Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals] > Solti, Sir Georg

The Pavarotti Story

4 CD / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Otello; I lombar...
Performers: Bono; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eno, Brian; Evans, David; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; John, Elton; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Kerns, Ric...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Patanè, George; Rescigno, Nicola; Chailly, Riccardo; Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Levine, James; Kertész, Istv...

This commemorative set documents Pavarotti's life story in both words and music. Presented in superb, high quality packaging including a 70 page illustrated booklet of...continue...
Personnel: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Dr. David Evans , Elton John, Frank Sinatra (vocals); Joan Sutherland (soprano); Christa Ludwig, Elke Schary, Jane Shaulis (mezzo soprano); Plácido Domingo, ...continue...

Rosenkavalier (24BT)

3 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Crespin, Regine; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dickie, Murray; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Lackner, Herbert; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano;...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

BBC Music Magazine
Still one of the truly great recordings. Solti's conducting is refreshing, more champagne than schmaltz, yet not unduly driven, and his singers are...continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Tannhäuser / Solti

3 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Braun, Victor; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Ludwig, Chri...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Opera Chorus

It is a landmark recording as it presents the Paris version of the opera for the first time on record (rather than the more commonly...continue...