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Richard Wagner, Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grümmer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe – Lohengrin (E/VG+) – 4xLP, DE 1986
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Lohengrin is an LP by Wiener Philharmoniker, Richard Wagner, Christa Ludwig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grümmer from 1986 released on the His Master's Voice label.
About this album
This Lohengrin is a commanding Wagner recording, prized for its grand dramatic sweep and vocal authority. Led by Rudolf Kempe with the Wiener Philharmoniker, the 1964 release brings together a distinguished cast including Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grümmer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig and Gottlob Frick. Wagner's Romantic opera, with its mystical atmosphere and probing sense of moral conflict, depends on fine orchestral control as much as singing, and Kempe draws both from the score with clarity and momentum. The result is a performance that balances theatrical intensity with nobility, making it a notable mid-20th-century interpretation of one of opera's major works.
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Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker, Richard Wagner, Christa Ludwig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Elisabeth GrümmerLabel: His Master's Voice – 29 0955 3Format: LP, Reissue, RemasteredUnits: 4Country: GermanyReleased: 1986Genre: ClassicalStyle: Opera
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1 Prelude
2 Act One, Scene One
3 Act One, Scene Two
4 Act One, Scene Three
5 Act Two, Scene One
6 Act Two, Scene Two
7 Act Two, Scene Three
8 Act Two, Scene Four
9 Act Two, Scene Five
10 Act Three, Prelude
11 Act Three, Scene One
12 Act Three, Scene Two
13 Act Three, Scene Three