Parsifal mounts the altar steps, takes the grail from the shrine already opened by the squires, and falls to his knees before it in silent prayer and contemplation. Wagner s parsifal, in all its warped grandeur, is another traveler along this passage. Music profile for donald mcintyre, born 22 october 1934. Parsifal was expressly composed for the stage at bayreuth and many of the most famous recordings of the opera come from live performances on that stage. Richard wagner, reginald goodall, donald mcintyre, warren ellsworth, waltraud meier, phillip joll, david gwynne, timothy german, welsh national opera orchestra wagner. Parsifal is an opera in three acts by richard wagner. I do not intend to go over these, but simply to deal with a modern, or rather post 1960s, phenomenon, namely that of extracting an antisemitic meaning from this.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Parsifal king, martin, crass, adam, mcintyre, sotin. The work was first performed in bayreuth, bavaria, germany, in 1882, not long after wagners death. A recording of richard wagners parsifal featuring and starring jean cox, amy shuard, franz crass, thomas stewart, donald mcintyre etc. After titurel has died, amfortas feels responsible for his fathers deathhis own refusal to uncover the grail each day has deprived titurel of the nourishment he needed.
James king parsifal, gwyneth jones kundry, thomas stewart amfortas, franz crass gurnemanz, donald mcintyre klingsor, karl. To prevent rigamortus from setting, in the administration switched in many notable conductors and singers throughout its decades long life span. Parsifal by bayreuth festival chorus and bayreuth festival orchestra and pierre boulez on amazon music. Ritual and theater in parsifal simon williams a showcase for the evolution of wagner s style, part 1 jeffrey swann a showcase for the evolution of wagner s style, part 2 jeffrey swann the troubled world of parsifal, part 1 simon williams. Parsifal cox, shuard, crass, stewart, ridderbusch, mcintyre. Watch wagner parsifal online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Parsifal bayreuth 1964 hans knappertsbusch on allmusic 2007 wagners festspielhaus in bayreuth reopened in. Sir donald mcintyre sang wotan and recalls how it took three years for the changes to the sets. In 1973, the legendary production of parsifal by wieland wagner was performed in bayreuth for the last time, after 22 years. In cooperation with the ws augsburg, a concert with excerpts from parsifal was held at. The jahrhundertring centenary ring was the production of richard wagners ring cycle. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Parsifal, not relishing their attentions, struggles to free. With an unrivalled catalogue of over 450 complete opera recordings produced over the last 60 years and an illustrious succession of artists that today includes such names as angela gheorghiu, natalie dessay, joyce didonato, roberto alagna, antonio pappano and riccardo muti emi classics, with its sister label virgin classics, can rightly claim to be the home of opera. Parsifal 198406 goodall swansea wagner discography. Richard wagner, reginald goodall, royal opera house orchestra, jon vickers, norman bailey, amy shuard, donald mcintyre, louis hendrikx, michael langdon parsifal music.
This is a partial discography of parsifal, an opera in three acts by richard wagner. Feb 10, 2011 parsifal has been seen as the most antisemitic and ideologically suspect of any of wagner s works, but thats not how nikolaus lehnhoffs eno production treats it, writes tom service. Gurnemanz, now an old hermit, finds the penitent kundry exhausted in a thicket. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Heinz zednik as loge, donald mcintyre as wotan, siegfried jerusalem is also seen as. Parsifal act iii and excerpts from acts i and ii cd karl muck berlin state opera and bayreuth festival orchestras 192728.
Donald mcintyre bass cd page 1 of 1 presto classical. Patrice chereau, pierre boulez, donald mcintyre, gwyneth jones. Parsifal has always seemed to provoke even more extreme reactions from his admirers and detractors than any other of wagner s operas. Thats finally changing, thanks to mark elder, the halles music director since 1999. Amy shuard as kundry jean cox as parsifal donald mcintyre as klingsor conducted by pierre boulez amy shuards only appearance at the bayreuth. In 1972 the bayreuth festival was still using wieland wagners timeless production dating back to 1951, the first year of the postwar bayreuth. Richard wagner, reginald goodall, royal opera house. Parsifal, music drama in three acts by german composer richard wagner, with a german libretto by the composer. Richard wagner s parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. I love all wagner, one aficionado male and middleaged of.
Parsifal appears on the walls, gazing rapturously on the enchanting scene, lost in amazement. Parsifal libretto englishgerman opera by richard wagner. Jun 12, 20 piu saggi, sospettando che parsifal possa essere il puro folle, lo porta nella sala del gral per assistere al rito dellultima cena. In parsifal, from the 20 bbc proms, conductor and orchestra are at their best. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For most of us in the wsnz jeffrey was an important part of our wagner journey. Amfortas is too weak himself to partake of the ritual and is carried out on his litter. Richard wagner parsifal act 3 music video 2a391154f. Parsifal richard wagner libretto in german with translation in. The only way is up sir donald mcintyre has published his memoirs. Wagners parsifal a partial survey of the discography. Richard wagner, reginald goodall, welsh national opera, warren ellsworth, waltraud meier, donald mcintyre, phillip joll, nicholas folwell wagner.
Eugen jochum conducted it from 1971, and bid farewell with this. Browse and buy all classical recordings featuring donald mcintyre bass. Wagner, r parsifal bayreuth knappertsbusch 1951 naxos. P is for parsifal, wagners final music drama and the one most adored by obsessive wagnerians. Parsifal, he declined and never returned to bayreuth. Peter hofmann, a few years before he was diagnosed with parkinson, as siegmund, and jeannine altmeyer as sieglinde, were and still is the dream siblings. Donald mcintyre bassbaritone, bass vocal, bass, baritone play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. These cookies will be used globally for purposes such as analytics, personalization, site. Sep 29, 2017 in 1973, the legendary production of parsifal by wieland wagner was performed in bayreuth for the last time, after 22 years. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Parsifal bayreuth 1954 hans knappertsbusch on allmusic 2002. Parsifal wwv 111 is an opera in three acts by german composer richard wagner.
Parsifal was wagner s last and many say most accomplished opera, the culmination of the development of the emotional intensity of the german romantic. Richard wagner, reginald goodall, donald mcintyre, warren. Richard wagner, donald mcintyre, waltraud meier, reginald. The knight describes years of trying to find his way back to amfortas and the grail. Donald mcintyre listen to donald mcintyre on deezer. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. At the most obvious level parsifal may be taken to represent christianity and klingsor the pagan world. Various interpretations have been put on wagner s last opera, parsifal, a work specifically and for some time exclusively designed for the consecration of the festival theatre at bayreuth. Learn more about parsifal, including its summary and characters. This stage consecration festival play, as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Peter hofmann, jeannine altmeyer, gwyneth jones, donald mcintyre, matti salminen. Amfortas philip joll gurnemanz donald mcintyre parsifal warren ellsworth klingsor nicholas folwell kundry waltraud meier mp3 download. Oktober 1934 in auckland, neuseeland ist ein neuseelandischer. The first act alone of this production deserves a place on such a list.
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