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New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander Posted by Noah Tunell on May 6, 2025, 12:30 am I just wanted to share how impressed I was by the recently released recording of the above-mentioned opera with Lise Davidson and Gerald Finley under Edward Gardner with the Norwegian National Orchestra and Chorus. I would love to hear some thoughts on it from the reviewers on this site. I personally found it to be excellent, and I thought it represented perhaps the best Wagnerian recording so far this millennium. Gerald Finley is excellent and always gorgeous of voice even if he is no Hotter when it comes to vocal power. Lise Davidson is really powerful and sounds strikingly similar to Astrid Varnay in almost every way, and Davidson is by no means the lesser singer. The supporting cast is surprisingly good, especially the wonderful Steuermann who sings almost as well as Wunderlich did in 1959. I would love to see some reviews on this site for other opinions, but I personally felt heartened by the high quality it showed across the board. Noah Tunell

Re: New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander Posted by Len Mullenger on May 6, 2025, 1:27 am, in reply to "New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander" Reviews are difficult to find on Musicweb at the moment as we are re-instating the site after recent troubles but we have published a review of this recording https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/04/wagner-der-fliegende-hollander-decca/ Link: review

Re: New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander Posted by Noah Tunell on May 6, 2025, 1:50 am, in reply to "Re: New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander" Thank you, I had not seen this review Previous Message Reviews are difficult to find on Musicweb at the moment as we are re-instating the site after recent troubles but we have published a review of this recording https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/04/wagner-der-fliegende-hollander-decca/

Re: New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander Posted by Ralph Moore on May 14, 2025, 8:10 am, in reply to "New Recording of Der Fliegende Hollander" In case you missed it, Noah, my review supplements the first one published: https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/05/wagner-der-fliegende-hollander-decca-2/ Previous Message I just wanted to share how impressed I was by the recently released recording of the above-mentioned opera with Lise Davidson and Gerald Finley under Edward Gardner with the Norwegian National Orchestra and Chorus. I would love to hear some thoughts on it from the reviewers on this site. I personally found it to be excellent, and I thought it represented perhaps the best Wagnerian recording so far this millennium. Gerald Finley is excellent and always gorgeous of voice even if he is no Hotter when it comes to vocal power. Lise Davidson is really powerful and sounds strikingly similar to Astrid Varnay in almost every way, and Davidson is by no means the lesser singer. The supporting cast is surprisingly good, especially the wonderful Steuermann who sings almost as well as Wunderlich did in 1959. I would love to see some reviews on this site for other opinions, but I personally felt heartened by the high quality it showed across the board. Noah Tunell

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