tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post3766297230633150031..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Wagner OopsLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-6919470861945044832012-07-06T23:11:47.449-07:002012-07-06T23:11:47.449-07:00hahahaha, re obsessives, Wagner Society, etc.
You...hahahaha, re obsessives, Wagner Society, etc.<br /><br />You mean you DON'T want to hear all about Melchior and his peers???<br /><br />Curious which other <i>Falstaff</i> recordings were candidates. The Toscanini is wonderful but I have to admit that I like Karajan as much. Giuseppe Valdengo was a good singer, but Gobbi's Falstaff is matchless.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-61142446321612451652012-07-06T22:42:36.723-07:002012-07-06T22:42:36.723-07:00What???!!! I rearranged my entire schedule to catc...What???!!! I rearranged my entire schedule to catch you tomorrow and you won't be there?<br /><br />Just kidding. If you find me at a Wagner Society meeting, Northern CA or otherwise, it will be time for an intervention because I will have obviously lost my mind. I am fascinated by any obsessive group, though, whether the obsession is custom cars, birds, Wagner, or anything else on this globe.<br /><br />As far as Toscanini, I'd say start or end with "Falstaff." I once did a side-by-side comparison between three recordings deciding on which one I should get to know, and Toscanini won by a landslide.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com