Armin Jordan’s “Parsifal” is a bit of a letdown with some murky orchestral sounds and generally off-form soloists – unfortunately some great names such as Robert Lloyd and Aage Haugland could certainly have done much better. The early digital recording is also quite blurred although at the end the music picks up considerable momentum. However there are a host of excellent recordings of this particular version of the opera both on DVD and CD so this is not wholeheartedly recommended.

Gerald Fenech | 2010 

This work always sounds best recorded ‘live’ in Bayreuth, but this recording, made as a soundtrack for Hans-Jürgen’s Syberberg’s extraordinary film, is very fine if not overwhelming.

Michael Tanner | 20 January 2012