V1733. Bayreuth Festival, 1927, incl. w.Franz von Hoesslin, Karl Muck & Siegfried Wagner Cond. Fritz Wolff, Alexander Kipnis, Henriette Gottlieb, Maria Nezádal, etc.: Excerpts from Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried & Parsifal. (Austria) Preiser 90393, recorded 1927, Columbia. Final copy! - 717281903936

CRITIC REVIEWS:

“This splendid release is a ‘must’ for all Wagner lovers. The recordings were the first ever made by the electrical process at Bayreuth. They are remarkably faithful in capturing the acoustic character of the Festspielhaus as well as the sound of the orchestra, which at the time employed 133 players, as well as the singers and chorus, who are all displayed in an almost perfect sonic perspective….the sound of these massive forces captured with a realism, dynamic range, and fidelity that would be obtained elsewhere only several years later….Franz von Hoesslin was a great conductor as well as one of the very few German conductors who openly defied the Nazis in the prewar Nazi era.”

- John P. McKelvey, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, July/Aug., 2010

"…a superior job of transfer work that brings us these early [Bayreuth] electricals with outstanding clarity and presence. It’s hard to believe the recordings are as old as they actually are.”

- Leslie Gerber, FANFARE, July/Aug., 2000