WAGNER

Arias

[1] Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind! (Die Walküre)

[2] Der Augen leuchtendes Paar (Die Walküre)

[3] Loge, hör! Lausche hieher! (Die Walküre)

[4] Was duftet doch der Flieder (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

[5] Hört, ihr Leut, und lasst euch sagen (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

[6] Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

[7] Gott grüß' euch, liebe Männer von Brabant! (Lohengrin)

[8] Oh Gnade! Höchstes Heil! – Oh Herr! War es ein Fluch (Parsifal)

[9] Und ich, ich bin's – Nicht doch! Die heilge Quelle selbst (Parsifal)

[10] Gesegnet sei, du Reiner, durch das Reine! (Parsifal)

[11] Wie dünkt mich doch die Aue (Parsifal)

[12] Wie Todesahnung ... O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser)

René Pape

Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim

Dresden-born bass René Pape was recently honoured as a “Met Mastersinger”, a distinction shared only by Renée Fleming. Pape’s perfect diction, bel canto beauty of tone, and psychological penetration make him one of our day’s most capable − and celebrated – Wagnerians.

Assembled for this all-Wagner project, a matter of the heart to René Pape, is a prestigious team. Daniel Barenboim, renowned for the sensuality of his Wagner, conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin, the maestro’s long-time collaborators.

Excerpts from such Pape signature roles as Gurnemanz and the Rheingold Wotan are complemented by a terrific teaser of a part Pape has yet to reveal on stage − his eagerly anticipated Hans Sachs, the noble cobbler of Die Meistersinger.

In addition to scenes from Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, and Die Walküre, a special treat features tenor Plácido Domingo with Pape in a scene from Parsifal.

Deutsche Grammophon 4776617