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2019-11-19 14:03:30
Death of heroic Wagner baritone, 69
The Heldenbaritone John Wegner has died after a struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Germany, he was raised in Australia...
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-06-15 22:01:28
Is Walmart Selling Knockoff Mid-Century Classics?
If some of the deals seem too good to be true, well—they may just be. Among other offerings with an uncanny resemblance to midcentury design icons (like Hans Wegner’s Wishbone chair, or the Eames Office molded plastic chair), the Poly and Bark Sculpture Coffee Table for $309.99 has raised a few discerning eyebrows.
2017-07-10 01:00:00
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) DIE WALKÜRE (1870) Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler Pristine Classical PACO091 remastering Published 2013Recorded Teatro alla Scala, 9 March 1950 FLAC, cuesheets, artwork "This is certainly not the first incarnation of this splendid performance..., but the sonic improvements make it the only one worthy of serious consideration. With this upholstering, one can properly hear Furtwängler’s intent, his integration of large and small scale". Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine Siegmund Günther Treptow Sieglinde Hilde Konetzni Wotan Ferdinand Frantz Brünnhilde Kirsten Flagstad Hunding Ludwig Weber Fricka Elisabeth Höngen Gerhilde Walburga Wegner Ortlinde Marie Cerhal Waltraute Dagmar Schmedes Schwertleite Polly Batic Helmwige Ilona Steingruber Siegrune Margherita Kenney Grimgerde Sieglinde Wagner Roßweiße Margret Weth-Falke Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano […]
2017-07-06 01:00:00
[…] reproduction of a performance that when first heard decades ago on a poor LP transfer seemed like something one would never actually be able to take much pleasure in" Henry Fogel, Fanfare Magazine Wotan Ferdinand Frantz Donner Angel Mattiello Froh Günther Treptow Loge Joachim Sattler Alberich Alois Pernerstorfer Mime Peter Markwort Fasolt Ludwig Weber Fafner Albert Emmerich Fricka Elisabeth Höngen Freia Walburga Wegner Erda Margret Weth-Falke Woglinde Magda Gabory Wellgunde Margherita Kenney Floßhilde Sieglinde Wagner Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler Live recording, March 4, 1950, Teatro alla Scala
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