Tristan and Isolde
Item number: CLA 10113-2
Artist: Wagner, Richard/Furtwängler, W.
Title: Tristan and Isolde
Label: classi
Type: 4CDs
Release date: August 26, 2011
“Tristan and Isolde” is one of Richard Wagner’s (1813-1883) greatest musical dramas. Leonard Bernstein even calls it the “central work of the entire history of music.”
About the content: Tristan, a supposedly particularly virtuous knight, is tasked with bringing the beautiful daughter of King Isolde of Ireland to her future husband Marke, the King of Cornwall. During the crossing to Britain, the two accidentally drink a love potion that was actually intended for Isolde and Marke. Tristan and Isolde immediately fall madly in love with each other. In the aftermath, the lovers break all social and religious laws, bringing ruin on themselves and those around them. After several, increasingly unlikely, adventurous entanglements, the lovers finally succumb to a deception, because of which Tristan first dies and then Isolde dies of grief.
The 4 CD box presented here was recorded by the Chorus Of the Royal Opera House, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Covent Garden and under the direction of Wilhelm Furtwängler. This historical complete recording, which was recorded in 1952 with guests such as Ludwig Suthaus, Kirsten Flagstad, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and many others, is also special in terms of its sound. Tristan and Isolde is now available in new sound quality and as a 4cd set at a special price!
4 CD, 260 minutes