Hi friends,

A trouble to me.  An opera-fan old gentleman is going to have his
birthday celebration, I was "ordered" to look for a fantastic and more
modern "Der Ring des Nibelungen" CDs for him.  Ah, 13+ hours music +
singing, I got no clue, can someone help?

(What kills me is that he knows opera...)

Tonnes of thanks.

Blessings
SF

On May 27, 8:34 pm, Bog.lyub... at (no spam) gmail.com wrote:

Hi friends,

A trouble to me.  An opera-fan old gentleman is going to have his
birthday celebration, I was "ordered" to look for a fantastic and more
modern "Der Ring des Nibelungen" CDs for him.  Ah, 13+ hours music +
singing, I got no clue, can someone help?

(What kills me is that he knows opera...)

Tonnes of thanks.

Blessings
SF

How "modern" is modern? Solti's recording of the Ring was made between
1958 & 1965, but it sounds as if it could have been recorded
yesterday. Not only that, it's absolutely stunning.

40 years old is not "modern".

This 4 year old production under Bertrand de Billy might do much
better for someone who most certainly knows all the holy cows which
will be discussed here and would enjoy finding out what has been
happening relatively recently:http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/9950285

It's on DVD though.

No no - get the Solti - its the one Ring to have if you're having only one -
it better cast than any other complete, has stupendous sound and its
extremely satisfying for a first timer - one can go into other versions with
other virtues later on.  Wagner Fan

Hi friends,

A trouble to me.  An opera-fan old gentleman is going to have his
birthday celebration, I was "ordered" to look for a fantastic and more
modern "Der Ring des Nibelungen" CDs for him.  Ah, 13+ hours music +
singing, I got no clue, can someone help?

(What kills me is that he knows opera...)

Tonnes of thanks.

Blessings
SF

Then, what are you looking for?  There are several new Rings in
multichannel on DVD and SACD but they require other than CD
players in order to experience the multichannel effects.  

The Haenchen Ring performances on Et'Cetera is supposedly
based on some new scholarship and the performance is not
bad at all.

Kal

40 years old is not "modern".

This 4 year old production under Bertrand de Billy might do much
better for someone who most certainly knows all the holy cows which
will be discussed here and would enjoy finding out what has been
happening relatively
recently:http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/9950285

It's on DVD though.

On May 27, 10:21 pm, "Wagner Fan" <wagner... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:


No no - get the Solti - its the one Ring to have if you're having only one -
it better cast than any other complete, has stupendous sound and its
extremely satisfying for a first timer - one can go into other versions with
other virtues later on.  Wagner Fan

Thanks, but I already have it - hence my recommendation. I agree with
you completely, the sound is marvellous and the performance almost
faultless. In my humble opinion, of course.

On Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:45 -0700 (PDT), John Bryant
britjct at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:

On May 27, 10:21 pm, "Wagner Fan" <wagner... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:


No no - get the Solti - its the one Ring to have if you're having only
one -
it better cast than any other complete, has stupendous sound and its
extremely satisfying for a first timer - one can go into other versions
with
other virtues later on. Wagner Fan

Thanks, but I already have it - hence my recommendation. I agree with
you completely, the sound is marvellous and the performance almost
faultless. In my humble opinion, of course.

Then, what are you looking for? There are several new Rings in
multichannel on DVD and SACD but they require other than CD
players in order to experience the multichannel effects.

The Haenchen Ring performances on Et'Cetera is supposedly
based on some new scholarship and the performance is not
bad at all.

Kal

I thought the original poster was clear in that he was looking for CDs.

On Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:45 -0700 (PDT), John Bryant
britjct at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:

The Haenchen Ring performances on Et'Cetera is supposedly
based on some new scholarship and the performance is not
bad at all.

"Kalman Rubinson" <kr4 at (no spam) earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:gm6p345a8hogfov8foftuq5ctbl5taoohj at (no spam) 4ax.com...
On Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:45 -0700 (PDT), John Bryant
britjct at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:

On May 27, 10:21 pm, "Wagner Fan" <wagner... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:


No no - get the Solti - its the one Ring to have if you're having only
one -
it better cast than any other complete, has stupendous sound and its
extremely satisfying for a first timer - one can go into other versions
with
other virtues later on. Wagner Fan

Thanks, but I already have it - hence my recommendation. I agree with
you completely, the sound is marvellous and the performance almost
faultless. In my humble opinion, of course.

Then, what are you looking for? There are several new Rings in
multichannel on DVD and SACD but they require other than CD
players in order to experience the multichannel effects.

The Haenchen Ring performances on Et'Cetera is supposedly
based on some new scholarship and the performance is not
bad at all.

Kal

I thought the original poster was clear in that he was looking for CDs.

Hi friends,

A trouble to me. An opera-fan old gentleman is going to have his
birthday celebration, I was "ordered" to look for a fantastic and more
modern "Der Ring des Nibelungen" CDs for him. Ah, 13+ hours music +
singing, I got no clue, can someone help?

(What kills me is that he knows opera...)

Tonnes of thanks.

Blessings
SF

For a "modern" Ring cycle:

James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

I don't know what you'll think of the performers on this recording, but I
saw the production at the Met with Levine conducting and it was beyond
spectacular.

I feel that the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the baton of Levine is
one of the best ensembles in the world.  Yes, you heard right - in the
world!  Levine's performances are always of the highest caliber.

Released in 2002 on Deutsche Grammophon, it's worth a look.

On Wed, 28 May 2008 05:34:36 +1000, Bog.lyubovi at (no spam) gmail.com wrote
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Hi friends,

A trouble to me. An opera-fan old gentleman is going to have his
birthday celebration, I was "ordered" to look for a fantastic and more
modern "Der Ring des Nibelungen" CDs for him. Ah, 13+ hours music +
singing, I got no clue, can someone help?

(What kills me is that he knows opera...)

Tonnes of thanks.

Blessings
SF

Get him the Janowski, on RCA. I've taken a long time over it, and have
listened to a lot of sets, and have come to the conclusion that this is
the
best set of all, when all factors are taken into account.

--
Cheers!

Terry