Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Sir Georg Solti’s recording of Wagner’s epic music-drama Der Ring des Nibelungen was a recording project on a scale without precedent and the first-ever studio recording of Wagner’s masterpiece. Recorded between September 1958 and November 1965, it was masterminded by legendary producer John Culshaw and his technical team under the direction of chief engineer Gordon Parry. This massive undertaking set new standards in both opera recording and the possibilities of the effective and imaginative use of stereo. The combination of Sir Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic with an international cast of the greatest Wagnerian singers available resulted in a recording which was greeted with unprecedented enthusiasm and rave reviews and which quickly won numerous international awards. Tracklisting Das Rheingold (CDs 1&2) Die Walküre (CDs 3-6) Siegfried (CDs 7-10) Götterdämmerung (CDs 11-14) An Introduction to Der Ring Des Nibelungen – Deryck Cooke (CDs 15&16) Bonus CD-ROM – PDFs of Libretti w/ English & French Translations plus the transcript with musical examples & index of leitmotifs of Deryck Cooke’s ‘An Introduction to…’ available – PDFs also available to download online BOOKLET: Written Introductions to each opera by John Culshaw / Session Photos / Synopses in English and German.