Christoph von Dohnányi, The Cleveland Orchestra - Wagner: Die Walküre (1997)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 1 Gb | 03:44:45
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 1 Gb | 03:44:45
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
This is a grand, satisfying performance on almost every count. Its stature allows me for the moment to put aside the baggage of all earlier recordings and assess it on its own merits alone. In the first place, following on his successful Rheingold (Decca, 11/95), Dohnanyi conducts a well-paced, thought-through reading that at once creates dramatic excitement and attends to the longer view. From the opening storm right through to the Magic Fire Music there’s a welcome sense of forward movement everywhere, except in the middle of Act 2 where in places Dohnanyi slows down inordinately, allowing the score to become momentarily becalmed.