Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth 1966)
by Richard Wagner
- Type: Album
- Released: 1966
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Country: Germany
- Length: 3:38:47
- Community rating: 4.14/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Captured live at the legendary Bayreuth Festival, Karl B枚hm's fiery conducting drives this profoundly intense recording of Wagner's tragic masterpiece. Featuring towering vocal performances from Birgit Nilsson and Wolfgang Windgassen, the production eschews traditional lushness in favor of a fast-paced, visceral, and highly dramatic interpretation. It is widely considered one of the most thrilling and sonically magnificent documents of Wagnerian opera ever committed to tape.
Genres
Descriptors: complex, death
Tracklist
Credits
- Richard Wagner - primary artist
- Birgit Nilsson - primary artist, vocals [isolde]
- Wolfgang Windgassen - primary artist, vocals [tristan]
- Christa Ludwig - primary artist, vocals [brang盲ne]
- Martti Talvela - primary artist, vocals [k枚nig marke]
- Eberhard W盲chter - primary artist, vocals [kurwenal]
- Karl B枚hm - primary artist, conductor
- Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele - chorus