Wagner: Die Walkure (The Original Source Series)

Herbert von Karajan's recording of Wagner's ‘Die Walkure’ features an outstanding cast, including Austrian star soprano Gundula Janowitz (Sieglinde), legendary bass-baritone Thomas Stewart (Wotan), Jon Vickers (Siegmund), and the dazzling Regine Crespin (Brunnhilde). It captivates with its expressive range and lyrical accents. Karajan skillfully allows his orchestra, the Berliner Philharmoniker, to take a back seat to showcase the great singers. As classical music magazine Gramophone aptly puts it, even half a century after its release, his recording, “still has surprises in store.”

For the first time, the Original Source Series uses the original stereo master tape, a two- track audio tape, as its source. Remastered by the Emil Berliner Studios on 180g virgin vinyl by Optimal and housed in a 5-LP lift-lid box set. Limited and numbered.