Joseph Keilberth - Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1963) [2021 4xSACD The Valued Collection Platinum]

A live performance commemorating the revival of 1963 by the legendary masterpiece, Kyle Belt & Bavarian State Opera.

A masterpiece opera produced by the still highly acclaimed German conductor Kyle Berth in collaboration with the Bavarian State Opera, who served as its music director for many years. This is a live performance commemorating the reconstruction of this theater. It is a famous performance full of enthusiasm unique to live performances with famous singers. DSD mastering directly from the original analog master of German Eurodisc. World's first SACD. The performance is wonderful and full of presence, and it is also famous as a masterpiece with a large number of members such as Wiener and Hotter, Jess Thomas, and Claire Watson. Despite the live performance, the precision of the performance is high, and the skill of the ensemble is one of the highlights. Along with the warm reaction of the audience, you can enjoy the uplifting feeling and sense of unity unique to a live performance. In this reprint, I went back to the original analog master tape in my home country. Since the resolution is high and the sound image is solid, the high quality of the original performance is well reproduced.

This live is a valuable record of the restoration commemorative performance of the Bavarian State Opera, which was rebuilt in November 1963, 20 years after the Allied air raid on Munich in the autumn of 1943. From the DG label, R. Strauss's " Arabella" and "Shadowless Woman" were released in a similar way. Since 1958, Kylbert has been General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera. He gave many performances with stately heavy music making. It is well known that he made three visits to Japan from 1965 to the year of his death, leaving a strong impression on the audience. About five years after this performance, Kyle Belt died while conducting Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" at the same opera house (1968.7.20). His career as a conductor has yet to come, and although his life at the age of 60 is regrettable, many of his recordings, which can be said to be the essence of German music, are still highly regarded today. In particular, recordings with German orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, as well as operas such as "Ring" in Bayreuth, have both a moderate sense of dynamism in their profoundness and are typical of mainstream German music. As a dignified masterpiece, it has not lost its luster yet.

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Tracks:

Richard Wagner:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)

Act 1
Overture
Scene 1
Scene 2 (Beginning)
Scene 2 (Conclusion)
Scene 3 (Beginning)
Scene 3 (Conclusion)

Act 2
Overture
Scenes 1-4
Scene 5
Scene 6 (Beginning)
Scene 6 (Conclusion)
Scene 7

Act 3
Overture
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3 (Beginning)
Scene 3 (Conclusion)
Scene 4 (Beginning)
Scene 4 (Conclusion)
Scene 5 (Beginning)
Scene 5 (Conclusion)

Personnel:

Otto Wiener, bass
Hans Hotter, bass
Benno Kusche, baritone
Josef Metternich, bass
Jess Thomas, tenor
Claire Watson, soprano
Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Bayerische Staatsorchester
Conducted by Joseph Keilberth

Recorded: November 23, 1963, Bayerische Staatsoper (STEREO)
The original recording of the first public festival performance in the rebuilt National Theater in Munich on Saturday, November 23, 1963