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WAGNER: Die Walkure, Act I.(Review)
WAGNER: Die Walkure, Act I
[] Dernesch; Cochran, Sotin; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Klemperer. Text and translation. Testament SBT 1205
Die-hard fans of conductor Otto Klemperer will treasure this CD release of a recording that originally appeared on EMI in the 1970s. For almost everyone else, it is more a curiosity than a vibrant performance, largely done in by the conductor's extraordinarily deliberate tempos. This account of Walkure's first act clocks in at more than seventy-one minutes, almost ten minutes longer than EMI's famous 1935 recording under Bruno Walter. Klemperer's ponderous pacing constantly undermines the young cast ...
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