2CDs - DDD - German - 69'16 & 68'37
NAXOS 20003
Jorg Hering Tenor, Marga Schiml Mezzo-Soprano, Peter Seiffert Tenor, Peter Erdei Chorus/Choir Director, Alfred Muff Baritone, Erich Knodt Bass, Ingrid Haubold Soprano
ORF Symphony Orchestra Vienna Orchestra
Budapest Radio Chorus Chorus/Choir
Pinchas Steinberg Conductor
Review By Classic CD: "a stirring and exciting interpretation of Wagner's most accessible work"
Review By Stereoplay: "einer ernsthaften Konkurrenz fur die Prominenz macht (serious competition for the celebrities)"
Review By The State Columbia: "Let's cut to the chase right away: This is a low-cost, high quality performance of "The Flying Dutchman" that puts more expensive productions with better-known casts to shame"
Review By Stereoplay: "makes an excellent impression"
Review By BBC Music Magazine: "Naxos has now made its first foray into Wagner and scored a notable success...not only an apt salty tang, but also an incisiveness and dramatic momentum... a strong contender at any price"
Review By Arbetet (Sweden): "not only the least expensive one but, in fact, the best one too!"
Review By Chicago Tribune: "this set is every bit as good as the English reviewers said it is"
Review By Gramophone: "this super-bargain version enters the lists and - to mix a metaphor - virtually jumps to the top of the pile.... Ingrid Haubold, a singer entirely new to me, is a discovery... it surpasses all other available recordings and, at the price, should be snapped up by all aspiring Wagnerians"
Review By Opera: "this thrilling, no-nonsense version"
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