COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: DG
ALBUM TITLE: Fidelio
WORKS: Fidelio
PERFORMER: Martti Talvela, Theo Adam, Gwyneth Jones, Edith Mathis, Peter Schreier; Staatskapelle Dresden/Karl Böhm
CATALOGUE NO: 477 5584
A Mozartian Fidelio, packed with nuance and detail and with glorious playing from the Staatskapelle. Gwyneth Jones – in her vocal prime in 1969 – is a noble Leonora and James King a heroic Florestan. Christopher Cook
Beethoven: Fidelio
A Mozartian Fidelio, packed with nuance and detail and with glorious playing from the Staatskapelle. Gwyneth Jones – in her vocal prime in 1969 – is a noble Leonora and James King a heroic Florestan. Christopher Cook
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Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm