Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Great Scenes [Import]

Track Listings

1. Vorspiel·Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle!

2. Einzug Der Gotter In Walhall

3. WinterstÜRme Wichen Dem Wonnemond

4. WalkÜRenritt

5. Wotans Abschied Und Feuerzauber

6. Schmiedelied

7. Waldweben

8. Zu Neuen Taten, Teurer Helde Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt

9. Trauermarsch

10. BrÜNhildes SchlußGesang

Tracks:

Das Rheingold: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla
Die Walkuere: The Ride Of The Valkyries
Die Walkuere: Magic Fire Music
Siegfried: Forging Scene
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
Goetterdaemmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March
Goetterdaemmerung: Immolation Scene

Customer Reviews:

A so-so performance of Wagner -- You can do better.......2001-05-20

This CD was a disappointment, maybe because the recording technology is rather dated and the excitement and presence of the music does not come through. Birgit Nilsson is, of course, spectacular.

A better selection can be found in the Panorama edition of "der ring des nibelungen" with von Karajan conducting. Karajan's interpretation is great, and Janowitz is the best Sieglinde ever recorded. Tracks 14 - 16 of the 2 CD Panorama set will take your breath away.

The Lord Of All Clasical.......2000-10-12

This CD is by far the BEST!! It is the sole reason that I got turned on to Opera. All the songs are great; they have various moods. But the song I like the best is track #2, Ride of the Valkyries. I have, on several occansions, held mock wars with little army men figures while listening to this song.

The Best of the Best!!.......2000-10-09

When I first bought this recording more than 10 years ago under an earlier release, I did not like opera. I had briefly heard excerpts from Solti's orchestral version of the CD and was amazed at the power of the music. I thought I was buying that orchestral version when I bought this recording. I am glad I made that mistake. Solti was not able to re-create the same energy in his orchestral version, which was recorded many years after this CD. Though at first I did not like the singing, it eventually grew on me, and now this CD is one of my favorites of all genres of music. The first track, "Entry of the gods into Valhalla," mesmerizes and shocks as the growing loudness and excitement in the orchestra culminates in a VERY loud anvil strike. I had never heard anything like this before in classical music. I have listened to many other recordings of that section since and nothing has equaled it in effect. It is hard to imagine that the recordings on this disc were made 40 years ago. Though you can hear some of the source-tape hiss on the recording, it's presence is minimized by the wide dynamic range of the performance. Furthermore, the singing is top-rate. Birgit Nilsson's performance during the "Immolation Scene" is nothing less than stellar. It seems effortless for her to produce the power and range to soar above the massive orchestra underneath. If there is any CD to introduce someone to the power and drama of Wagner and opera, this is it!

Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: Great Scenes

Average customer rating:

Truly the 'Golden Ring'

Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: Great Scenes

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Flagstad, Kirsten | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Nilsson, Birgit | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music

Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000041U1
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Das Rheingold: Scene 4: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla - Eberhard Wachter/Waldemar Kmentt/George London/Kirsten Flagstad/Set Svanholm/Oda Balsborg/Hetty ...
Die Walkure: Act 3: The Ride of the Valkyries - Vera Schlosser/Berit Lindholm/Brigitte Fassbaender/Helen Watts/Helga Dernesch/Vera Little/Marilyn...
Die Walkure: Act 3: Magic Fire Music - Hans Hotter
Siegfried: Act 1: Forging Scene - Wolfgang Windgassen/Gerhard Stolze
Siegfried: Act 2: Forest Murmurs - Wolfgang Windgassen
Gotterdammerung: Act 3: Siegfried's Funeral March - Sir Georg Solti/Wiener Phil
Gotterdammerung: Act 3: Immolation Scene - Birgit Nilsson/Gottlob Frick

Customer Reviews:

Truly the 'Golden Ring'.......1999-05-13

An excellent collection & a wonderful introduction to the greatest Ring ever done. The voices and the Vienna Phil. are at their best.

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Excursions, Remixes & Rare Grooves

1. Vorspiel·Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle!
2. Einzug Der Gotter In Walhall
3. WinterstÜRme Wichen Dem Wonnemond
4. WalkÜRenritt
5. Wotans Abschied Und Feuerzauber
6. Schmiedelied
7. Waldweben
8. Zu Neuen Taten, Teurer Helde Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
9. Trauermarsch
10. BrÜNhildes SchlußGesang