WAGNER Parsifal JAMES LEVINE Bayreuth 1987 ED1 PHILIPS DIGITAL 5LP Box MINT

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James Levine – conductor

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Choir

feat. Peter Hofmann, Waltraud Meier, Hans Sotin, Simon Estes, Franz Mazura, Matti Salminen

Wagner: Parsifal

rare German first press vinyl 5LP boxset released 1987 on silver PHILIPS "Digital Classics" stereo label with catalognumber 416842-1. 

Laminated box, complete with libretto booklet, original inner sleeves, and vinyl in pristine NEARMINT/MINT condition - perfect!  

Famous performance by James Levine conducting the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Choir all recorded with true audiophile soundquality. See photos ...

Compare with other famous performances by e.g. Georg Solti, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Rudolf Kempe, Karl Bohm, Hans Knappertsbusch ...

Edition Details

Label: Philips – Digital Classics (silver/plum label)
Catalog No.: 416842-1
Country: Netherlands
Pressing: First Dutch Press (ED1)
Format: 5 × LP Box Set
Genre: Opera / Wagner / Bayreuth

Condition

Vinyl – NM / M
Box – NM / M  complete with booklet and original inner sleeves included.

Performance & Sound

Levine’s Parsifal from Bayreuth has long been praised for its spiritual depth, vocal excellence, and orchestral refinement.
The Philips Digital Classics first pressing delivers:

• exceptionally wide dynamic range
• deep, authoritative low register
• luminous orchestral textures
• clean, low-noise Dutch vinyl

A premium, audiophile-level Bayreuth production — frequently compared with landmark recordings by Solti, Furtwängler, Kempe, Böhm, Knappertsbusch, and others.

Shipping & Packaging

All records are professionally packed in rigid four-lax LP mailers to prevent corner or seam damage.
Worldwide tracked shipping via DHL Paket. Combined shipping available.

EU countries:
$24.90 USD – up to 5 kg
$34.90 USD – up to 10 kg

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$39.90 USD – up to 1 kg (1–3 LPs)
$44.90 USD – up to 2 kg (4–6 LPs)
$59.90 USD – up to 5 kg (≈ 20 LPs)
$89.90 USD – up to 10 kg (≈ 40 LPs)

UK / Norway:
$39.90 USD – up to 5 kg
$54.90 USD – up to 10 kg

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