Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Act 1; Carlos Kleiber; Bayreuth (1976) Wenkoff, Ligendza [SUBS]

Описание: Carlos Kleiber, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
(Recorded 30th July, 1976, Bayreuth Festival Theatre)

Tristan — Spas Wenkoff
King Marke — Karl Ridderbusch
Isolde — Catarina Ligendza
Kurwenal — Donald McIntyre
Melot — Herbert Steinbach
Brangäne — Yvonne Minton
Shepherd — Heinz Zednik
Steersman — Heinz Feldhoff
Young Sailor — Heinz Zednik

The production was by August Everding. The stage designs were by Josef Svoboda. The costumes were by Reinhard Heinrich.

The photographs used in this video are from the production's programme booklet. The subtitled English translation is by Andrew Porter.

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Jonathan Brown in his book "Tristan und Isolde on Record" writes:

"The 1976 Bayreuth recording is the "non plus ultra" of Carlos Kleiber live performances. It is one of the rare recordings of a uniformly seasoned and first-rate cast and orchestra, inspired by a visionary conductor. The spacious sound of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra is present in bountiful quantities. Under the spell of Kleiber, and ignited by his baton, the orchestra is a always a full and powerful player in the drama being worked out on stage.
In the opening scene, Heinz Zednik, the young sailor, sings beautifully from the mast above, as if he were part of the wind. Catarina Ligendza is at her peak as Isolde, still best at her upper register, but able to project effectively at the lower end as, for example, she mulls over her destiny ("Mir erkören, mir verloren")—when she sounds as if she is crouched, ready to spring into action against Tristan—or when she expresses anguish at seeing Tristan every day and yet being unloved by him ("wie könnt' ich die Qual bestehen!"). Yvonne Minton is a persistent and solicitous Brangäne, and Donald McIntyre a tough and redoubtable Kurwenal. Spas Wenkoff is a rich baritonal "heldentenor", who presents a strong and noble Tristan, yet not beyond being shamed by Isolde to drink. And once they have drunk, Kleiber transports them miraculously to another, deeper realm."

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0:00:00 — Prelude
0:10:14 — Scene 1: "Westwärts schweift der Blick"
0:15:48 — Scene 2: "Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu"
0:19:48 — Scene 2: "Hab' Acht, Tristan! Botschaft von Isolde"
0:24:55 — Scene 3: "Weh', ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!"
0:30:22 — Scene 3: "O Wunder! Wo hatt' ich die Augen?"
0:35:38 — Scene 3: "Welcher Wahn! Welch' eitles Zürnen!"
0:42:35 — Scene 4: "Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen!"
0:49:29 — Scene 5: "Herr Tristan trete nah!"
0:53:05 — Scene 5: "Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan"
0:58:08 — Scene 5: "War Morold dir so wert"
1:04:56 — Scene 5: "Auf das Tau! Anker los!"
1:09:40 — Scene 5: "Tristan!"..."Isolde!"

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"Tristan und Isolde" ("Tristan and Isolde") is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, with a German libretto by the composer. The libretto is based on the medieval romance "Tristan" by Gottfried von Strassburg. It was first performed at the Royal Court and National Theatre in Munich on 10th June, 1865.