Great Wagner Conductors[4 CD] [Audio CD] and 50 similar items

Sealed but been in storage. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra media that have been on our shelfs for too long. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Early recordings of Wagner's orchestral works hold a unique, mythical allure. Five titans of Wagner interpretation, all born within two decades of Richard Wagner's death and renowned for their legendary performances at the Bayreuth Festival, are featured in this remarkable collection. Particularly insightful is the contrast between Hans Knappertsbusch's youthful exuberance for Polydor in 1927-28 and his final, poignant studio recordings in 1962 (for the Westminster label, in stereo). Additionally, the lesser-known Wagner conductor Karl Elmendorff (1891-1962) can be rediscovered. He pioneered the first nearly complete opera recordings of Wagner (Tristan and Isolde in 1928, Tannhuser in 1930). Format: cd