Michael Volle
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Special offer. Wagner: Das Rheingold
Michael Volle (Wotan), Tomasz Konieczny (Alberich), Burkhard Ulrich (Loge), Elisabeth Kulman (Fricka), Herwig Pecoraro (Mime), Peter Rose (Fasolt), Eric Halfvarson (Fafner), Annette Dasch (Freia), Janina Baechle (Erda), Christian van Horn (Donner), Benjamin Bruns (Froh), Mirella Hagen (Woglinde),...
His conducting is fast, as Wagner preferred and intensely dynamic but he avoids Boulez's glibness, illuminating the drama of the moment in a mercurial, almost Solti-like fashion...he seems to... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Opera
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New. Mozart: Requiem & Mass in C Minor
Ying Fang (soprano), Emily D'Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Michael Volle (bass), Helen Vollam (trombone), RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Record Review, 18th July 2026, Record of the Week
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Special offer. Verdi: Falstaff
Michael Volle (Falstaff), Alfredo Daza (Ford), Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford), Nadine Sierra (Nannetta), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), Francesco Demuro (Fenton), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Mario Martone
Purists should look away now, but I found this production by Mario Martone tremendous fun...Volle inhabits the title role with absolute conviction: he is laugh-out-loud funny, his vocal delivery... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
Simon O'Neill (Siegfried), Michael Volle (Der Wanderer), Peter Hoare (Mime), Anja Kampe (Brünnhilde), Franz-Josef Selig (Fafner), Gerhild Romberger (Erda), Danae Kontora (Waldvogel), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle
Rattle shows a keen awareness of orchestral colour and brings an impressive dynamism to the music. His tendency is to be quite speedy – and there is certainly virtue in such an approach. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Orchestra of the Year
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Special offer. Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus
Camilla Nylund (Simplicius), Christian Gerhaher (Farm Worker/Narrator), Will Hartmann (Hermit/Governor) & Michael Volle (Farmer/Sergeant)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
This edition sounds taut and pungent under Ulf Schirmer's baton. Camilla Nylund sings gleamingly as the idealist Simplicius, and there are incisive yet pliable performances from the three excellent... —
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Opera, August 2010, Recording of the Month
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Mendelssohn Church Music VI - Verleih uns Frieden
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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Mendelssohn Church Music VIII - Magnificat
Andrea L. Brown (soprano), Monica Groop (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Michael Volle (bass)
Kammerchor Stuttgart & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Frieder Bernius
The performances throughout are first-class, with Andrea Brown a radiant soprano, and chorus and orchestra both full of life and energy… —
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
RecommendedMichael Volle (bass), Andrea Rost (soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (alto), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Letizia Scherrer (soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor) & Barbara Fleckenstein (soprano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch
[Volle] is supported by an orchestra rightly wedded to extremes and a chorus with high energy levels and the crispest enunciation. Wolfgang Sawallisch's speeds may be sensible, but he does his... —
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Building a Library, April 2018, Recommended Recording
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Mendelssohn Church Music IX - Herr Gott, dich loben wir
Andrea L Brown (soprano), Maria Bernius (soprano), Monica Groop (alto), Werner Gura (tenor) & Michael Volle (bass)
Kammerchor Stuttgart & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Frieder Bernius
The soloists are first-class and I particularly relished the bass Michael Volle's warm tone and affectionate phrasing. The chorus too make the most of their varied opportunities - emphatic... —
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
RecommendedJulia Borchert (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone)
Stuttgart Chamber Choir & Stuttgart Classical Philharmonic Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
A crack choir and an orchestra that yield little to more prestigious bands, infused with love for the work by a conductor who, most of all, lets the detail of the score do the work. —
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Building a Library, June 2023, Recommended Recording
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