Best Ring Cycle Dvd

The remastering of old recordings on today s cd format has been a boon to ring devotees.

Best ring cycle dvd.

Barry millington recommends wagner on dvd. A unique and exclusive package on multi set dvd and blu ray of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century. Mike ashman visits the musical immortals and the younger gods of today to deliver his verdict on the complete ring on record. This complete set of the ring cycle made during performances in wagner s theatre at bayreuth remains one of the greatest rings on record.

Filmed at the world famous metropolitan opera house in new york in high definition the award winning robert lepage production. Unless you are a card carrying communist this is the true and best version of the ring cycle. A unique and exclusive package on multi blu ray set of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century. Recent record catalogues list over a dozen complete ring cycle sets although there are a few separate recordings of the individual operas in particular die walküre which is the most popular of the tetralogy.

Ring des nibelungen der wagner s dream 8 dvd review. I have das rheingold single dvd and decided to get this complete ring cycle dvds. The most famous the most performed the most thrilling and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. Der ring des nibelungen dvd patrice chéreau pierre boulez.

Wagner s ring mike ashman sunday january 13 2019 can any one reading of wagner s epic operatic cycle ever satisfy the demands of its huge audiences. Legendary wagner singers theo adam as wotan and birgit nilsson as brühnnhilde lead an outstanding cast in this fast moving and dramatic reading by conductor karl böhm. The most famous the most performed the most thrilling and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. A unique and exclusive package on multi blu ray set of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century.

5 0 out of 5 stars the best der ring ever. This page lists all recordings of der ring des nibelungen the ring cycle by richard wagner 1813 83. The difference was the single dvd has a booklet with very good synopsis for the story which this lacked. The patrice chéreau pierre boulez centenary cycle from bayreuth 1976 81 was a trailblazing production that i was fortunate to see twice during its run in the theatre.