David Harbin wrote:
>I think Naxos is also releasing the Decca recording of Parsifal,
>live at Bayreuth opening night 1951. The stellar cast includes Weber,
>Windgassen and Modl. I wonder how the transfer compares to the Teldec
>CDs.
They are, although it's not actually opening night. The Decca team
recorded all the performances and made a compiltaion. This Naxos release
is taken from LPs as tapes were not, of course, available to them. Naxos
Historical have now moved into the LP era.
Tony Duggan, England.
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