Posted June 24, 2013

Posted June 24, 2013

Thanks to WSNC Member John Wagner for a “heads up” on a new CD compilation from Deutsche Grammaphon. This new set “The Great Wagner Singers” is a whopping 6 discs and ihas been specially mastered by  by Lennart Jeschkeas. Some of the tracks on this set have never been available before on CD.

Featuring Leo Slezak, Gundula Janowitz, Lauritz Melchior, Dame Gweneth Jones, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Set Svanholm, Max Lorenz, Frieda Leider and a long list of 20th Century Golden Age singers goes on and on. Equally impressive are the names of the conductors! The set is a wallet-friendly $26.99 for 7 hours of listening pleasure. A link to the Arkiv Music website is built into the review (how thoughtful!).

Below is a link to the on-line journal Opera Today with a review of the discs.

http://www.operatoday.com/content/2013/06/great_wagner_si.php

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