Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti
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Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1997-10-14
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Rheingold
  2. Rheingold
  3. Rheingold
  4. Rheingold
  5. Rheingold
  6. Rheingold
  7. Rheingold
  8. Rheingold
  9. Rheingold
  10. Rheingold
  11. Rheingold
  12. Rheingold
  13. Rheingold
  14. Rheingold
  15. Rheingold
Music CD 2
  1. Rheingold
  2. Rheingold
  3. Rheingold
  4. Rheingold
  5. Rheingold
  6. Rheingold
  7. Rheingold
  8. Rheingold
  9. Rheingold
  10. Rheingold
  11. Rheingold
  12. Rheingold
  13. Rheingold
  14. Rheingold
  15. Rheingold
Music CD 3
  1. Rheingold
  2. Die Walk?re
  3. Die Walk?re
  4. Die Walk?re
  5. Die Walk?re
  6. Die Walk?re
  7. Die Walk?re
  8. Die Walk?re
  9. Die Walk?re
  10. Die Walk?re
  11. Die Walk?re
  12. Die Walk?re
Music CD 4
  1. Die Walk?re
  2. Die Walk?re
  3. Die Walk?re
  4. Die Walk?re
  5. Die Walk?re
  6. Die Walk?re
  7. Die Walk?re
  8. Die Walk?re
  9. Die Walk?re
  10. Die Walk?re
  11. Die Walk?re
  12. Die Walk?re
Music CD 5
  1. Die Walk?re
  2. Die Walk?re
  3. Die Walk?re
  4. Die Walk?re
  5. Die Walk?re
Music CD 6
  1. Die Walk?re
  2. Die Walk?re
  3. Die Walk?re
  4. Die Walk?re
  5. Die Walk?re
  6. Die Walk?re
  7. Die Walk?re
  8. Die Walk?re
  9. Die Walk?re
  10. Die Walk?re
  11. Die Walk?re
  12. Die Walk?re
  13. Die Walk?re
  14. Die Walk?re
Music CD 7
  1. Die Walk?re
  2. Siegried
  3. Siegried
  4. Siegried
  5. Siegried
  6. Siegried
  7. Siegried
  8. Siegried
  9. Siegried
  10. Siegried
  11. Siegried
  12. Siegried
  13. Siegried
  14. Siegried
  15. Siegried
Music CD 8
  1. Siegried
  2. Siegried
  3. Siegried
  4. Siegried
  5. Siegried
  6. Siegried
  7. Siegried
  8. Siegried
  9. Siegried
  10. Siegried
  11. Siegried
  12. Siegried
  13. Siegried
Music CD 9
  1. Siegried
  2. Siegried
  3. Siegried
  4. Siegried
  5. Siegried
  6. Siegried
  7. Siegried
  8. Siegried
  9. Siegried
  10. Siegried
  11. Siegried
  12. Siegried
Music CD 10
  1. Siegried
  2. Siegried
  3. Siegried
  4. Siegried
  5. Siegried
  6. Siegried
  7. Siegried
  8. Siegried
  9. Siegried
  10. Siegried
  11. Siegried
Music CD 11
  1. Siegried
  2. Gotterd?mmerung
  3. Gotterd?mmerung
  4. Gotterd?mmerung
  5. Gotterd?mmerung
  6. Gotterd?mmerung
  7. Gotterd?mmerung
  8. Gotterd?mmerung
  9. Gotterd?mmerung
  10. Gotterd?mmerung
  11. Gotterd?mmerung
  12. Gotterd?mmerung
  13. Gotterd?mmerung
Music CD 12
  1. Gotterd?mmerung
  2. Gotterd?mmerung
  3. Gotterd?mmerung
  4. Gotterd?mmerung
  5. Gotterd?mmerung
  6. Gotterd?mmerung
  7. Gotterd?mmerung
  8. Gotterd?mmerung
  9. Gotterd?mmerung
Music CD 13
  1. Gotterd?mmerung
  2. Gotterd?mmerung
  3. Gotterd?mmerung
  4. Gotterd?mmerung
  5. Gotterd?mmerung
  6. Gotterd?mmerung
  7. Gotterd?mmerung
  8. Gotterd?mmerung
  9. Gotterd?mmerung
  10. Gotterd?mmerung
  11. Gotterd?mmerung
  12. Gotterd?mmerung
  13. Gotterd?mmerung
  14. Gotterd?mmerung
Music CD 14
  1. Gotterd?mmerung
  2. Gotterd?mmerung
  3. Gotterd?mmerung
  4. Gotterd?mmerung
  5. Gotterd?mmerung
  6. Gotterd?mmerung
  7. Gotterd?mmerung
  8. Gotterd?mmerung
  9. Gotterd?mmerung
  10. Gotterd?mmerung
  11. Gotterd?mmerung
  12. Gotterd?mmerung
  13. Gotterd?mmerung
  14. Gotterd?mmerung
  15. Gotterd?mmerung
  16. Gotterd?mmerung
  17. Gotterd?mmerung
  18. Gotterd?mmerung

Music reviews of Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Music Review: Bad recommendation for a Wagner beginner
Rating: 2 Stars

Many reviewers have already pointed out the numerous flaws of this recording; of Solti's over the top and classless conducting, of a cast full of big names but with some past their prime, of the orchestra overpowering the singers, of the ridiculous myth concerning the "miraculous" sound quality of this recording when it is one of the most overproduced garbage of its time..... but ultimately opinions are opinions and not everyone share these opinions, which is why you still see good reviews for this Solti ring. Irregardless of whether it deserves the praises and hype or not. But to me, I cannot understand why people still recommend this as the first Wagner ring, it is at best a flawed masterpiece, one that has Solti's sound written all over it, highly overpriced, cannot be considered an all rounder and ultimately a bad introduction to what Wagner and Des Ring is all about. I don't think it will be fair to sight out Solti, most other rings, from Karajan, Bohm, Keilberth etc have some major flaws and not-so-good singers that pull the set down to varying degrees. One Ring which I find to be an exception and which I highly recommend to anyone looking for his first Ring set is Barenboim's. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Box Set]. I will struggle to list out any major flaw in it, good conducting from Barenboim, good modern production, and as a whole the strongest cast with no major weak link (yes, Siegfried Jerusalem can't be called a great Siegfried, but he is better than what many give him credit for). Considering that it is much cheaper than the Solti Ring I will give it my first recommendation, you might as well get the DVD but the CD recording is top quality too. An even better deal would be to get this boxset (Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival) which is an absurd bargain and I would take Bohm's ring over Solti's anytime, but for the Ring itself Barenboim's ring is probably the flat out best of all rings.

Description of Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Modern storage media (CD/DVD) offer both high fidelity and great reliability in the playback of music. Yet only a bit more than a generation ago, the possibilities inherent in the long-playing record inspired John Culshaw, a young producer for Decca, to attempt the most ambitious recording project ever contemplated up to that time--a complete studio recording of the Ring. Though other Rings were issued after this landmark enterprise, none have equaled the Decca Ring in popularity. There are those who prefer live performances, or who feel that the sound and theatrical effects in this recording are overdone; nonetheless this remains the benchmark Ring, as shown by its seemingly endless rerelease schedule. The Ring effort was high profile at the time and helped nail down Sir Georg Solti's status as a "superstar" conductor and authoritative interpreter of the Wagnerian repertory. Another key contributor to the success of the project was the uniform excellence in the casting. Definitive performances given include Neidlinger's nietzschean Alberich, Stolze's whining Mime, Boehme's rumbling Fafnir, along with Nilsson in her prime-more a force of nature than a human voice. The care lavished on the capture of the music was unmatched at the time of the recording, and still leaves this as one of the best sounding Rings even today, when the oldest part (Rheingold) has reached its 40th anniversary. --Christian C. Rix

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