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by | 8:44 pm | Apr 28, 2008

At very long last, the final act of Tristan und Isolde.

Act Three

Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Donald McIntyre, Melot - Heribert Steinbach, Steuermann – Heinz Feldhoff, Hirte – Heinz Zednik. Carlos Kleiber; Bayreuther Festspiele, 30 July 1976.

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  • Rinaldo says:

    Of all the live Kleiber Tristans, this is by some margin the best, I think. And as far as I can tell, it’s the only one not available on CD anywhere. (It did appear briefly on LP.)

    For a few years, Wenkoff was really a top-quality Tristan.

    on April 28, 2008 at 9:59 PM
  • Wotan says:

    Kleiber is so incredibly amazing here.
    Lenny Bernstein once said “There is a God somewhere and two inches below there is Carlos Kleiber” (dont know if you the meaning, I was told this in Italian!)

    on April 30, 2008 at 7:11 AM
  • jatm2063 says:

    Yes it’s a great recording, and some of the singers made few recordings. I love how Kleiber is unafraid to let things be vewy vewy qwiet. So unlike Bohm’s recordings.

    P.S. Caro Cieca, how was the ramble?

    on April 30, 2008 at 11:10 PM