Title: Unbelievably Dull Performances
Product review: I heard the Tannhauser Overture from this recording on the radio today. This was arguably the most dull and boaring performance of this masterpiece I've ever heard. And I've heard this piece of music countless times. The only reason I listened to it to completion was to find out who had done such an extraordinary job in destroying it. If there's one thing Wagner fans will all agree on it's that his music needs to sound spectacular. Certainly that's what Wagner expected. And with terrific performances by Solti ( Chicago symphony) and Barenboim (Chicago Symphony and Berlin Phil)and Tennstedt ( Berlin Phil) living up to Wagner's standard, it is easy by comparison to hear what a disaster this Lopez-Cobos performance is. It is certainly not the fault of the excellent Cincinnati Orchestra. This dud can be laid solidly at the feet of the conductor.For Wagner as it should be heard, get any of the recordings I mention above.
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