Richard Wagner: The Ring Of The Nibelung

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Furtwängler's 1953 Ring cycle, recorded "live" in the RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) studios, one act at a time, for broadcast purposes, is remastered here from the original tapes, in contrast to vinyl pressings used for the original 1972 EMI LP release. The noted Wagnerian scholar Deryck Cooke best characterized the great conductor's view of this magnum opus as a "stark, heavy, brooding work, a profound tragedy set in a primitive world of ancient Teutonic gods and heroes, to whom every action and event is of the utmost existential importance." Not even the boxy sonics or less-than-world-class RAI wind and brass sections diminish the impact of Furtwängler's gripping leadership. Even when tempos appear unusually slow, the conductor's rhythmic underpinning and sixth sense for sustaining long lines keep the dramatic intensity afloat. While Furtwängler's livelier 1950 La Scala Ring boasts better orchestral playing, his RAI Ring is more consistently cast. Standouts include Windgassen's expansive Siegmund, Mödl's attentive Brünnhilde, Patzak's truly sung (as opposed to cackled) Mime, Suthaus's virile Siegfried, Jurinac's ruby-tinged Gutrune, and Greindl's best-vocalized Hagen extant. A banded synopsis is included in lieu of texts. --Jed Distler

Richard Wagner: The Ring Of The Nibelung, Music, Elsa Cavelti, Ira Malaniuk, Ruth Siewert, Ferdinand Frantz, Gottlob Frick, Josef Greindl, Richard Wagner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Orchestra Sinfonica Della Radio Italiana, Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Rita Streich, Sena Jurinac, Alfred Poell, Alois Pernerstorfer, Dagmar Schmedes, Hilde Konetzni, Margarete Klose, Martha Modl, Ludwig Suthaus, Wolfgang Windgassen, Elisabeth Grummer, Gustav Neidlinger, Julius Patzak, Box Sets (Audio Only), Classical, Classical Music, German/Austrian Romantic Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta

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Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung [Germany] Wegner , Neumann , Cook , Brinkmann , Neuhold , and Badische Staatskapelle Manufacturer: Documents ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GUK04A Release Date: 2007-04-13

Tracks:

1. The Rhinegold
2. The Valkyrie
3. Siegfried
4. Twilight Of The Gods

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Basic 100, Volume 59: Richard Wagner [Highlights From The Ring Of The Nibelung] Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Studer, Cheryl | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Basic 100, Volume 56: Maurice Ravel & Claude Debussy Basic 100 Sampler Basic 100, Vol. 73: Mozart Symphonies Nos. 35 & 36 Basic 100, Volume 78: Giacomo Puccini [Tosca Highlights] Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1 / Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor [Basic 100, Vol. 77] ASIN: B000003FUP Release Date: 1995-03-14

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Wagner: Music from The Ring of The Nibelung Richard Wagner , Klaus Tennstedt , and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DNFV Release Date: 1993-01-12

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