Wagner: Der Ring ohne Worte / Albrecht, Staatskapelle Weimar

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Label
Oehms Classics
Release Date
July 14, 2017
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WAGNER, RICHARD
    • PERFORMER
      Staatskapelle Weimar, Albrecht
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 14, 2017
    • UPC
      4260330918727
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      OC1872
    • LABEL
      Oehms Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Scene 1: Vorspiel

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    2. Scene 2: Freie Gegend auf Bergeshöhen

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    3. Scene 3: Fahrt in Nibelheims nächt'ges Land

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    4. Scene 4: Walhall - Aufzug des Gewitters

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    5. Act I: Vorspiel - Scene 1

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    6. Act I Scene 3: Siegmund und Sieglindes Flucht

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    7. Act II: Vorspiel - Scene 1: Wotans Wut

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    8. Act III Scene 1: Ritt der Walküren

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    9. Act III Scene 3: Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    10. Act I Scene 2 and 3: Wotan, Mime und der Wurm

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    11. Act I Scene 3: Siegfried schmiedet das magische Schwert, "Schmiedelieder"

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    12. Act II Scene 2: Waldweben

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    13. Act II Scene 2: Siegfrieds Kampf

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    14. Act II Scene 2: Fafners Klagelied

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    15. Prologue: Vorspiel - Morgendämmerung

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    16. Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    17. Act II Scene 3: Hagens Ruf, "Stierhornrufe"

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    18. Act III: Vorspiel - Scene 1: Siegfried und die Rheintöchter

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    19. Act III Scene 2: Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht

    20. Finale: Opfertat und Erlösung

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

      Conductor: Hansjörg Albrecht


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)