This is one of the most ennobling performances of ‘Lohengrin’ and the stellar cast is led by one of the most famous of all Wagnerian heldentenors, James King. The CD provides nearly 74 minutes of music from this masterpiece, including both the Act I and Act III preludes and the famous ‘Bridal Chorus’.
RICHARD WAGNER
Lohengrin (highlights)
Prelude
‘Einsam in trüben Tagen’
‘Wer hier im Gotteskampf zu streiten kam’
‘Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan!’
‘Mein Herr und Gott, nun ruf’ ich dich’
‘Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen’
Prelude
‘Treulich geführt ziehet dahin’
‘Das süße Lied verhallt’
‘In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten’
‘Mein lieber Schwan!’
Karl Ridderbusch
James King
Gundula Janowitz
Thomas Stewart
Gwyneth Jones
Bavarian Radio Chorus & Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik