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Title: old klemp does well
Review: Klemperer was Jewish, but this certainly did not affect his conducting of wagner, which is very good indeed. His Flying Dutchman and Tannhauser overtures are incredibly exciting and quite frankly my favorite renditions of each. The Lohengrin overture is rapt and shimmering, and his act III intro is not a mad dash to the finish line as most conduct it, but still a joyous introduction to the wedding march that follows. The Meistersinger excerpts are truly astonishing. His overture is possibly the slowest ever recorded, but nothing is lacking. He even pays attention to counterpoint and highlights it where his colleagues like Solti race through and aim for a kind of orgasm in every bar. Listen to the place where wagner has the meistersinger theme played with the prize song melody with the second violins doing their own thing. Amazing how clear it is. His dances certainly do that as well. very good recordings.
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