Wagner's Ring Ohne Worte (The Ring Without Words)

Orchestral highlights from the Ring Cycle (Rheingold, Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) arranged by Lorin Maazel, who also conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this 1988 recording.

Description

This disc is a unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle. Arranged by Lorin Maazel, the work was designed to be free flowing (no breaks) and chronological, beginning with the first note of Rheingold and finishing with the last chord of Goetterdaemmerung. All the music is Wagner's, and even the transitional material is drawn from the original scores. To convey the breadth and scope of the entire work, Maazel also excerpted material from each opera in proportion to the whole cycle. The result is a 70-minute symphonic journey through Wagner's four great operas.

Consisting of four monumental operas, Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung was one of the most ambitious musical projects ever composed, and has been successful in every respect. With its huge orchestras, sprawling mythological plot, and intense musical drama, the Ring changed the world of music. Orchestrally, they are probably the most complex operas in history, and only the most intrepid of orchestras are up to the challenge. For this recording, Telarc chose to combine its pristine digital sound with the orchestral sheen of the illustrious Berlin Philharmonic. One of the world's greatest ensembles, the Berlin Philharmonic, has built an unparalleled reputation in the music of Wagner and his contemporaries. This synthesis by conductor Lorin Maazel includes all the standard Ring orchestral excerpts such as Ride of the Valkyries and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, as well as most of the leitmotifs known to exist in the score. The result is a unique and innovative symphonic suite (played without interruption) performed by one of the world's most esteemed orchestras.

Performers
Lorin Maazel
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra


Track Listing

1. Das Rheingold: Thus, we begin in the "greenish twilight" of the Rhine
2. float up to the home of the Gods, (Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla)
3. fall amongst hammering dwarfs "smithying" away
4. ride Donner's thunderbolt, crawl with the thirst-crazed Siegmund to the haven (temporary) of Sieglinde's hearth and solace

5. Die Walkure: from Act I: In the sound code, we "see" his loving gaze,
6. their flight
7. from Act II, Wotan's rage
8. from Act III, The Cavalcade of Brunnhilde's sisters (Ride of the Valkyries)
9. Wotan's farewell to his favorite daughter (Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music)

10. Siegfried: from Act I, Mime's fright
11. Siegfried's forging of the magic sword
12. His wanderings through the forest
13. from Act II, his slaying of the Dragon
14. the Dragon's lament

15. Gotterdammerung: from Act I, day breaking 'round Siegfried's and Brunnhilde's passion
16. Siedfried's Rhine journey, (Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey)
17. from Act II: Hagen's call to his clan
18. Siegfried and the Rhinemaidens
19. from Act III: his death and the funeral music, (Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music)
20. Immolation (Immolation Scene)



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