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As a service to members who can not attend events in Central London, or who wish to have a record of a meeting they enjoyed, we are very pleased to offer a CD recording of selected events.

 

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Members of the Society once again thronged to Portland Place at the end of January to hear the annual Paul Dawson-Bowling lecture.  This time his subject was Wolfgang Sawallisch - Wagner Champion of the World and, as ever, Paul gave a riveting lecture interspersed with and illustrated by extracts from some amazing and rare recordings.  Paul is a lively speaker, who displays a profound knowledge of his subject matter and whose enthusiasm is highly infectious - it is always a real pleasure to listen to him.
 
Sawallisch showed enormous promise in his youth as an interpreter of Wagner's works, including the early and lesser-known operas, and we heard some absolutely thrilling music from the fifties and sixties, when Sawallisch conducted all over Germany, including stints at the Bayreuth Festival.  He had many prestigious appointments with well known orchestras and became music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1990.  Sadly, his magical touch seemed to fade after the initial glory years, and he did not conduct much Wagner from the nineties onward.
 
As ever, Gil has produced a masterful CD for us of this event and those who could not attend should treat themselves to a replay of a splendid evening!  Those who did go might also like to relive the occasion.
 
All our CDs are available for sale at the price of £9 for a single CD and £18 for a double CD set (including postage and packing).  A full list is given below.

 

Date of Event No. of Discs   Cat No.   Event/Artistes
15/06/2004 1   2004-06   An evening with Phyllida Lloyd
23/11/2004 1   2004-11A   An evening with Keith Warner
20/01/2005 2  

2005-01A/B

   Götterdämmerung - rare and interesting recordings - Paul Dawson Bowling 
21/02/2005 1   2005-02   Getting started in the world of opera - Wally Sutcliffe
07/04/2005 2   2005-04A/B   Hans Hotter - Penelope Turing
18/05/2005 2   2005-05A/B   Albert Coates - Jonathan Brown 
14/09/2005 2   2005-09A/B   Wagner in the kitchen - Rodney Newton 
18/01/2006 2   2006-01A/B   Hans Knappertsbusch - Master of the Ring - Paul Dawson Bowling 
08/02/2006 2   2006-02A/B   Ghosting for the Stars - Donald Arthur 
29/03/2006 2   2006-03A/B   Wagner, Nietszche and the Ring - Professor Simon Williams 
26/09/2006 2   2006-09A/B   Getting Ready for the Ring - Barry Millington
24/01/2007 2   2007-01A/B   Astrid Varnay - Goddess of the North - Paul Dawson Bowling
01/02/2007 1   2007-02a   Mahler's Wagner - Stephen McClatchie
07/02/2007 2   2007-02bA/B   Longborough - Past, Present & Future - M & L Graham & A Privett
23/03/2007 1   2007-03   Getting Ready for the Ring Masterclass with David Syrus
25/04/2007 2   2007-04A/B   The Power of Three in the Ring - Ross Alley
21/05/2007 2   2007-05A/B   Designing the Acoustics of an Opera House - Robert Essert
26/06/2007 1   2007-06   Parsifal: An Illustrated Talk - Roderick Swanston
03/12/2007 2   2007-12A/B   Keith Warner interviewed by Gary Kahn
30/01/2008 2   2008-01A/B   Wolfgang Sawallisch - Wagner Champion of the World - Paul
Dawson Bowling
 
 
          
 

These CD's are available now: prices Single CDs are £9 and doubles £18 Prices include postage and packing.

 
To obtain a copy please write with details of your name and address and enclose a cheque (payable to The Wagner Society) to Andrea Buchanan CD Sales Director,The Wagner Society c/o 7 Avenue Mansions, Finchley Road, London NW3 7AU  stating clearly which of the CD's you wish to purchase.

e-mail: cdsales(at)wagnersociety.org

Our CD's are engineered by Gilead Limor.

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Gilead Limor

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