Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1
Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde)
Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser)
Allmächt’ge Jungfrau! (from Tannhäuser)
Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an 'Senta's Ballad' (from Der fliegende Holländer)
(Ambrosian Opera Chorus)
Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene' (from Götterdämmerung)
Jessye Norman (soprano: Isolde, Elisabeth, Senta, Brünnhilde)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
When American soprano Jessye Norman presented this Wagner recording with scenes featuring his great heroines, critics praised the singer's immense charisma and the transparent orchestral sound. There can be no doubt about it: Ms Norman and conductor Klaus Tennstedt created a milestone in the Wagner discography and in the portrayal of the composer's tragic heroines Senta, Elisabeth, Brünnhilde and Isolde.
