Eileen Farrell - Wagner

[Dave2002]

I really liked the excerpt of Tristan played on R3 a few minutes ago - the Nicky Spence program.

However I don't like the use of "famous arias" used as show pieces, which seems so common.

As in this video - https://youtu.be/1TS1Yi80H-s

It's not terrible, but out of context of the opera it just doesn't have the same effect. In fact it's a total nonsense.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I really liked the excerpt of Tristan played on R3 a few minutes ago - the Nicky Spence program.

However I don't like the use of "famous arias" used as show pieces, which seems so common.

As in this video - https://youtu.be/1TS1Yi80H-s

It's not terrible, but out of context of the opera it just doesn't have the same effect. In fact it's a total nonsense.

I listened to the excerpt thinking “really beautiful singing who is it ? “.Not Margaret Price , not Jessye Norman , def not Flagstad , Dernesch, or Nilsson …really wracking my brains . Then the weird seque into the Broadway number and I twigged it was the same singer . I also thought the orchestra playing was very fine. What a conductor Munch was ..one of the all time greats

[Dave2002]

What a conductor Munch was ..one of the all time greats

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I listened to the excerpt thinking “really beautiful singing who is it ? “.Not Margaret Price , not Jessye Norman , def not Flagstad , Dernesch, or Nilsson …really wracking my brains . Then the weird seque into the Broadway number and I twigged it was the same singer . I also thought the orchestra playing was very fine. What a conductor Munch was ..one of the all time greats

I didn’t hear the programmmme, but I do have a Decca Phase 4 CD of Eileen Farrell, in which she sounds somewhat larger than life, so it will be good to hear her voice more tastefully recorded.