Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Manfred Jung as Siegfried. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
Please try the Furtwangler Ring cycle recorded at Rome (RAI, 1953) digitally remastered very well by Gebhardt. It's not without reason that Furtwangler has been considered by many the greatest conductor of Wagner's music by many.
Boulez was the first conductor to get through the entire Ring Cycle in five minutes. Actually here as nearly everywhere else Boulez gets the orchestra to make the fast tempi work because their playing is so dead-on precise. This Wagner is lighter on its feet than we've ever heard it. Not necessarily a bad thing. And let's not forget the Chereau production is absolutely magnificent.
I prefer the Furtwängler Scala cycle of 1950, although some singers are awful (Loge, f. i.), but what a pity that he couldn't complete the cycle begun in 1954 with "Die Walküre"
murmurios da floresta, pura musica descritiva, mostrando a genialidade do compositor.
der grösste siegfried ist von uns gegangen. danke manfred für all die schönen stunden auch zons trauert
sublime
Fabuloso!
I think that "Uncle Wolfie" was quite impressed with Furtwängler .
Please try the Furtwangler Ring cycle recorded at Rome (RAI, 1953) digitally remastered very well by Gebhardt. It's not without reason that Furtwangler has been considered by many the greatest conductor of Wagner's music by many.
Is he? Pretty sure others are considered in much higher regard, namely Knappertbusch, Solti or Tennstedt.
Totally agree!
Boulez was the first conductor to get through the entire Ring Cycle in five minutes. Actually here as nearly everywhere else Boulez gets the orchestra to make the fast tempi work because their playing is so dead-on precise. This Wagner is lighter on its feet than we've ever heard it. Not necessarily a bad thing. And let's not forget the Chereau production is absolutely magnificent.
where is siegfried part three??? get some co-ordination in here. all acts' one after the other in proper order!
But where is the Horn Call?
Siggi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
I do not agree: you should try Furtwängler's Ring at least (La Scala, 1950, poor sound quality) if you think that Barenboim's Ring is the only one.
5 minutes? 12 hours of opera in 5 minutes?
I prefer the Furtwängler Scala cycle of 1950, although some singers are awful (Loge, f. i.), but what a pity that he couldn't complete the cycle begun in 1954 with "Die Walküre"
Siegfried invents jazz.
What is supposed to be jazzy in this passage?
Like Solti but Boulez is magnificent