Jaap van Zweden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir & State Male Choir Latvija – Wagner: Parsifal (2011) [nativeDSDmusic DSF DSD64/2.82MHz]

Jaap van Zweden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir & State Male Choir Latvija – Wagner: Parsifal (2011)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82 MHz | Time – 1:46:07+1:05:51+1:13:39 minutes | 9,71 GB | Genre: Classical
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This live recording of Wagner’s opera Parsifal comes from a memorable concert that took place in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in December 2010. It is performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir and conductor Jaap van Zweden. The cast includes tenor Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role, celebrated bass Robert Holl as Gurnemanz, bassbaritone Falk Struckmann as Amfortas, and soprano Katarina Dalayman as Kundry. The set also includes a bonus DVD featuring video footage of highlights from the performance.

Although first conceived in 1857, Parsifal ended up being Wagner’s last opera production at Bayreuth in 1882. The story is loosely based on the legend of the Arthurian knight Sir Percival and his quest for the Holy Grail.

Born in Amsterdam in 1960, Jaap Van Zweden began his musical career as a violinist, becoming at 19 the youngest ever concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

In 1997, van Zweden made the decision to conduct full time, and was named the chief conductor of the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra where he remained until 2003. In 2000, he added the music directorship of the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague to his credits, a post he held until 2005. Jaap van Zweden began his third season as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra last year. His commitment to the orchestra was recently extended through the 2015-16 season.

BBC Music Magazine November 2011
This new recording of Wagner’s last work is in most respects very fine…Perhaps the main glory here is the superb playing of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. It responds to every demand of the score, under the inspiring baton of Jaap van Zweden, who seems to be the ideal man to conduct this incredible score…He has a mainly good set of soloists, with the veteran Robert Holl as a strong, moving Gurnemanz

Classic FM Magazine November 2011
It’s hard to describe this live recording without descending into hyperbole…Jaap van Zweden retains magisterial control over the epic sweep of the piece. A uniformly excellent cast are on top form too: Klaus Florian Vogt (Parsifal) is powerful, shining and easy of voice, and he’s matched by Katarina Dalayman (Kundry) on fiery form and the superb Robert Holl (Gurnemanz). Wagner performances don’t often come more intense, epic or beautiful than this

Gramophone Magazine December 2011
This set is, I presume, the result of a single, concert-hall performance…Katarina Dalayman, Falk Struckmann and Klaus Florian Vogt do much to transcend the performance’s oratorio-like ambience…the combined forces of the Netherlands Radio Choir and Latvian State Male Choir bring an appropriate weight of tone to a performance that certainly can’t be accused of skating blithely over the great work’s surface.

Tracklist:

1-01 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Vorspiel
1-02 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- He! Ho! Waldhter ihr
1-03 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Recht so! – Habt Dank! – Ein wenig Rast
1-04 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Nicht Dank! – Haha! Was wird es helfen
1-05 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- O wunden-wundervoller heiliger Speer
1-06 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Titurel, der fromme Held, der kannt’ihn wohl
1-07 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Weh! Weh!…Wer ist der Frevler
1-08 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Nun sag! Nichts weit du, was ich dich frage
2-01 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Vom Bade kehrt der Knig heim
2-02 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Verwandlungsmusik
2-03 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Nun achte wohl und la mich seh’n
2-04 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Mein Sohn Amfortas, bist du am Amt
2-05 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Enthllet den Gral!
2-06 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I- Wein und Brot des letzten Mahles

3-01 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Vorspiel
3-02 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Die Zeit ist da. – Schon lockt mein Zauberschlo den Toren
3-03 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Ach! – Ach! Tiefe Nacht!
3-04 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Hier war das Tosen! Hier, hier!
3-05 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Komm, komm, holder Knabe!
3-06 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Parsifal! – Weile!
3-07 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Dies alles hab’ich nun getrumt
3-08 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Wehe! Wehe! Was tat ich Wo war ich
3-09 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Amfortas! – Die Wunde! – Die Wunde!
3-10 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Grausamer! Fhlst du im Herzen nur and’rer Schmerzen
3-11 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act II- Vergeh, unseliges Weib!

4-01 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Vorspiel
4-02 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Von dorther kam das Sthnen
4-03 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Heil dir, mein Gast!
4-04 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Heil mir, da ich dich wiederfinde!
4-05 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- O Herr! War es ein Fluch
4-06 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Nicht so! – Die heil’ge Quelle selbst erquicke unsres Pilgers Bad
4-07 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Gesegnet sei, du Reiner, durch das Reine!…
4-08 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Wie dnkt mich doch die Aue heut so schn!
4-09 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Du siehst, das ist nicht so
4-10 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Mittag. – Die Stund’ ist da
4-11 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Geleiten wir im bergenden Schrein den Gral zum heiligen Amte
4-12 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Ja, Wehe! Wehe! Weh’ber mich!
4-13 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Nur ein Waffe taugt
4-14 – Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III- Hchsten heiles Wunder!

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