Parsifal: Christian Thielemann, Plácido Domingo, Waltraud Meier, Falk Struckmann, Wiener Staatsoper (live)
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Amfortas Falk Struckmann
Titurel Ain Anger
Gurnemanz Franz-Josef Selig
Parsifal Plácido Domingo
Klingsor Wolfgang Bankl
Kundry Waltraud Meier
Erster Gralsritter Benedikt Kobel
Zweiter Gralsritter In-Sung Sim
Knappen: Daniela Denschlag,
Janina Baechle,
John Dickie,
Peter Jelosits
Blumenmädchen (Flower Maidens): Inna Los,
Bori Keszei,
Antigone Papoulkas, Simina Ivan,
Ildikó Raimondi,
Nadia Krasteva
Stimme von oben: Janina Baechle
Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Reviews
Christian Thielemann conducts Wagner's letzte Karte like a psychological
thriller. […] His tempi range from Boulez-like
swiftness for the knights'
'Zum letzten Liebesmahle' and the tricky march-like celebration of communion,
to finely sustained stillness for sections of Amfortas' lament 'Wehvolles
Erbe' and Gurnemanz's 'Das ist Karfreitagszauber, Herr. All are related
to the words and mood of the drama with the acuity of a Kempe or Furtwängler.
[…] At one and the same time this is a beautiful
Parsifal and a new look at Parsifal, informed by Thielemann's experience and knowledge of a great
tradition. […] This new set is both a major release and a serious contender
in the Parsifal market.
The
Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2008
What distinguishes the set above all is Christian
Thielemann's
superb conducting. His sense of the work's vast architecture is faultless
and the dramatic certainty that informs every detail of the score is a
reminder that Thielemann belongs in the highest echelon of today's Wagner
conductors.
Andrew Clements, The Guardian
Parsifal on DVD - Parsifal on CD
Parsifal recording with Plácido Domingo and Waltraud Meier on Amazon
See also
Parsifal conductors at Bayreuth
Herheim's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival