Wagner, Solti - Ring / Decca 2x Audio CD 1999 / 466 261-2

UPC 028946626122

!!! Condition for CD is used like new !!!

The four operas of Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen together take about 15 hours, which makes for several records, tapes, or CDs, and much studio time. For this reason, many full Ring recordings are the result of "unofficial" recording of live performances, particularly from the Bayreuth Festival where new productions are often broadcast by German radio. Live recordings, especially those in monaural, may have very variable sound but often preserve the excitement of a performance better than a studio recording.

Tracklist:

CD 1    66:58

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

The Ring Of The Nibelungs

1.  The Ride Of The Valkyries (orchestral version)   3:07

Das Rheingold

2.  Prelude   5:27

3.  Entry of the Giants    1:52

4.  Descent into Nibelheim   4:31

5.  Entry of the Gods into Valhalla   10:15

Die Walkure

6.  Prelude (Act I)   4:04

7.  Prelude (Act II)   5:06

8.  Death of Siegmund and Hunding   6:55

9.  The Ride of the Valkyries   6:21

10. Magic Fire Music   4:41

Siegfried

11. Forging Scene   14:09

CD 2   58:22

1.  Prelude (Act II)   5:20

2.  Forest Murmurs   5:07

3.  Siegfried and the Dragon   5:39

Gotterdammerung

4.  Siegfried's Rhine Journey   5:57

5.  Hagen and the Vassals   10:39

6.  Siegfried's Funeral March   7:50

7.  Brunnhilde's Immolation   11:13

8.  Siegfried Idyll (excerpt)   6:11

• Orchestra - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conducted by - Sir Georg Solti