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Hans Kanppertsbusch Conducts Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Bayreuth 1956)

Hans Kanppertsbusch Conducts Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Bayreuth 1956)
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Bayreuth Festival Recording, 1956

Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Prelude
  2. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1: "Weia! Waga! Wote, Du Welle"
  3. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1.: "He He! Ihr Nicker,"
  4. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1.: "Garstig Glatter"
  5. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1.: "Wallalla! Wallalla! Lalaleia, Laialalei!"
  6. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1.: "Lugt, Schwestern!"
  7. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1.: "Der Welt Erbe"
  8. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.:
  9. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "So Schirme Sie Jetzt:"
  10. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug';"
  11. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Zu Mir, Freia!"
  12. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Endlich, Loge!"
  13. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Immer Ist Undank"
  14. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Nicht Gönn Ich Das Gold Dem Alben;"
  15. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Hör' Wotan"
  16. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Jetzt Fand Ich's!"
  17. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2.: "Auf, Loge! Hinab Mit Mir!"
  18. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Verwandlungmusik
  19. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Hehe! Hehe! Hieher!"

Disc 2:

  1. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Wo Bist Du?"
  2. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Nibelheim Hier"
  3. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Mit Arger List"
  4. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Nehmt Euch In Acht;"
  5. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Von Nibelheim's Nächt' Gem Land"
  6. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Die In Linder Lüfte Weh'n"
  7. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Sei Doch Bei Sinnen!"
  8. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Riesenwurm Winde Sich Ringelnd!"
  9. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3.: "Dort Die Kröte!"
  10. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Lös't Mir Die Hand"
  11. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Dein Eigen Nennst Du Den Ring?"
  12. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Bin Ich Nun Frei?"
  13. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Fasolt Und Fafner Nahen Von Fern: "
  14. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Halt! Nichtsie Berührt!"
  15. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Freia Die Schöne, "
  16. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Weiche, Wotan, Weiche! "
  17. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Hört, Ihr Riesen"
  18. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Halt, Du Gieriger!"
  19. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Schwüles Gedünst Schwebt"
  20. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Zur Burg Führt Die Brücke, "
  21. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4.: "Rheingold! Rheingold!

Disc 3:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1.: Prelude
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Wes Herd Dies Auch Sei,"
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Kühlende Labung"
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Gering Sind Sie,"
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Müd Am Herd Fand Ich Den Mann"
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Friedmund Darf Ich Nicht Heissen;"
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Ein Starkes Jagen Auf Uns"
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Ein Trauriges Kind"
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Ich Weiss Ein Wildes Geschlecht,"
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Ein Schwert Verhiess"
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Schläfst Du, Gast?"
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Der Männer Sippe Sass Hier Im Saal"
  13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Dich Selige Frau"
  14. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Winterstürme Wichen Den Wonnemond,"
  15. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Du Bist Der Lenz,"
  16. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "O Lass In Nähe"
  17. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Wehwalt Heisst Du Fürwahr?"
  18. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Siegmund Heiss Ich,"
  19. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Prelude: Scene 1
  20. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Nun Zäume Dein Ross"
  21. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Hojo To Ho! Hoho To Ho! Hei A Ha! "
  22. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Der Alte Sturm, Die Alte Müh'!"
  23. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Heut'- Hast Du's Erlebt!"
  24. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "So Ist Es Denn Aus"
  25. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Nichts Lertnest Du"

Disc 4:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Mit Tiefem Sinne Wilst Du Micht Tauschen:"
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Was Verlangst Du?"
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Deiner Ew' Gen Gattin"
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Schlimm, Fürcht' ich, Schloss Der Streit,"
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Als Junger Liebe"
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Ein Andres Ist's:"
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "O Sag, Künde,"
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Ha Freche Du!"
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2.: "So Sah Ich Siegvater Nie"
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Raste Nun Hier"
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Hinweg! Hinweg!"
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Horch, Die Hörner!"
  13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Siegmund! Sieh Auf Mich: (Todes- Verkündung)"
  14. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Der Dir Nun Folgt,"
  15. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Du Sahst Der Walküre Sehrenden Blick:"
  16. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4.: "So Wenig Achtest Du"
  17. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Halt Ein! Wälsung'!"
  18. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Zauberfest Bezähmt Ein Schlaf"
  19. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Der Dort Mich Ruft"
  20. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Wehwalt! Wehwalt!"
  21. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Geh Hin, Knecht!"

Disc 5:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3.
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3.: "Hojotoho!"
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3.: "Schützt Mich, Und Helft"
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3.: "Nich Sehre Dich Sorge Um Mich:"
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3.: "Fort Denn Eile, Nach Oster Gewandt!"
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Wo Ist Brünnhild, Wo Die Verbrecherin"
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Hier Bin Ich, Vater: Gebiete Die Strafe!"
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Hörtet Ihr Nicht,"
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Was Es So Schmählich,"
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Nicht Weise Bin Ich,"
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Weil Für Dich Im Auge Das Eine Ich Hielt,"
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "So Tatest Du, Was So Gern Zu Tun Ich Begehrt:"
  13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Wohl Taugte Dier Nicht Die Tör'ge Maid,"
  14. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Nicht Streb, O Maid, Den Mut Mir Zu Stören!"
  15. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Leb Wohl, Du Kühnes, Herrliches Kind!"
  16. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Der Augen Leuchtendes Paar,"
  17. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Loge, Hör! Feuerzauber"

Disc 6:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1: Prelude
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: " Zwangvolle Plage!"
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Hoiho!"
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Das Ist Nun Der Liebe"
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Vieles Lehrtest Du, Mime,"
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Es Sangen Die Vöglein"
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Das Lügst, Du, Garstiger Gauch!"
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Einst Lag Wimmernd Ein Weib"
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Aus Dem Wald"
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Heil Dir,"
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Hier Sitz' Ich Am Herd,"
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Auf Wolkigen Hoh'n"
  13. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Was Zu Wissen Dir Frommt,"

Disc 7:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2.: "....Nach Eitlen Fernen Forschtest Du;"
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Verfluchtes Licht!"
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Fühltest Du Nie"
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Hermit Den Stücken,"
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Nothung! Nothung!"
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!"
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Nothung! Nothung!"
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2.: Prelude
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "In Wald Und Nacht"
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Fafner! Fafner!"
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Wir Sind Zur Stelle:"
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Dass Der Mein Vater Nicht Ist,"
  13. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Du Holdes Vöglein,"

Disc 8:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: (Horn Continued)
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Ha Ha! Da Hätte Mein Lied"
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Wer Bist Du, Kühner Knabe,"
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Hei! Siegfried Gehört Nun Der..."
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Wohin Schleichst Du Eilig Und Schlau,"
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Was Ihr Mir Nützt,"
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Neides Zoll Zahlt Nothung:"
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Heiss Ward Mir Von Der Harten Last"
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Hei! Siegfried Erschlug Nun..."
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3: Prelude
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Das Wanderer: Wache, Wala!"
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Mein Schlaf Ist Traumen,"
  13. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Du Bist Nicht,"
  14. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2.: Beginning

Disc 9:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Mein Voglein Schwebre Mir Fort!"
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Zieh'! Hin!"
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: Beginning
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Selige Oede Auf Wonniger Höh'!"
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Das Ist Kein Mann!"
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Heil Dir, Sonne!"
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Siegfried! Sigfried!"
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Dort Sch'ich Grane,"
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Ewig War Ich,"
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Dich Lieb'ich:"

Disc 10:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: Prelude
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Welch Licht"
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Treu Berath'ner Verträge"
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Es Ragt Die Burg"
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Die Nacht Weicht:"
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Zu Neuen Thaten"
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "Lass'ich, Liebste, Dich Hier"
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: "O Heilige Götter!"
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1.: Siegfried's Rhine Journey
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Gunther: Nun Hör, Hagen"
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 1.: "Vor Neidhohle Den Niblungenhort"
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Heil! Heil! Siegfried"
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Begrüsse Froh, O Held"
  14. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Willkomen, Gast"

Disc 11:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Deinem Bruder"
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Blühenden Lebens"
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2.: "Hier Sit'z Ich Zur Wacht,"
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3.: Beginning
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Altegewhontes Geräusch"
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Höre Mit Sinn"
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Ha! Weisst Du,"
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3.: "Brünnhild! Ein Freier"
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Prelude and Scene 1.: Beginning
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 1.: "Schläfst Du, Hagen,"

Disc 12:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 2.: Beginning
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 2.: "Hoiho! Hagen!"
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 3.: "Hoiho!"
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Heil Dir, Gunther!"
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Einen Ring Sah Ich"
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Heil' ge Götter,"
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4.: "Helle Wehr,"
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5.: Beginning
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Welches Unholds List"
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Und Dort Trifft Ihn Mein Speer!"
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5.: "Doch Gutrune, Ach!"
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3.: Prelude and Scene 1.: Beginning
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Frau Sonne"

Disc 13:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Ein Albe"
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1.: "Mein Schwert Zerschwang Einen Speer:"
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Hoiho!"
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Mime Hiess Ein Mürrischer Zwerg;"
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2.: "In Leid Zu Dem Wipfel"
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2.: "Brünnhilde, Helige Braut!"
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2.: Funeral Music
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "War Das Sein Horn?"
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Hoiho! Hoiho!"
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Schweigt Eures Jammers"
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Starke Scheite"
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Mein Erbe Nun Nehm Ich Zu Eigen"
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3.: "Fliegt Heim, Ihr Raben!"

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #97923 in Music
  • Brand: WAGNER,R.
  • Released on: 2006-01-01
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Formats: Box set, Original recording reissued
  • Dimensions: .67 pounds

Customer Reviews

Greatest Ring Ever?5
I have four recordings of the Ring - Furtwangler/La Scala, this one with Knappertsbusch, Solti/VPO, and Goodall/ENO. I find myself coming back most often to this Knappertsbusch recording.

The singing is amazing. Hotter is a magnificent Wotan, and he just keeps getting better as the cycle progresses. His Wanderer in Siegfried is one of the great performances of any role, ever.

You also have many other top Wagner singers of the last century. Neidlinger and Kuen are probably the best ever at their respective roles of Alberich and Mime. Neidlinger is a tremendously evil sounding Alberich, but with just the right touch of pride and almost nobility. This is not your normal opera bad guy. This is evil on a grand scale, carried out over generations, and Neidlinger depicts this. Mime is evil on a much smaller scale, but definitely evil. Kuen does not play him as whiny or abused or comical. His Mime is sneaky and despicable. Ludwig Suthaus' Loge is another highlight, witty and suave and quite beautifully sung. Jean Madeira is Erda, and she has a haunting, rich, earthy voice that is perfect for Erda. She also sings two of Erda's daughters in Gotterdammerung: the 1st Norn and Waltraute.

Gre Brouwenstijn is Sieglinde and Gutrune, and her tender, beautiful voice is excellent for the two most human females in the cycle. Wolfgang Windgassen is both Siegmund and Siegfried. His voice might be a tad too high and youthful sounding than is typical for Siegmund, but it is a thoughtful and affecting performance. The voice may not be perfect for the role, but the interpretation is top notch. Where Winggassen really shines is as Siegfried, especially in the opera of that name. The forging scene is rambunctious and exciting and unforgettable. Windgassen portrays Siegfried as a flawed character, but well intentioned and likeable, not the thuggish brute as portrayed by some revisionists.
Perhaps the only mild letdown in the cast is Josef Greindl as Fasolt, Hunding, and Hagen. He tends to sing very loud, but not very deep or dark. There is a certain primitiveness and crudeness to this interpretation that is interesting, but I prefer Gottlob Frick on the Solti set.

Finally, we come to probably the most important character in the Ring, Brunnhilde. Astrid Varnay is magnificent. I just can't praise her enough. A voice that is both powerful and beautiful, intelligent and emotional, humane and godlike. Varnay seems to be often overlooked, her career peaking in the few years between the decline of Flagstad and the rise of Nilsson. An injustice, as she is just as good if not better than those two great Brunnhildes. Every scene with Varnay is stunning - the Todesverkundigung scene in Walkure, the last scene in Siegfried, the prelude to Gotterdammmerung, the confrontation with Siegfried and the plotting of his death in Act II of Gotterdammerung, the Immolation Scene. Especially the Immolation Scene, which sends chills up and down my spine. From Siegfried's Funeral March through to the last snatches of Redemption Through Love, I can't imagine this performance (on all levels, not just Varnay's singing) being outdone.

With all these great singers around, we still can't overlook Knappertsbusch. This performance is not technically flawless, but it is very good, much better than the conventional view of Knappertsbusch as lazy and sloppy. There is the occasional slip, but not too many, and the sheer sweep and tragedy and passion of the Ring comes through expertly. Much is often made of Knappertsbusch's slow tempi, and this certainly applies to some of his performances (1951 Parsifal being the prime example), but this Ring is only about 20 minutes slower than the classic Solti. When Celibidache adds 20 minutes to an 80 minute Bruckner symphony, that is slow. Arguing about 20 minutes over the course of a 900 minute work seems silly. The tempi here work wonderfully, with a forward momentum and sense of inevitability. The balance between orchestra and singers is good, neither ever overriding the other. The sound is also clean and clear and consistent, amazingly so for a 1950s live set.

Buy this set and hear what may be the greatest recording ever of the greatest work of art ever.

WOW5
This is one unbelieable "ring," which was for so long hidden from CD buyers. This is all described in a detailed essay, included as the CD notes, which is quite beneficial, because though this performance is stunning and powerful, it has some drawbacks. Nevertheless, it is indispensible for all Wagner lovers and fanatics.
The 1956 recording is not bad for its time, though the sound is a bit rough and edgy, with the strings more prominent than any other section of the orchestra. This is in part a fault of the bayreuth pit, but the orchestra is still fine, led under the great wagnerian conductor, Hans Knappertsbusch, a bayreuth regular. From the very opening of rheingold, he promises us a fabulously musical ring. Though it is slow, there is a power rarely found in other recordings and the drama is never hindered, which is in part by his wary accompaniment, and by his cast, which is extremely dramatic.
Gustav Neidlinger is the unbeatable Alberich. enough said. Paul Kuen is a great mime and is so convncing in both rheingold and siegfired that one almost pities him as he always gets treated badly. The real treats though, are Hans Hotter and Astrid Varnay. I've never felt a more heartfelt closing scene of walkure, easily the best part of that opera done here, and wotan's narrative is anything but boring, thank goodness. Wolfgang Windgassen plays an ardent Siegmund and youthful and fearless Siegfried. He lustily sings the forging song and sounds appropriately scared when he awakens brunnhilde. He sounds perfectly naive and unaware of what he does in gotterdammerung, which brings up Josef Greindl, who plays fasolt, hunding, and hagen. Now, he does have his usual mannerisms of scooping notes and using an unbelievably loud delivery, but it seems to be justified since he plays the scum of the world roles in the ring. The only one that is really affected is Hagen, for this difficult part is hard to combine character with singing. Often, his characterization affects his singing. However, we get to see how evil Hagen really is. His calling of the vassals, however brutal, is bloodthirsty and is terribly exciting. Not for all tastes, but Wieland wagner loved him and he's much better than many others who attempt the role. Gre Brouwenstijn plays freia, sieglinde, and gutrune, and she's consitently brilliant, even in the two smaller roles. Her brother is played by Hermann Uhde, another bayreuth regular, who delivers his usual excellence. He and windgassen make the blood brotherhood scene a height point of gotterdammerung and it really gets crazy in the second act, when siegfried, unaware of, breaks the oath. This is where Varnay shines, even though she's great in walkure and siegfried. Her second act is like a volcanic eruption, always seeming to have more stored up. The immolation scene is hard to beat. By the way, it was flagstad, another great brunnhilde who coached her earlier in her career, and she carries that same air of greatness and interpretative genius to this part.
On the conducting...its hard to say that there wasn't anything written by wagner that hans knappertsbusch couldn't conduct well, and this certainly applies here. I can't say there's been a more interesting enactment of the more "boring" parts of wagner, which can happen in narratives. Knappertsbusch may have been lazy, but he still gets magnificent results out of his singers and orchestra, which adds a lot to the success of this ring. I don't think it would be nearly as good if it were conducted by a lesser conductor.
Overall, I find this preferable to even solti's ring, which i find overrated, though not bad. the principles here are in much better shape, esp. hotter, who sounds not to good later on, and varnay is much more consistently on pitch than birgit nilsson, as well as windgassen, who seems to have a bigger voice here than later. Greindl is even better than gottlob frick, who's voice weridly seems thin and unfocused. Of course, this doesn't mean its without flaws, it is a live performance, but overall, this is such rewarding listening and a great experience rarely matched.d

A reference!5
This is a superb 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.

The cast is outstanding:

Wolfang Windgassen as Siegmund AND Siegfried sounds fresh and heroic.
Astrid Varnay as Bruennhilde is marvelous. At the same level like Birgit Nilson or Kirsten Flagstad.
Hans Hotter as Wotan is still a reference.
Gustav Neidlinger as Alberich is just perfect.
The other cast is also very good.

The conducting of Knappertsbusch is gentle and slow. It takes some time to be familiar with it, but after that I prefer it against the pompous and sometimes brutish style of other conductors especially Solti.

Because of the live atmosphere it sounds vital and fresh.
I always prefer live recordings from Bayreuth, they sound naturally against the synthetical studio recordings.
But remember: This is still a mono recording. If you want a stereo one get the Boulez 'Ring'.

I know other recordings of the 'Ring': Karajan, Boulez, Solti, Levine and Barenboim, but Knappertsbusch is now my first choice.