The Wagnerian's guide to Wagner at the Gramophone Awards 2012

Yes, its that time of year yet again, and while this years Gramophone awards contains many worthy nominations (the full list of nominations can be found here) what follows is a list of those of especial importance to anyone with even a vague interest in Wagner. Over the next few days, we will provide brief - and sometimes not so brief - examples of each




Artist of the Year

Daniel Barenboim 

Andris Nelsons

Recital

Wagner Scenes René Pape (bass) Plácido Domingo(ten) Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (DG)


DVD Performance

Bruckner Symphony No 5 (ed Nowak) Lucerne Festival Orch / Claudio Abbado (dir Michael Beyer) (Accentus) Read review

R Strauss Die Frau ohne Schatten Soloists; VPO / Christian Thielemann (dir Christof Loy) (Opus Arte) Read review

Orchestral

Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1-9. Overtures Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (Decca Classics) Read review

Opera

Beethoven Fidelio Stemme; Kaufmann; Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado (Decca Classics)Read review

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Dohmann; Smith; Henschel; Berlin RSO / Marek Janowski (Pentatone) Read review