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LOHENGRIN (Wagner) [Import]

Ben Heppner (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Disc: 1
1. Prelude
2. Act One - Scene 1: Hort! Grafen, Edle, Freie von Brabant!
3. Act One - Scene 1: Dank, Konig, dir dass du zu richten kamst!
4. Act One - Scene 2: Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte!
5. Act One - Scene 2: Einsam in trüben Tagen
6. Act One - Scene 2: Des Ritters will ich wahren
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Disc: 2
1. Act Two - Scene 1: Entsetzlich! Wie tont aus deinem Munde furchtbar der Name
2. Act Two - Scene 2: Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen
3. Act Two - Scene 2: Elsa! - Wer Ruft?
4. Act Two - Scene 2: Ortrud, wo bist du?
5. Act Two - Scene 3: In Fruh'n versammelt uns der Ruf
6. Act Two - Scene 3: Des Konigs Wort und Will' tu' ich euch kund
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Disc: 3
1. Act Three: Prelude
2. Act Three - Scene 1: Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin
3. Act Three - Scene 2: Da susse Lied verhallt: wir sind allein
4. Act Three - Scene 2: Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe Wesen!
5. Act Three - Scene 2: Hochstes Vertrau'n hast du mir schon zu danken
6. Act Three - Scene 2: Weh' nun ist all' unser Gluck dahin!
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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Lohengrin April 20 2002
By Gerald
Format:Audio CD
I am a nut who owns 3 Lohengrins (Abbado,Solti,Davis) and have seen it with Abbado/Domingo/Studer at the Vienna State Opera a few years back. I really like Ben Heppner, his german is way better than Domingo's whose german makes me cringe. His voice is very powerful, whereas maybe not quite as luscious as Domingo's voice was back then. Sharon Sweet is a pretty good Elsa, although a tad shrill at times (prefer Studer and Norman). Marton is dramatically good but her voice is a bit too piercing. I like the pace of Davis' conducting and the lush orchestra sound. Sergei Leiferkus really bugs me with his "german" and his "S"s are awful. For the orchestra part I go with the Vienna PO (coincidentally I am Viennese-born, living in San Diego, CA now) but the Bavarians are definitely up to task.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Uneven set Nov 10 2001
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is a very uneven set. Heppner is a fine Lohengrin, one of the best around. Sweet, while not the Elsa of one's dream, is better than average. Leiferkus is mediocre and Marton downright bad. Rootering and Terfel are excellent, though. A mixed bag. Look elsewhere!
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5.0 out of 5 stars BJOERLING COMBINED WITH VICKERS July 22 2001
By MOVIE MAVEN
Format:Audio CD
I was lucky enough to hear Ben Heppner and Deborah Voigt in Robert Wilson's miraculous production of Wagner's LOHENGRIN at the Metropolitan Opera a few seasons ago. And now, on RCA Victor, Heppner's superb, unrivaled performance has been captured in a recording that equals the best.

I'd always thought that the still-available Rudolf Kempe version (from 1964) of this gorgeously romantic opera on EMI was untouchable. It has a star-studded cast the likes of which will not be collected again soon: Jess Thomas in the title role, the unmatchable Elizabeth Grummer as his love "Elsa," Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Christa Ludwig as "Telramund" and "Ortrud" and Gottlob Frick as "King Henry." But now on RCA Victor from 1994 comes this version conducted by Sir Colin Davis and it is very much worth purchasing. First of all, the sound is spectacular...RCA's engineers got everything right. Even with a sound system that is far from the best or most expensive (mine!) you feel as if you are smack in the middle of the conflict and romance. Davis leads a regal yet intimate, beautiful performance which is genuinely exciting from first moment to last.

And secondly, and most importantly, there's Heppner's performance. He is,undoubedly, the finest heldentenor of our time and this recording is a testament to his artistry: the sweetness of Jussi Bjoerling combined with the fierce power of Jon Vickers. I hope he will soon take on some of those tenors' roles from the Italian repertory: "Otello," "Macbeth," and "Manrico" immediately come to mind.

The supporting cast does well too, especially Eva Marton as "Ortrud" and Bryn Terfel doing a cameo as "The King's Herald." If Sharon Sweet is not my ideal choice for any role, she does well enough as "Elsa." RECOMMENDED.

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