Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Derilova, Decker - Berg 2008 - Felsenstein2*DVD9 - NTSC - 16:9 - All Regions - PCM, Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 - 225min. -
Subtitle: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Arthaus 2008
Tristan – Richard Decker, Marke – Marek Wojciechowski, Isolde – Iordanka Derilova, Kurwenal – Ulf Paulsen, Melot – Kostadin Arguirov, Brangäne – Alexandra Petersamer, Ein Hirte / Ein junger Seemann – Jörg Brückner, Ein Steuermann – Nico Wouterse
Dessau Anhalt Philharmonic Orchestra
Golo Berg, conductor
Johannes Felsenstein, stage director
Musically, the Dessau orchestra is impressive under resident maestro, the youngish looking Golo Berg, generally belying the smallish venue and often sounding lush, and experienced in Wagnerian playing, sweeping along the big moments, and tenderly lingering on some genuine . Sometimes a lack of "bite" can be noticed (particularly in the opening phrase of the Act III vorspiel) and in the bit of music following Marke's impressive second act solo, an oboe sounds to have a minor mishap.
While major international houses continue having problems mounting Tristan, it is encouraging to see a tiny company like Dessau, with nowhere near the resources of, say, The Met or Covent Garden, tackle one of opera's most challenging cornerstones. --Amazon customer
Find more at Amazon
