Richard Wagner
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Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70
Wagner: Der Ring ohne Worte / Albrecht, Staatskapelle Weimar
That Hansjorg Albrecht is becoming increasingly involved with conducting, ever since his highly successful Braunfels orchestral songs, is no longer a secret. In the following recording, some of which was recorded live in Weimar, he has turned to Richard Wagner's Ring. He has once again selected the Staatskapelle Weimar for this task, an ensemble whose history extends all the way back to the year 1491. Thus this orchestra has one of the richest traditions of any ensemble in the world, and is more than familiar with the works of Richard Wagner.
REVIEW:
The sound is high-quality digital, with the Weimar orchestra as full and deep as on many audiophile recordings of Wagner, so the recording could only be improved with a multichannel version. Perhaps of greatest interest to newcomers is the inclusion of all the standard concert pieces, as well as generous portions of music that convey important aspects of the drama, though without any vocal parts. Maazel’s recording is still available, but Albrecht’s interpretation gives it a salutory renewal, so The Ring Without Words continues to make Wagner’s masterpiece accessible to listeners who haven’t taken the plunge.
– AllMusicGuide.com (Blair Sanderson)
Wagner: Operatic Chamber Music
Siegfried Idyll: Organ Transcriptions
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96 (Sung in Ital
Wagner: Music for Violin & Piano
Wagner: Parsifal
SCHORR, Friedrich: Opera Excerpts by Wagner
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander / Levine, Voigt, Heppner, Morris, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wagner: Die Feen
Wagner: Orchestral Highlights
Wagner: Lieder
DAS RHEINGOLD
WAGNER, R.: Tannhauser [Opera] (1957)
Wagner: Das Rheingold, WWV 86A
WAGNER: Götterdämmerung (DNO, 1999) (NTSC)
Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde (Fra)
Wagner: Lohengrin / Meister, Staatsorchester Stuttgart
VALKYRIE
Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander
GENIUS IN EXILE
Wagner: Parsifal
Wagner: Das Rheingold / Adam, Janowski, Staatskapelle Dresden
In 2015, Sony Classical reissued Die Walküre and Siegfried from the first digital recording of the Ring. “It has stood the test of time remarkably well”, observed ClassicsToday.com when the complete set, originally released in 1983, was last reissued. “The Staatskapelle Dresden plays spotlessly for Marek Janowski … An excellent ‘Ring’ experience.” Now the remaining two music dramas from this acclaimed cycle are again available separately. Das Rheingold is dominated by Siegfried Nimsgern’s vibrant, articulate Alberich, Peter Schreier’s wonderfully vital, strikingly intelligent and articulate Loge and Theo Adam’s experienced Wotan. But Fricka, the Giants and Rhinemaidens are all well cast, and the whole performance grips one’s attention from start to finish.”
