9314574113327

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Highlights)

The State Opera Of South Australia & Asher Fisch

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Format: 2SACD

Cat No: MR30113334

Release Date:  10 September 2012

Label:  Melba

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  9314574113327

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

  • Description

    "The best sounding cycle on the market to date, bar none" was Gramophone's verdict on Melba's recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen in the 2004 production by the State Opera of South Australia. The four Wagner operas were released separately in 2006 and 2007. Now comes a Super Audio Stereo and 5.1 Surround-Sound two-disc compilation from this landmark cycle which was proclaimed by countless reviewers around the world as the most exciting sounding Ring. The extensive selection comprises the most popular highlights, guaranteed to thrill any lover of Wagner's music. This award-winning Melba Ring announced Music Director Asher Fisch as one of the pre-eminent Wagner conductors of the present era. Fisch brings his broad early experience in Bayreuth and Berlin with Daniel Barenboim and his comprehensive immersion in Wagner to bear in these beautifully crafted performances. Singers include the magisterial Lisa Gasteen as Brünnhilde, Stuart Skelton, now a leading Heldentenor, as Siegmund, the late Deborah Riedel in full flight as Sieglinde, and John Bröcheler as Wotan. The Highlights booklet features Melba's customary luxurious presentation with 127 pages, libretti in German and English, and an insightful essay by Mike Ashman. Personnel: State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch (conductor); cast includes John Bröcheler (Wotan), Lisa Gasteen (Brünnhilde), Gary Rideout (Siegfried) (Siegfried), Timothy Mussard (Siegfried) (Götterdämmerung), Stuart Skelton (Siegmund), Deborah Riedel (Sieglinde), John Wegner (Alberich), Richard Greager (Mime)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Das Rheingold: Vorspiel
      • 2. Erste Szene: Wohl sicher sind wir und sorgenfrei [Alberich's renunciation of love and theft of the Rheingold]
      • 3. Vierte Szene: He da! He da! He do! [Entry of the Gods to Valhalla]
      • 4. Die Walküre: Erste Aufzug: Vorspiel
      • 5. Erste Aufzug, Dritte Szene: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnenmond
      • 6. Zweiter Aufzug: Vorspiel
      • 7. Zweiter Aufzug, Zweiter Szene: So sah ich Siegvater nie
      • 8. Dritte Aufzug, Erste Szene: Hojotoho! Heiaha! [Ride of the Valkuries]
      • 9. Dritte Aufzug, Dritte Szene: Leb' wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!

      Disc 2

      • 1. Siegfried: Erste Aufzug, Dritte Szene: Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
      • 2. Dritter Aufzug, Dritter Szene: Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich
      • 3. Götterdämmerung: Prolog: Tagesgrauen und Siegfried's Rheinfahrt [Dawn and Siegfried's Rhein Journey]
      • 4. Dritte Aufzug, Zweiter Szene: Trauermusic beim tod Siegfried [Siegfried's Funeral Music]
      • 5. Dritte Aufzug, Dritte Szene: Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort [Brünnhilde's Immolation]