Wagner's Siegfried conducted by Marek Janowski

Wagner's Siegfried conducted by Marek Janowski

A frolicsome account, with Schreier an excellent Mime, but René Kollo an aspirating, hectic Siegfried. The lower parts, notably Salminen’s dragon, are imposing.

Michael Tanner

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3

Michael Tanner

Published: March 14, 2017 at 11:24 am

COMPOSERS: Wagner
LABELS: Sony
ALBUM TITLE: Wagner
WORKS: Siegfried
PERFORMER: Kollo, Schreier, Adam, Salminen; Staatskapelle Dresden/Marek Janowski
CATALOGUE NO: 88875196442 (1982)

A frolicsome account, with Schreier an excellent Mime, but René Kollo an aspirating, hectic Siegfried. The lower parts, notably Salminen’s dragon, are imposing.

Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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