An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Brand: WAGNER,R.Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Music Label: Decca
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- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Of all great musical compositions... [Examples 1-4]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The fundamental symbol... [Examples 5-11]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Returning now to the Nature Motive... [Examples 6, 12-16]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': A number of further motives... [Examples 5, 17-21]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': A second, much smaller family... [Examples 22-25]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': So much for nature. [Examples 26-38]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The cause of the deterioration... [Examples 39-44]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The other transformation... [Examples 45-48]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Several other motives... [Examples 49-52]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Two further motives... [Examples 41, 53-61]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The basic motive associated with the spear... [Examples 62-68]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Along another, more complex line... [Examples 69-72]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': In Act Two of "Walk?re"... [Examples 69, 73-75]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Returning now to Act Two of "Walk?re"... [Examples 76-79]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Love is another of the central symbols... [Examples 80-83]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Later in the same scene... [Examples 84-87]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Freia's Motive has two independent segments... [Examples 88-91]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The label 'Flight'... [Example 92]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': When Fasolt, in Scene Two of "Rhinegold"... [Examples 93-98]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': A little later in this interlude... [Examples 99-103]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The other new motive... [Examples 104-109]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': There are several independent love-themes... [Examples 110-114]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The characters in whose lives... [Examples 115-120]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': One further motive belongs... [Example 121]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': The Sword Motive occurs... [Examples 122-130]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Ironically, this phrase... [Examples 131-135]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Closely associated with Gutrune's Motive... [Examples 136-140]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Here we come to the end... [Examples 141-146]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Complementary to this symbol... [Examples 147-149]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': One last central symbol... [Examples 150-157]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': One further motive connected... [Examples 158-161]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': There are one or two motives... [Examples 162-168]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': These motives of Alberich and Mime... [Examples 169-171]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Quite a number of the subsidiary motives... [Examples 172-176]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Besides this family of motives... [Examples 177-180]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Our final example... [Examples 10, 181, 182]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': In the final scene of "G?tterd?mmerung"... [Examples 181-183]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': Even more masterly... [Examples 184-188]
- An Introduction to Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen': This masterly way... [Examples 192, 193]
Music reviews of An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Music Review: Must-have for "Ring" lovers!
Rating: 5 Stars
When Georg Solti and John Culshaw approached Deryck Cooke with a request to do an analysis of the various leitmotifs of Wagner's Ring cycle, the first completed recording of which they had recently completed for Decca, they agreed it would be a complex project. The idea that it would occupy a single LP record was quickly discarded due to the fact that Cooke would have to constantly retrace his way through the jungle of motifs and show their interrelatedness and so on. Eventually the form (which took up 2 1/2 LP's and the remainder was filled out by the Solti recordings of the Siegfried Idyll [in its original version] and the seldom-heard Kinderkatechismus -- get it if you can find it!) it took on was the most logical, with motifs grouped according to family resemblances and how they evolved one to another -- Ring family, Spear family, Nature family etc. It is now available on CD although the booklet that came with the LP version showed notated examples of every last motif and only some are shown with musical notation here. A small complaint for a magnificent set. If you love the Ring cycle, this makes an essential companion of which I believe Wagner would have approved.
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Artist: WAGNER,R.
Title: INTRO TO
Street Release Date: 09/13/2005
Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
When Wagner set the Ring to music, he intended the orchestra to act in the fashion of a chorus from a classic Greek tragedy--setting the mood and commenting on the action. In order to allow a nonverbal musical line to reflect on the plot, Wagner developed a psychologically and musically complex symbology to communicate his thoughts to the listener. From the beginning the Ring has spawned numerous written commentaries on the relationships of the motif structure, but by using examples from the Decca Ring recording, Deryck Cooke's thoughtful spoken commentary is by far the most accessible guide for either the fledgling Ring enthusiast or the seasoned veteran. --Christian C. Rix
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