Description

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser - And The Song Contest At The Wartburg / Elisabeth Grümmer, Hans Hopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick / His Master's Voice LP Stereo

ASD 555

Product Features

Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Label: His Master's Voice – ASD 555
Country: UK
Released: 1961
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Opera, Romantic

Overview

This 1961 vinyl release from His Master's Voice features a performance of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" with Elisabeth Grümmer, Hans Hopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick, and other notable vocalists. The album is conducted by Franz Konwitschny and performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Chor Der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin.

Interesting Facts

"Tannhäuser" is an opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner, based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest.
The opera premiered on October 19, 1845, at the Königliches Hoftheater in Dresden.
The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, as well as redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's work.
The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.

Track Listing

A1: Wolfram Von Eschenbach, Beginne / Blick' Ich Umher
B1: Wohl Wußt' Ich Hier Sie Im Gebet Zu Finden / Beglückt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat, Ich Schauen / Allmächt'ge Jungfrau / Wie Todesahnung / O Du Mein Holder Abendstern