‘So far this series recalls, and must rank with, the great Rings of the 1960s’ Michael Scott Rohan
Wagner
Die Walküre
Jonas Kaufmann, Mikhail Petrenko, René Pape, Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Irina Vasilieva, Natalia Evstafieva, Lyudmila Kanunnikova, Tatiana Kravtsova, Ekaterina Sergeeva, Anna Kiknadze, Elena Vitman; Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
Mariinsky MAR 0527 (hybrid CD/SACD) 236:36 mins (4 discs)
Audio clip: from Act I, Prelude
For a full review, pick up a copy of the May issue of BBC Music Magazine
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