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This 1968 recording of The Flying Dutchman was made in the studio under the baton of the venerable Ottom Klemperer who, incidentally, was approaching his 83rd birthday - he had just five years left to live. This record is simply a dream come true, with Theo Adam, Martti Talvela, Anja Silja and Annneliese Burmeister supported by the New Philharmonia and the BBC choir. Klemperer is known for his fairly rapid tempos, even if the singers themselves lend longer durations to the music, as the work is not short on quasi-recitatives. In this vein, this "almost" short work (short by Wagner's standards at least) offers a measured reading, very much oriented towards comprehension of the text and clarity of the orchestra. It goes without saying that it has been the subject of a meticulous remastering, so that it really doesn't feel like you are listening to a recording from half a century ago. Orchestral colours, balance between stage and orchestra, precise vocal presence: these all make for an unmissable, historic recording. © SM/Qobuz
« This performance is as perfect as we have any right to demand. Klemperer’s magisterial interpretation of the opera has a blazing intensity, the orchestra plays superbly and the cast give of their considerable best.» Gramophone
‘ With this remaster of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, the listener is plunged into a stormy world of wind and water. The sound effects introduced for the first time by EMI on this recording are very effective, and the dramatic impact of the performance of Anja Silja as Senta is indisputable. This recording, made in the winter of 1968 at Abbey Road’s Studio One, utilises the Ambiophonic system whereby numerous speakers were added to the walls of the studio to increase reverberation and improve the overall acoustic of the studio. The LP master tapes used for this remaster derive directly from the original four-track masters therefore preserving sound and balance as approved by Klemperer at the time the recording was made, including the spectacular sound effects.’ Ian Jones, Remastering Engineer at Abbey Road Studios
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Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (Richard Wagner)
New Philharmonia Orchestra - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Richard Wagner, Composer - (Peter Andry, Producer - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister)
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anneliese Burmeister, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anneliese Burmeister, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anneliese Burmeister, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anneliese Burmeister, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Gerhard Unger, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Andry, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Robert Gooch, Tonmeister - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Theo Adam, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Kozub, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Martti Talvela, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - BBC Chorus, Chorus - Anja Silja, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anneliese Burmeister, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Allen Stagg, Tonmeister
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
This 1968 recording of The Flying Dutchman was made in the studio under the baton of the venerable Ottom Klemperer who, incidentally, was approaching his 83rd birthday - he had just five years left to live. This record is simply a dream come true, with Theo Adam, Martti Talvela, Anja Silja and Annneliese Burmeister supported by the New Philharmonia and the BBC choir. Klemperer is known for his fairly rapid tempos, even if the singers themselves lend longer durations to the music, as the work is not short on quasi-recitatives. In this vein, this "almost" short work (short by Wagner's standards at least) offers a measured reading, very much oriented towards comprehension of the text and clarity of the orchestra. It goes without saying that it has been the subject of a meticulous remastering, so that it really doesn't feel like you are listening to a recording from half a century ago. Orchestral colours, balance between stage and orchestra, precise vocal presence: these all make for an unmissable, historic recording. © SM/Qobuz
« This performance is as perfect as we have any right to demand. Klemperer’s magisterial interpretation of the opera has a blazing intensity, the orchestra plays superbly and the cast give of their considerable best.» Gramophone
‘ With this remaster of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, the listener is plunged into a stormy world of wind and water. The sound effects introduced for the first time by EMI on this recording are very effective, and the dramatic impact of the performance of Anja Silja as Senta is indisputable. This recording, made in the winter of 1968 at Abbey Road’s Studio One, utilises the Ambiophonic system whereby numerous speakers were added to the walls of the studio to increase reverberation and improve the overall acoustic of the studio. The LP master tapes used for this remaster derive directly from the original four-track masters therefore preserving sound and balance as approved by Klemperer at the time the recording was made, including the spectacular sound effects.’ Ian Jones, Remastering Engineer at Abbey Road Studios
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 48 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Otto Klemperer
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical Opera Full Operas
- Collection: Legendary Opera Recordings
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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