Release Date: 10 January 2015
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 730099037471
Genres:
Classical  
Composer/Series: Wagner
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Description
First performed as a cycle of four operas in 1876, Wagner's visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is one of the greatest works of art. Centred around a ring which offers its bearer ultimate power and the attempts of various people to acquire it, the Ring cycle explores the relationship between love and earthly power and the themes of yearning and loss, all within a setting of medieval legend. The Prologue Das Rheingold depicts the theft and subsequent surrender of the ring forged from the Rhine maidens' gold by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich. Amsterdam-born Jaap van Zweden has been Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2012, and is also Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Honorary Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Radio Chamber Philharmonic. Prestigious orchestras with which he has worked include the Chicago and London Symphony Orchestras, the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the New York and London Philharmonic Orchestras. He made highly acclaimed débuts with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Jaap van Zweden's recording activities have included the complete Beethoven (Residentie Orchester), Brahms (Netherlands Philharmonic) and Bruckner (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic) symphonies, and his Wagner repertoire - in addition to the Ring cycle - features Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan und Isolde, and includes staged performances of Lohengrin at the Vienna State Opera.
Description
First performed as a cycle of four operas in 1876, Wagner's visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is one of the greatest works of art. Centred around a ring which offers its bearer ultimate power and the attempts of various people to acquire it, the Ring cycle explores the relationship between love and earthly power and the themes of yearning and loss, all within a setting of medieval legend. The Prologue Das Rheingold depicts the theft and subsequent surrender of the ring forged from the Rhine maidens' gold by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich. Amsterdam-born Jaap van Zweden has been Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2012, and is also Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Honorary Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Radio Chamber Philharmonic. Prestigious orchestras with which he has worked include the Chicago and London Symphony Orchestras, the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the New York and London Philharmonic Orchestras. He made highly acclaimed débuts with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Jaap van Zweden's recording activities have included the complete Beethoven (Residentie Orchester), Brahms (Netherlands Philharmonic) and Bruckner (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic) symphonies, and his Wagner repertoire - in addition to the Ring cycle - features Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan und Isolde, and includes staged performances of Lohengrin at the Vienna State Opera.
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Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
- 1. Scene 1: Vorspiel
- 2. Scene 1: Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle!
- 3. Scene 1: Hehe! Ihr Nicker!
- 4. Scene 1: Garstig Glatter Glitschiger Glimmer!
- 5. Scene 1: Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin Lacht in Den Grund
- 6. Scene 1: Nur Wer Der Minne Macht Entsagt
- 7. Scene 1: Der Welt Erbe Gewann' Ich Zu Eigen Durch Dich
- 8. Scene 1: Haltet Den Rauber!
- 9. Scene 2: Einleitung
- 10. Scene 2: Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!
- 11. Scene 2: So Schirme Sie Jetzt
- 12. Scene 2: Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug'!
- 13. Scene 2: Was Sagst Du Ha! Sinnst Du Verrath
- 14. Scene 2: Du Da, Folge Uns Fort!
- 15. Scene 2: Endlich Loge! Eiltest Du So
- 16. Scene 2: Immer Ist Undank Loges Lohn!
- 17. Scene 2: Ein Runenzauber Zwingt Das Gold Zum Reif
- 18. Scene 2: Hor', Wotan, Der Harrenden Wort!
- 19. Scene 2: Schwester! Bruder! Rettet!
- 20. Scene 2: Wotan, Gemahl, Unsel'ger Mann
- 21. Scene 3: Verwandlungsmusik
- 22. Scene 3: Hehe! Hehe! Hieher! Hieher! Tuckischer Zwerg!
Disc 2
- 1. Scene 3: Schau, Du Schelm!
- 2. Scene 3: Nibelheim Hier: Durch Bleiche Nebel
- 3. Scene 3: Nehmt Euch in Acht! Alberich Naht
- 4. Scene 3: Die in Linder Lufte Weh'n Da Oben Ihr Lebt
- 5. Scene 3: Ohe! Ohe! Schreckliche Schlange
- 6. Scene 3: Dort, Die Krote, Greife Sie Rasch!
- 7. Scene 4: Da, Vetter, Sitze Du Fest!
- 8. Scene 4: Wohlan, Die Nibelungen Rief Ich Mir Nah'
- 9. Scene 4: Gezahlt Hab' Ich; Nun Lasst Mich Zieh'n!
- 10. Scene 4: Ist Er Gelost?
- 11. Scene 4: Lauschtest Du Seinem Liebesgruss?
- 12. Scene 4: Lieblichste Schwester, Susseste Lust!
- 13. Scene 4: Gepflanzt Sind Die Pfahle Nach Pfandes Mass
- 14. Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, Weiche! Flieh' Des Ringes Fluch!
- 15. Scene 4: Soll Ich Sorgen Und Furchten
- 16. Scene 4: Halt, Du Gieriger! Gonne Mir Auch Was!
- 17. Scene 4: Nun Blinzle Nach Freias Blick!
- 18. Scene 4: Heda! Heda! Hedo! Zu Mir, Du Geduft!
- 19. Scene 4: Bruder, Hieher! Weise Der Brucke Den Weg!
- 20. Scene 4: Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Auge
- 21. Scene 4: So Gruss' Ich Die Burg
- 22. Scene 4: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!
Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
- 1. Scene 1: Vorspiel
- 2. Scene 1: Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle!
- 3. Scene 1: Hehe! Ihr Nicker!
- 4. Scene 1: Garstig Glatter Glitschiger Glimmer!
- 5. Scene 1: Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin Lacht in Den Grund
- 6. Scene 1: Nur Wer Der Minne Macht Entsagt
- 7. Scene 1: Der Welt Erbe Gewann' Ich Zu Eigen Durch Dich
- 8. Scene 1: Haltet Den Rauber!
- 9. Scene 2: Einleitung
- 10. Scene 2: Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!
- 11. Scene 2: So Schirme Sie Jetzt
- 12. Scene 2: Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug'!
- 13. Scene 2: Was Sagst Du Ha! Sinnst Du Verrath
- 14. Scene 2: Du Da, Folge Uns Fort!
- 15. Scene 2: Endlich Loge! Eiltest Du So
- 16. Scene 2: Immer Ist Undank Loges Lohn!
- 17. Scene 2: Ein Runenzauber Zwingt Das Gold Zum Reif
- 18. Scene 2: Hor', Wotan, Der Harrenden Wort!
- 19. Scene 2: Schwester! Bruder! Rettet!
- 20. Scene 2: Wotan, Gemahl, Unsel'ger Mann
- 21. Scene 3: Verwandlungsmusik
- 22. Scene 3: Hehe! Hehe! Hieher! Hieher! Tuckischer Zwerg!
Disc 2
- 1. Scene 3: Schau, Du Schelm!
- 2. Scene 3: Nibelheim Hier: Durch Bleiche Nebel
- 3. Scene 3: Nehmt Euch in Acht! Alberich Naht
- 4. Scene 3: Die in Linder Lufte Weh'n Da Oben Ihr Lebt
- 5. Scene 3: Ohe! Ohe! Schreckliche Schlange
- 6. Scene 3: Dort, Die Krote, Greife Sie Rasch!
- 7. Scene 4: Da, Vetter, Sitze Du Fest!
- 8. Scene 4: Wohlan, Die Nibelungen Rief Ich Mir Nah'
- 9. Scene 4: Gezahlt Hab' Ich; Nun Lasst Mich Zieh'n!
- 10. Scene 4: Ist Er Gelost?
- 11. Scene 4: Lauschtest Du Seinem Liebesgruss?
- 12. Scene 4: Lieblichste Schwester, Susseste Lust!
- 13. Scene 4: Gepflanzt Sind Die Pfahle Nach Pfandes Mass
- 14. Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, Weiche! Flieh' Des Ringes Fluch!
- 15. Scene 4: Soll Ich Sorgen Und Furchten
- 16. Scene 4: Halt, Du Gieriger! Gonne Mir Auch Was!
- 17. Scene 4: Nun Blinzle Nach Freias Blick!
- 18. Scene 4: Heda! Heda! Hedo! Zu Mir, Du Geduft!
- 19. Scene 4: Bruder, Hieher! Weise Der Brucke Den Weg!
- 20. Scene 4: Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Auge
- 21. Scene 4: So Gruss' Ich Die Burg
- 22. Scene 4: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!
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