Wilson Pereira <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Besides Liszt's, there is also Wagner's transcriptions, recently recorded
>by the BIS label, featuring Noriko Ogawa (piano), Yoshie Hida (soprano),
>Yuko Anazawa (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Chiyuki Urano (bass), Choir
>of the Bach Collegium Japan and conducted by Masaaki Suzuki.  The recording
>was very much praised in the March issue of BBC Music Magazine.

It's a very "period" interpretation, whatever the case; for example
the third movement's just 12 minutes plus.  Very quick tempi all over.
To me it sounds too much like a dress rehearsal with piano ;)

Derek
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