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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Box Set]

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Box Set]
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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! Woge, 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, glitschriger Glimmer
  5. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1. Lugt, Schwestern!
  6. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 1. Der Welt Erbe gewänn ich zu eigen
  7. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!
  8. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. So schirme sie jetzt
  9. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. sanft schloss Schlaf dein Aug'
  10. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Zu mir, Freia! Meide sie, Frecher!
  11. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Endlich Loge!
  12. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn!
  13. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Umsonst sucht' ich
  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, der Harrenden Wort!
  16. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 2. Jetzt fand ich's: hört, was euch fehlt!
  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: Scene 3. Hehe! Hehe!
  19. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Nibelheim hier

Disc 2:

  1. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Wer helfe mir?
  2. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Nehmt euch in acht! Alberich naht
  3. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Was wollt ihr hier?
  4. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Die in linder Lüfte Wehn da oben ihr lebt
  5. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Wen doch faßte nicht Wunder
  6. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Riesen-Wurm winde sich ringelnd!
  7. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 3. Nun schnell hinauf: dort ist er unser
  8. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Da, Vetter, sitze du fest!
  9. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Wohlan, die Nibelungen rief ich mir nah
  10. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Bin ich nun frei?
  11. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Fasolt und Fafner nahen von fern
  12. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Halt! Nicht sie berührt!
  13. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Nicht so leicht und locker gefügt!
  14. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Freia, die Schöne, schau' ich nicht mehr
  15. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Weiche, Wotan, weiche!
  16. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Hört, ihr Riesen!
  17. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Halt, du Gieriger! Gönne mir auch was!
  18. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Was gleicht, Wotan, wohl deinem Glücke?
  19. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Zur Burg führt die Brücke
  20. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu
  21. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Scene 4. Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!

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, hier muss ich rasten
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2. Mild am Herd fand ich den Mann
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2. Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 2. Ich weiß ein wildes Geschlecht
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Schläfst du, Gast?
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Der Männer Sippe saß hier im Saal
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Du bist der Lenz
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. War Wälse dein Vater
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Scene 3. Siegmund heiß ich und Siegmund bin ich!

Disc 4:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Prelude
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. Nun zäume dein Ross, reisige Maid!
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. Dir rat ich, Vater rüste dich selbst
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. Der alte Sturm, die alte Müh'!
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. So ist es denn aus mit den ewigen Göttern
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. In wildem Leiden erwuchs er sich selbst
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 1. Was verlangst du?
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2. Schlimm, fürcht ich, schloss der Streit
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2. O heilige Schmach
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2. Als junger Liebe Lust mir verblich
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 2. O sag' künde, was soll nun dein Kind?
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 3. Raste nun hier; gönne dir Ruh!

Disc 5:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 4. Siegmund! Sieh auf mich!
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5. Zauberfest bezähmt ein Schlaf
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5. Kehrte der Vater nur heim!
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5. Wehwalt! Wehwalt!
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Scene 5. Geh hin, Knecht! Knie vor Fricka
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Prelude and Scene 1. Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha!
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 1. Nach dem Tann lenkt sie das taumelnde Ross
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 1. Schützt mich, und helft in höchster Not!
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 1. Nicht sehr dich Sorge um mich
  10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 1. So fliehe denn eilig und fliehe allein!
  11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 1. Steh! Brünnhild'!
  12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 2. Wo ist Brünnhild', wo die Verbrecherin?

Disc 6:

  1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 2. Hier bin ich, Vater
  2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach?
  3. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Als Fricka den eignen Sinn dir entfremdet
  4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. So tatest du, was so gern zu tun ich begehrt
  5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Wohl taugte dir nicht die tör'ge Maid
  6. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Und das ich ihn in Stücke schlug!
  7. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!
  8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Der Augen leuchtendes Paar
  9. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Scene 3. Loge, hör!

Disc 7:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2. Die Stücken! Das Schwert! O weh! mir schwindelt
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Verfluchtes Licht
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Heda! Fauler!
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Prelude
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Zwangvolle Plage! Müh ohne Zweck!
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Hoiho! Hoiho!
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Da hast du die Stücken, schändlicher Stümper
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Als zullendes Kind zog ich dich auf
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Vieles lehrtest du, Mime
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Einst lag wimmernd ein Weib
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Und diese Stücken sollst du mir schmieden
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 1. Da stürmt er hin
  13. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2. Heil dir, weiser Schmied
  14. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2. Hier sitz ich am Herd und setze mein Haupt
  15. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 2. Was zu wissen dir frommt, solltest du fragen

Disc 8:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Bist du es, Kind?
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Fühltest du nie im finstren Wald
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Her mit den Stücken, fort mit dem Stümper
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 1. Scene 3. Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Prelude
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1. In Wald und Nacht
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1. Zur Neidhöhle fuhr ich bei Nacht
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1. Mit mir nicht, hadre mit Mime
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1. Fafner! Fafner! Erwache, Wurm!
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 1. Nun, Alberich, das schlug fehl
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Wir sind zur Stelle
  13. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Dass der mein Vater nicht ist

Disc 9:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Aber wie sah meine Mutter wohl aus?
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Meine Mutter, ein Menschenweib!
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Ha ha! Da hätte mein Lied
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Wer bist du, kühner Knabe
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 2. Zur Kinde taugt kein Toter
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3. Wohin schleichst du eilig und schlau
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3. Was ihr mir nützt, weiss ich nicht
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3. Willkommen, Siegfried!
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 2. Scene 3. Da lieg auch du, dunkler Wurm!
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Prelude
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1. Wache, Wala! Wala! Erwach!
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1. Stark ruft das Lied

Disc 10:

  1. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 1. Dir Unweisen ruf' ich ins Ohr
  2. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2. Mein Vöglein schwebte mir fort
  3. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2. Wohin, Knabe, heisst dich dein Weg?
  4. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2. Kenntest du mich, kühner Spross
  5. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 2. Mit zerfochtner Waffe floh mir der Feige?
  6. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. Selige Öde auf sonniger Höh'!
  7. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. Das ist kein Mann!
  8. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. Heil dir, Sonne!
  9. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. O Siegfried, Siegfried! Seliger Held!
  10. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. Dort seh ich Grane
  11. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Act 3. Scene 3. Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich

Disc 11:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Prelude / Welch Licht leuchtet dort?
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Treuberatner Verträge Runen
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Es ragt die Burg von Riesen gebaut
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Willst du mir Minne schenken
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. O heilige Götter!
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Prologue. Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 1. Nun hör, Hagen
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 1. Wen rätst du nun zu frein
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 1. Jagt er auf Tatenwonnig umher
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Wer ist Gibichs Sohn?
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Begrüße froh, o Held
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus!

Disc 12:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Deinem Bruder bot ich mich zum Mann
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Blühenden Lebens labendes Blut
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Frisch auf die Fahrt!
  4. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 2. Hier sitz ich zur Wacht, wahre den Hof
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3. Altgewohntes Geräusch
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3. Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage!
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3. Welch banger Träume Mären
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3. Was leckt so wütend
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 1. Scene 3. Brünnhild'! Ein Freier kam
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Prelude
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 1. Schläfst du, Hagen, mein Sohn?

Disc 13:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 2. Hoioh, Hagen! Müder Mann!
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 2. Heiß mich willkommen, Gibichskind!
  3. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 3. Hoiho! Hoihohoho!
  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. Gegrüßt sei, teurer Held
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4. Einen Ring sah ich an deiner Hand
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4. Heil'ge Götter, Himmlische Lenker!
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4. Helle Wehr! Heilige Waffe!
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 4. Gunther, wehr deinem Weibe
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5. Welches Unholds List liegt hier verholen?
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5. Vertraue mir, betrogne Frau!
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 2. Scene 5. Auf Gunther, edler Gibichung
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Prelude
  14. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1. Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen
  15. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1. Ein Albe führte mich irr

Disc 14:

  1. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1. Was leid' ich doch das karge Lob?
  2. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 1. Siegfried! Siegfried! Siegfried!
  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. Trink, Gunther, trink!
  5. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2. Mime hieß ein mürrischer Zwerg
  6. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2. In Leid zu dem Wipfel lauscht' ich hinauf
  7. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2. Brünnhild'! Heilige Braut!
  8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 2. Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March)
  9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. War das sein Horn?
  10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Hoiho! Hoiho! Wacht auf!
  11. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Nicht klage wider mich!
  12. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Schweigt eures Jammers jauchzenden Schwall
  13. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort
  14. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen
  15. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Act 3. Scene 3. Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #46789 in Music
  • Brand: RCA
  • Released on: 2004-08-10
  • Number of discs: 14
  • Format: Box set
  • Dimensions: 1.04 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Made between 1980 and 1983, this was the first digital recording of Wagner's Ring cycle. Upon rehearing, it has stood up very well. Janowski's conducting is no-nonsense, no-attitude: he presents the music beautifully played by the Dresden forces, with a fine feeling for the drama and relatively swift tempi. The end of Rheingold has great majesty, the opening storm and third act Ride in Walkuere are well-propelled and exciting, and the gorgeous music which takes Siegfried to Brünnhilde's rock is as beautiful as can be, while Siegfried's Rhine Journey is airy and optimistic and his Funeral music suitably heavy and tragic. Theo Adam is a fine Wotan/Wanderer, rising to great dramatic heights in Siegfried; Jessye Norman and Siegfried Jerusalem as the Volsung Twins are at their youthful best; Matti Salminen's Hagen is menacing and cruel; Siegmund Nimsgern doesn't miss a trick as Alberich; Peter Schreier's Mime is Siegfried is truly sung, rather than yelped, and very vivid (as is his Rheingold Loge); Yvonne Minton is a less-shrewish-than-usual Fricka and Norma Sharp is the most aviary Forest Bird on disc. René Kollo's Siegfried is not exactly heroic, but he inflects nicely and is always involved and spirited. The set's only weakness is not terminal but it's a pity: Jeannine Altmeyer is a lovely, intelligent singer, but her voice is too light for Brünnhilde and she's not the riveting character she should be. Luxury casting elsewhere (Lucia Popp is a Rhinemaiden; Cheryl Studer a Valkyrie) pays off. The accompanying booklet contains an essay and scene-by-scene synopsis, but no libretto. But at midprice, this handsome-sounding set is a very good bet. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews

The All-Purpose RING5
No, you'll never hear a perfect RING. There are just too many variables, options, and difficulties; plus it's an organic entity that takes over 15 hours to stage, so the law of averages automatically kicks in: when you've got more things that can go wrong, more WILL go wrong.

And so it is with its multitudinous recordings. Among the live versions, the earlier ones (Furtwaengler, Krauss, Knappertsbusch) suffer from murky sound, while even those in decent stereo (Boehm, Boulez, Sawallisch, Barenboim) feature thuds, clunks, and assorted live-performance anomalies that grow less endearing with each listening. As for the studio recordings, they're variously undermined by continuity problems (Solti, Karajan), subpar singing (Swarowsky), or deficiencies in tension and energy (Levine, Haitink).

Which brings us to this Marek Janowski set. One of the overlooked achievements of the waning LP era, it was the first all-digital RING, recorded in just 29 efficient months during the early 80s. Late in the same decade it was the first version to debut on CD, at the top of the 90s a mid-price edition emerged, and this dirt-cheap reissue now marks its first appearance in the 21st century. It's a bargain on anybody's terms, and after several return visits down through the years, I'm now ready to name it the cycle with the fewest things wrong and the most right.

First off, it's registered in clean, ungussied digital stereo of exceptional radiance and lucidity - massed strings can be a tad opaque, hinting at its pioneer status, otherwise the color and fine detail are ravishing, plus the whole event has the definite feel of being recorded in long takes: it offers the commitment and intensity of a live performance minus the wrong notes and stage noises. Second, it showcases lithe, athletic playing from Dresden's underpublicized but authentically great orchestra - strings turn on a dime, woodwind staccati are needle sharp, brass are lean and subtly integrated. In contrast to their only continental peers in this repertory - the Vienna PO with its creamy sweetness and the the Berlin PO with its iron power - the Dresdeners favor sheen, transparency, and fast reflexes, lightning as well as thunder. Yes, they can whip up a glowering storm in the SIEGFRIED Act III prelude, but you'll never hear a Rhine journey with more wit, sparkle, and agility.

Janowski's propulsive conducting is invaluable for two main reasons. 1) Beyond projecting the RING's well-known tempests and tensions, he also puts over its comedy and irony - the sly mischief of the Rhinemaids, the gallows humor during the valkyrie confab, the sad silliness of the nibelung squawkfest in SIEGFRIED II iii. 2) He's exceptionally alert to Wagner's dramaturgy, to its NARRATIVE ebb, flow, and movement toward crisis. Janowski's pacing is ideal at the great turning points - Alberich stealing the gold, Erda's intervention when Wotan won't give up the ring (Solti is oblivious here), the mounting violence in Siegfried's meeting with the Wanderer (here Karajan is gingerly), the tension building under Siegfried's narrative in GOETTERDAEMMERUNG III ii as he gradually incriminates himself. This is strong-minded, purposeful conducting that I suspect even Wagner himself would have admired.

The cast, too, is exemplary. For one thing, it's a true ensemble with the same talent staying on board to the finish: out of 12 recurring roles, 11 are single cast (sole exception: Mime, not fatally disruptive). Plus these singers, with unbeaten consistency, are both listenable and characterful. The set's original manufacturer, Ariola-Eurodisc, was a major player during the decade prior, recording both operatic rarities (Schubert, Orff) and standards (FIDELIO, CARMEN). Eurodisc had the budgets to sign up the biggest names, and here even bit parts can be stunningly cast - Kurt Moll as Hunding, Lucia Popp and Hanna Schwarz as Rhinemaidens, Cheryl Studer and Ruth Falcon as walkueren. A couple of the supporting players are routine - Stryczek's rough-and-ready Donner, Noecker's decently sung but undercharacterized Gunther - otherwise Siegmund Nimsgern is the optimum Alberich, a full-bodied character baritone with a genuine legato and meaty high Gs, while Peter Schreier doubles Loge and the SIEGFRIED Mime with imagination, gusto, and (gasp!) real singing.

And so it goes: Jessye Norman and Siegfried Jerusalem are a Sieglinde and Siegmund competitive with anybody's, Yvonne Minton a Fricka of icy loveliness, Ortrun Wenkel intense and specific as Erda and Waltraute, Norma Sharp cool and pretty as both Gutrune and the woodbird, while a young Matti Salminen turns in the most baleful Hagen since Frick - and a Fafner so innately cavernous, his dragon scarcely needs any special miking. As for the three leads, our Wotan is Theo Adam, who probably clocked more stage hours in the role than anybody in Wagner history. By the time of the recording he'd logged 22 RING seasons, but his high bass still has plenty to offer - interpretive savvy, trusty top notes, dead-center intonation. WALKUERE III iii finds the old pro in below-form voice, struggling for focus and steadiness; elsewhere, amazingly, his sound is firmer and more burnished than fifteen years earlier under Boehm (compare the "Abendlich strahlt" in RHEINGOLD, or SIEGFRIED III i). Overall he's a rugged, patriarchal Wotan and he catches the curve of the character superbly, politician, rageaholic, and shaman.

As his daughter Bruennhilde, California soprano Jeannine Altmeyer has been shamefully undervalued down through the years. I heard her LA Isolde in the mid 80s, and trust me, this is a big, carrying voice. Stack her against her recent peers: she has a fuller, steadier instrument than Behrens, a lovelier sound than Marton, the upper extension that Dernesch hadn't, and Jones's caterwauling is beneath discussion. No, she hasn't the slash and bite of dominatrix Bruennhildes like Nilsson and Varnay; instead she offers page after page of fresh, supple, centered sound, you pick the note. She's the aural equivalent of the young, willowy Bruennhilde in Arthur Rackham's watercolors, and it's high time we noticed: Altmeyer is the valkyrie easiest on the ears.

Lastly Rene Kollo's contributions are arguably his most valuable on disc. As John Culshaw once wrote, we must think of the younger Siegfried "as a youth instead of an adult," so dark-timbred tenors such as Melchior, Suthaus, and Windgassen can present big credibility problems. Kollo is near ideal: his silver sound is mainstream lyric tenor - even chest tones preserve a basic leanness and lucidity - but its fine-line definition means unexpected carrying power and maneuverability; in short, he's persuasively youthful yet he can cut through heavy orchestration. Some soft passages, though, catch him thinning the support out of the voice (e.g., "Es sangen die Voeglein" in SIEGFRIED I i), but it's still a splendid achievement, vividly phrased, both mercurial and meditative. And he's fine, too, as his elder self in GOETTERDAEMMERUNG, though not quite as indispensable.

All of which, taken together, accounts for this RING's front-to-back superiority - digital stereo of documentary directness and transparency; podium leadership that articulates narrative structure while projecting not only its passion and poignance but (rare indeed) its comedy and irony; and a repertory casting policy that generates both good sound and plausible characterization. Yes, a couple of the bit players are substandard, but the leads are astonishingly persuasive - Adam's leonine Wotan, Altmeyer's mellifluous Bruennhilde, and several who are arguably Best in Stereo: Kollo's Siegfried, Nimsgern's Alberich, Norman's Sieglinde, Schreier's Mime, Salminen's Fafner and Hagen. In short, it's the All-Purpose RING - ideal for the first-time listener who really hopes the epic will make sense, excellent for the score-in-hand professional who wants a clear, dependable reference edition that actually does what his score says. For me it's the version that has stood up best under repeated listening; so treat it as your basic set, then supplement it, if you like, with choice alternatives - Karajan's WALKUERE, say, or Solti's GOETTERDAEMMERUNG, or Krauss's mono edition.

RCA's bare-bones booklet offers plot summaries but no libretto. Not a problem. For under $20 Amazon can sell you WAGNER'S RING OF THE NIBELUNG by Stewart Spencer et al. (ISBN 0500281947), a reader-friendly modern translation complete with beneficial annotations, commentaries, and background material.

Oh that Dresden sound...5
The Dresden Orchestra is among my favourites - it has this wonderful autumnal sound that suits Wagner & Strauss to a 'T'.
Janowski's conducting is ideal for living with - he keeps things moving along nicely, sets up climaxes perfectly and never loses sight of the overall structure of the operas. This thoroughly musical performance would be an ideal introduction for anyone coming fresh to the ring, as it lacks the eccentricities of other cycles that can overtake your expectations of what 'should be'. More experienced ring collectors, too, will find themselves enthralled by much in this set.

More than any of the recent recordings Janowski's casting quality runs deep into all the minor roles, and has the advantage of having the same casts for the same roles throughout the four operas. Since Amazon does not clearly list the singers with the roles I will do so at the end of the review.

Highlights are many, and there are even some highlights in the context of the whole recorded history of the Ring (especially considering this is the first in digital sound and still the most natural and clear recording available, with voices and orchestra in perfect balance).

Worthy of special mention are the young Jerusalem & Norman as Siegmund & Sieglinde (Act 1 of Die Walkure must be among the best ever); Nimsgern's articulate Alberich; the Rhinemaidens (have they ever sounded so beautiful?); Peter Schreier's ideally characterised Loge & Mime; and Kurt Moll's cavernous Hunding. Theo Adam's years of experience shine through a wonderfully lived-in if occasionally unsteady Wotan. The Valkyries, boasting several rising stars, are among the very best groups ever assembled.

Kollo's Siegfried is wonderful in the opera that bears his name, a little forced sometimes in Gotterdammerung but still musical. Altmeyer's Brunnhilde isn't particularly attention grabbing - very pleasant in tone but a bit penny-plain in interpretation. She is always adequate but something more insightful (a la Varnay or Behrens) would have been nice. Having said that, I think criticism of her has been too harsh - she has a lovely voice and can hardly be said to spoil this recording. Perhaps it's that, with everything else so fine, one wishes for an all-conquering Brunnhilde to crown the set.

But I come back to the orchestral contribution, which is captured in the finest detail and most beautiful sound on disc. An unregrettable purchase.

Das Rheingold:

Wotan: Theo Adam
Donner: Karl-Heinz Stryczek
Froh: Eberhard Buchner
Loge: Peter Schreier
Alberich: Siegumnd Nimsgern
Mime: Christian Vogel
Fasolt: Roland Bracht
Fafner: Matti Salminen
Fricka: Yvonne Minton
Freia: Marita Napier
Erda: Ortrun Wenkel

Woglinde: Lucia Popp
Wellgunde: Uta Priew
Flosshilde: Hanna Schwarz

Die Walkure:

Siegmund: Siegfried Jerusalem
Hunding: Kurt Moll
Wotan: Theo Adam
Sieglinde: Jessye Norman
Brunnhilde: Jeannine Altmeyer
Fricka: Yvonne Minton
(Valkyries:)
Gerhilde: Eva-Maria Bundschuh
Ortlinde: Cheryl Studer
Waltraute: Ortrun Wenkel
Schwertleite: Anne Gjevang
Helmwiege: Ruth Falcon
Siegrune: Christel Borchers
Grimgarde: Kathleen Kuhlmann
Rossweisse: Uta Priew

Siegfried:

Siegfried: Rene Kollo
Mime: Peter Schreier
Der Wanderer: Theo Adam
Alberich: Siegmund Nimsgern
Fafner: Matti Salminen
Erda: Ortrun Wenkel
Brunnhilde: Jeannine Altmeyer
Voice of a Forest Bird: Norma Sharp

Gotterdammerung:

Siegfried: Rene Kollo
Gunther: Hans Gunter Nocker
Alberich: Siegmund Nimsgern
Hagen: Matti Salminen
Brunnhilde: Jeannine Altmeyer
Gutrune: Norma Sharp
Waltraute: Ortrun Wenkel
First Norn: Anne Gjevang
Second Norn: Daphne Evangelatos
Third Norn: Ruth Falcon
Woglinde: Lucia Popp
Wellgunde: Uta Priew
Flosshilde: Hanna Schwarz

Excellent conducting and great singers with a few flaws4
This Ring by Janowski has a lot of strong points that would make it essential for those who love Wagner's Ring. The most prominent feature of this recording, of course, is the fabulous playing of Wagner's score by the Dresden Staatskapelle. Someone familiar with Solti or Bohm would find that Janowski's musical phrasing is much lighter in weight than the usual meat and potatoes Wagner listeners are accustomed to. When I say lighter in weight, I don't mean that the orhcestra sounds leaner (like Levine's orchestra which sounds like diet Wagner), but that the orchestral phrasing of each musical component is highlighted and well-balanced. It is a very classical reading, with a Brahmsian quality to it, and the phrasing is unusually flexible for a German orchestra. I think this reading of the work brings out more of Wagner's polyphonic structures more so than any other conductor was able to do. For the orchestral reading alone would I recommend this Ring, but the cast is quite strong too. For example, you have Jessye Norman and Siegfried Jerusalem as the Walsung twins. While Jerusalem and Norman would not erase memories of Rysanek, King, Vickers, and Janowitz, they are a very credible pair at the prime of their careers. Theo Adam's Wotan was never a large-Hotter like sound, but what he makes up for lack of weight is an intelligent reading that most of today's Wotans could never touch. It is a very insightful reading, although he was much better for Bohm. Siegmund Nimsgern is an excellent Alberich, and Yvonne Minton makes a most beautifully vocalized and dramatized Fricka. The Norns, Rhinemaidens, Valkyries, and Gibichungs are all very well cast, with Matti Salminen coming to special mention for his amazing Hagen. Kurt Moll makes a most fabulous Hunding, and Peter Schreier's Loge and Mime are some of the best sung (and not yelped) character roles in the ring. Ortrun Wenkel's Erda and Waltraute are not to be missed.

Of course, I must speak of the two main characters--Brunnhilde and Siegfried, who are so essential to making any Ring work. The Siegfried in this recording is Rene Kollo. He is the first jugendlich dramatische heldentenor ever to be cast in the role at his prime in such a recording, and while several Bayreuth and pirate Rings showcase great tenor voices such as Hans Hopf, Melchior, Windgassen, and Treptow as Siegfried, no one had the kind of voice Wagner had in mind for the role. Rene Kollo has it all--sensitive phrasing, great acting, and a voice that spans Siegfried's vocal requirements. I think he is one of the best Siegfrieds since Jess Thomas.

Brunnhilde is taken by Jeannine Altmeyer, who was Sieglinde in Boulez's ring in the 1976 Patrice Chereau production in Bayreuth. Hers is a light voice, a bit lighter than Crespin's, but unfortunately she doesn't do as much wonders with the role the way Crespin does. It is a very young, girlish Brunnhilde that makes us believe that she is a willowy, gorgeous figure that Wagner had in mind when writing the Ring libretto. She isn't the most involved of singers though. It is very well vocalized, but lacks the beauty of expression given by singers such as Helga Dernesch, Gwyneth Jones, Regine Crespin, and Astrid Varnay. Still, her Brunnhilde is a wonderful addition to the discography (one could wish that she would work on her German a bit), and her interpretation gives us an image of a young, svelte woman.

The sound in this recording is excellent, and I'd recommend it to anyone who would want to understand the polyphonic scores of Wagner's ring.