Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Eugen Jochum
Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Date/Location
March/April 1976
Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin
Recording Type
  live   studio
  live compilation   live and studio
Cast
Hans Sachs Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Veit Pogner Peter Lagger
Kunz Vogelgesang Peter Maus
Konrad Nachtigall Roberto Bañuelas
Sixtus Beckmesser Roland Hermann
Fritz Kothner Gerd Feldhoff
Balthasar Zorn Loren Driscoll
Ulrich Eißlinger Karl-Ernst Mercker
Augustin Moser Martin Vantin
Hermann Ortel Klaus Lang
Hans Schwartz Ivan Sardi
Hans Foltz Miromir Nikolic
Walther von Stolzing Plácido Domingo
David Horst R. Laubenthal
Eva Catarina Ligendza
Magdalene Christa Ludwig
Ein Nachtwächter Victor von Halem
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With the Kubelik set completed (but releated to the vault) baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau entered into negotiations with DGG to record Meistersinger, with himself as Sachs. This set finally appeared in 1976, with veteran conductor Eugene Jochum on the podium leading the Deutche Oper Berlin forces. The recording has some wonderful orchestral playing but is marred by weak choral singing and a series of acoustical tricks by the Tonmeister (the echoing, boomy church acoustic in the opening scene is the biggest culprit) that distract the listener.

As for the cast, Fischer-Dieskau, better known for his achievements in lieder and art song, made some memorable Wagner recordings. This is one of his better ones. His Sachis is warm and resonant if a little fussy. Domingo is at sea here, struggling with the unfamilar German diction. Catarina ligendza is a disaster as Eva. However, charming orchestral playing, intelligent interpretation and the magnificent David of Roland Herman are all redeeming factors.

Paul J. Pelkonen

Rating
(6/10)
User Rating
(4.5/5)
Media Type/Label
DG
DG
Technical Specifications
611 kbit/s VBR, 44.1 kHz, 1.09 GByte (flac)
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