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Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Walhall Eternity Series

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

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Composer
WAGNER, RICHARD
Artist
Hotter, Kelley, Evans, Holm, Boehme, Konwitschny, Langdon, Kraus, Klein, Bo
Format
CD
Label
Walhall Eternity Series
Released
Jun 09, 2015
Catalog #
WLCD0334
UPC
4035122653342

About

The Walhall Eternity label is for the first time releasing in it's entirety the legendary 1959 Covent Garden Ring cycle of Richard Wagner conducted by Franz Konwitschny, performances that feature the finest Wagnerian voices of the 1950's, including Wolfgang Windgassen, Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Ramon Vinay, Amy Shuard (student of Eva Turner and Covent Garden regular), Gottlob Frick and more. Franz Konwitschny's gripping interpretations lie comfortably between those of Fürtwängler's commanding heights supremacy and Solti's fire and spontaneity. Re-mastered 24bit/96kHz.

Tracklist 39 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude 04:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  3. 2 Scene 1: Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle! (Rheintochter) 01:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1: Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle! (Rheintochter)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  4. 3 Scene 1: Hehe! Ihr Nicker! (Alberich, Rheintochter) 06:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 1: Hehe! Ihr Nicker! (Alberich, Rheintochter)
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  5. 4 Scene 1: Wehe! Ach wehe! (Alberich, Rheintochter) 03:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 1: Wehe! Ach wehe! (Alberich, Rheintochter)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  6. 5 Scene 1: Lugt, Schwestern! (Rheintochter) 02:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 1: Lugt, Schwestern! (Rheintochter)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  7. 6 Scene 1: Was ist's, ihr Glatten (Alberich, Rheintochter) 04:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 1: Was ist's, ihr Glatten (Alberich, Rheintochter)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  8. 7 Scene 1: Der Welt Erbe gewann' ich (Alberich, Rheintochter) 04:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 1: Der Welt Erbe gewann' ich (Alberich, Rheintochter)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  9. 8 Scene 2: Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache! (Fricka, Wotan) 05:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 2: Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache! (Fricka, Wotan)
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Ursula Boese
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  10. 9 Scene 2: Um des Gatten Treue besorgt (Fricka, Wotan, Freia) 04:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 2: Um des Gatten Treue besorgt (Fricka, Wotan, Freia)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Ursula Boese, Una Hale
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  11. 10 Scene 2: Sanft schloss Schlaf dein Aug' (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner) 03:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 2: Sanft schloss Schlaf dein Aug' (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Kurt Böhme, Michael Langdon
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  12. 11 Scene 2: Lichtsohn du, leicht gefugter (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner, Wotan, Freia) 04:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 2: Lichtsohn du, leicht gefugter (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner, Wotan, Freia)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Kurt Böhme, Hans Hotter, Michael Langdon, Una Hale
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  13. 12 Scene 2: Zu mir, Freia! (Froh, Donner, Fafner, Fasolt, Wotan, Freia, Fricka) 01:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 2: Zu mir, Freia! (Froh, Donner, Fafner, Fasolt, Wotan, Freia, Fricka)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Edgar Evans, David Kelley, Michael Langdon, Kurt Böhme, Hans Hotter, Una Hale, Ursula Boese
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  14. 13 Scene 2: Endlich Loge! Eiltest du so (Wotan, Loge, Fricka, Froh, Donner, Fafner, Fasolt) 03:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 2: Endlich Loge! Eiltest du so (Wotan, Loge, Fricka, Froh, Donner, Fafner, Fasolt)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Richard Holm, Ursula Boese, Edgar Evans, David Kelley, Michael Langdon, Kurt Böhme
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  15. 14 Scene 2: Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn! (Loge) 04:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 2: Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn! (Loge)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  16. 15 Scene 2: Torig bist du, wenn nicht gar tuckisch! (Wotan, Fasolt, Fafner, Loge, Fricka, Donner, Froh) 06:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 2: Torig bist du, wenn nicht gar tuckisch! (Wotan, Fasolt, Fafner, Loge, Fricka, Donner, Froh)
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Kurt Böhme, Michael Langdon, Richard Holm, Ursula Boese, David Kelley, Edgar Evans
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  17. 16 Scene 2: Hor', Wotan, der Harrenden Wort! (Fafner, Wotan, Fasolt, Freia, Froh, Donner, Loge) 03:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 2: Hor', Wotan, der Harrenden Wort! (Fafner, Wotan, Fasolt, Freia, Froh, Donner, Loge)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Michael Langdon, Hans Hotter, Kurt Böhme, Una Hale, Edgar Evans, David Kelley, Richard Holm
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  18. 17 Scene 2: Was sinnt nun Wotan so wild? (Loge, Fricka, Donner, Froh) 04:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 2: Was sinnt nun Wotan so wild? (Loge, Fricka, Donner, Froh)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Ursula Boese, David Kelley, Edgar Evans
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  19. 18 Scene 2: Auf, Loge, hinab mit mir! (Wotan, Loge, Donner, Froh, Fricka) 04:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scene 2: Auf, Loge, hinab mit mir! (Wotan, Loge, Donner, Froh, Fricka)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Richard Holm, David Kelley, Edgar Evans, Ursula Boese
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  20. 19 Scene 3: Hehe! Hehe! Hieher! Hieher! Tuckischer Zwerg! (Alberich, Mime) 00:41
    Track
    19
    Title
    Scene 3: Hehe! Hehe! Hieher! Hieher! Tuckischer Zwerg! (Alberich, Mime)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Peter Klein
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  21. Disc 2
  22. 1 Scene 3: Schau, du Schelm! (Alberich, Mime) 02:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 3: Schau, du Schelm! (Alberich, Mime)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Peter Klein
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  23. 2 Scene 3: Nibelheim hier: durch bleiche Nebel (Loge, Mime, Wotan) 05:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 3: Nibelheim hier: durch bleiche Nebel (Loge, Mime, Wotan)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Peter Klein, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  24. 3 Scene 3: Hieher! Dorthin! (Alberich) 02:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 3: Hieher! Dorthin! (Alberich)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  25. 4 Scene 3: Was wollt ihr hier? (Alberich, Wotan, Loge) 03:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 3: Was wollt ihr hier? (Alberich, Wotan, Loge)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Hans Hotter, Richard Holm
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  26. 5 Scene 3: Die in linder Lufte Weh'n da oben ihr lebt (Alberich, Wotan, Loge) 06:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 3: Die in linder Lufte Weh'n da oben ihr lebt (Alberich, Wotan, Loge)
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Hans Hotter, Richard Holm
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  27. 6 Scene 3: Riesen-Wurm winde sich ringelnd! (Alberich, Loge, Wotan) 02:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 3: Riesen-Wurm winde sich ringelnd! (Alberich, Loge, Wotan)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Richard Holm, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  28. 7 Scene 3: Dort, die Krote, greife sie rasch! (Loge, Alberich) 04:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 3: Dort, die Krote, greife sie rasch! (Loge, Alberich)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Otakar Kraus
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  29. 8 Scene 4: Da, Vetter, sitze du fest! (Loge, Alberich, Wotan) 05:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 4: Da, Vetter, sitze du fest! (Loge, Alberich, Wotan)
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Otakar Kraus, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  30. 9 Scene 4: Gezahlt hab' ich; nun lasst mich ziehn! (Alberich, Loge, Wotan) 06:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 4: Gezahlt hab' ich; nun lasst mich ziehn! (Alberich, Loge, Wotan)
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Richard Holm, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  31. 10 Scene 4: Bin ich nun frei? Wirklich frei? Wirklich frei? (Alberich, Loge, Wotan) 04:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 4: Bin ich nun frei? Wirklich frei? Wirklich frei? (Alberich, Loge, Wotan)
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Otakar Kraus, Richard Holm, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  32. 11 Scene 4: Lauschtest du seinem Liebesgruss? (Loge, Wotan, Froh, Donner, Fricka, Fasolt, Fafner) 05:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 4: Lauschtest du seinem Liebesgruss? (Loge, Wotan, Froh, Donner, Fricka, Fasolt, Fafner)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Hans Hotter, Edgar Evans, David Kelley, Ursula Boese, Kurt Böhme, Michael Langdon
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  33. 12 Scene 4: Gepflanzt sind die Pfahle nach Pfandes Mass (Fafner, Wotan, Loge, Froh, Fricka, Donner, Fasolt, Freia) 03:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 4: Gepflanzt sind die Pfahle nach Pfandes Mass (Fafner, Wotan, Loge, Froh, Fricka, Donner, Fasolt, Freia)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Michael Langdon, Hans Hotter, Richard Holm, Edgar Evans, Ursula Boese, David Kelley, Kurt Böhme, Una Hale
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  34. 13 Scene 4: So sind wir denn fertig (Loge, Fasolt, Fafner, Wotan, Freia, Fricka, Froh, Donner) 02:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 4: So sind wir denn fertig (Loge, Fasolt, Fafner, Wotan, Freia, Fricka, Froh, Donner)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Kurt Böhme, Michael Langdon, Hans Hotter, Una Hale, Ursula Boese, Edgar Evans, David Kelley
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  35. 14 Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (Erda, Wotan, Fricka, Froh) 05:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (Erda, Wotan, Fricka, Froh)
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Marga Höffgen, Hans Hotter, Ursula Boese, Edgar Evans
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  36. 15 Scene 4: Hort, ihr Riesen! Zuruck, und harret (Donner, Freia, Wotan, Fasolt, Fafner, Loge) 04:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 4: Hort, ihr Riesen! Zuruck, und harret (Donner, Freia, Wotan, Fasolt, Fafner, Loge)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    David Kelley, Una Hale, Hans Hotter, Kurt Böhme, Michael Langdon, Richard Holm
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  37. 16 Scene 4: Was gleicht, Wotan, wohl deinem Glucke? (Loge, Wotan, Fricka) 02:15
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 4: Was gleicht, Wotan, wohl deinem Glucke? (Loge, Wotan, Fricka)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Hans Hotter, Ursula Boese
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  38. 17 Scene 4: Schwules Gedunst schwebt in der Luft (Donner) 02:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 4: Schwules Gedunst schwebt in der Luft (Donner)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    David Kelley
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  39. 18 Scene 4: Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke (Froh) 01:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scene 4: Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke (Froh)
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Edgar Evans
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  40. 19 Scene 4: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge (Wotan, Fricka) 03:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    Scene 4: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge (Wotan, Fricka)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Hans Hotter, Ursula Boese
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny
  41. 20 Scene 4: Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu (Loge, Rheintochter, Wotan) 04:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    Scene 4: Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu (Loge, Rheintochter, Wotan)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Richard Holm, Hans Hotter
    Ensemble
    Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Conductor
    Franz Konwitschny