Disc: 1   1. Sehr Langsam   2. Heil Dir, Sonne! Heil Dir, Licht!   3. O Wusstest Du, Lust Der Welt   4. Dort Seh' Ich Grane, Mein Selig Ross   5. Heilig Schied Sie Aus Walhall   6. Ewig War Ich, Ewig Bin Ich   7. Dich Lieb' Ich: O Liebtest Mich Du!   8. Siehst Du Mich Nicht?   9. O Sink Hernieder, Nacht Der Liebe   10. Nie-wieder-Erwachens Wahnlos...Einsam Wachend In Der Nacht   11. Lausch, Geliebter!   12. Doch Unsre Liebe   13. So Starben Wir, Um Ungetrennt...Habet Acht!   14. Soll Ich Lauschen?

Disc: 2   1. Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!   2. Was Am Besten Er Kann...Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, Mein Hammer, Ein Hartes Schwert!   3. Forest Murmurs   4. In Der Hohle Hier Lieg Auf Dem Hort!   5. Nun Sing! Ich Lausche Dem Gesang   6. Dawn   7. Zu Neuen Taten, Teurer Helde   8. Siegfried's Rhine Journey   9. Brunnhilde, Heilige Braut!   10. Funeral March

This EMI twofer from last year features Placido Domingo, Natalie Dessay, Deborah Voigt, Violeta Urmana, the Covent Garden Orchestra and conductor Antonio Pappano in love duets from Siegfried and Tristan as well as several scenes from Siegfried and Gotterdamerung. The love duets between Domingo and Voight were released previously on a CD of that name and received magnificently good reviews from Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and Fanfare, all of which highlighted different parts of the production. When one loved the latter day heldentenor Domingo's work, another fell for the love duets (the Tristan selection from act 2 features Wagner's orchestral ending), and still another feted the orchestral playing and imaginative leadership from Pappano.

All parts of this production are worthwhile, the singing is generally excellent, Domingo sounds great even though past his prime, and the English players do their best imitation of Germans in the pit. It's remarkable what a collection this group of non-Germans has delivered

A powerful set of Wagner scenes and arias

Brand New /sealed 2CD