festival was, for devout Wagnerians, the ultimate quintessence of his interpretation. With an unmatched postwar cast of George London as Amfortas, Martti Talvela as Titurel, Hans Hotter as Gurnemanz, Gustav Neidlinger as Klingsor, and Jess Thomas in the title role, plus the unfailingly idiomatic Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and stereo sound so real you can smell in the incense, Knapperstbusch's Parsifal was then, is now, and forever shall be the one true Parsifal.
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Parsifal, WWV 111 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 1 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gerd Nienstedt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georg Paskuda, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerd Nienstedt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Niels Moller, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - George London, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerd Nienstedt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georg Paskuda, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georg Paskuda, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georg Paskuda, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Stolze, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georg Paskuda, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerd Nienstedt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Niels Moller, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 2
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Martti Talvela, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - George London, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - George London, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Martti Talvela, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Ursula Boese, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 2 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gundula Janowitz, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Bartos, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Silja, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Else-Margrete Gardelli, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wieland Wagner, Producer
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 3
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gundula Janowitz, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Bartos, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Silja, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Else-Margrete Gardelli, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wieland Wagner, Producer
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Gundula Janowitz, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Bartos, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothea Siebert, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Silja, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Else-Margrete Gardelli, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sona Cervena, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wieland Wagner, Producer
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gustav Neidlinger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 3 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irene Dalis, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 4
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Hotter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - George London, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Jess Thomas, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bayreuther Festspielchor, Choir, MainArtist - Volker Straus, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans Lauterslager, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wieland Wagner, Producer
℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Nietzsche may have been the first, but he was by no means the last to note that Parsifal was blasphemous. Wagner's final opera, his self-described "sacred festival stage play," Parsifal is a work steeped in the Christian mythology of the cross and the blood, but its message of compassion through suffering and transcendence through renunciation is more Buddhist than Christian. But while Parsifal's subversions may be blasphemous for atheist German philosophers and dogmatic Christians, for devout Wagnerians, Parsifal is heaven on earth. Among them, Hans Knappertsbusch was the last of the great pre-war Wagner conductors, and his postwar Bayreuth performances of the canonical operas have always been regarded as among the finest of their era. But even among his epic Rings and masterful Meistersingers, Knapperstbusch's Parsifals were held to embody the highest expression of the works' aspirations, and this one from the 1962 Bayreuth Festival was, for devout Wagnerians, the ultimate quintessence of his interpretation. With an unmatched postwar cast of George London as Amfortas, Martti Talvela as Titurel, Hans Hotter as Gurnemanz, Gustav Neidlinger as Klingsor, and Jess Thomas in the title role, plus the unfailingly idiomatic Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and stereo sound so real you can smell in the incense, Knapperstbusch's Parsifal was then, is now, and forever shall be the one true Parsifal.
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About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
- Total length: 04:09:26
- Main artists: Jess Thomas Hans Hotter Irene Dalis Gustav Neidlinger Bayreuther Festspielorchester Hans Knappertsbusch
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical Opera Full Operas
© 2006 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1964 Universal International Music B.V.
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