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Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen Explorations - Peter Bassett, Georg Solti (2013) [FLAC]
Festival stage play for three days and a preliminary evening ∙ Libretto by the composer
EXPLORATIONS
Devised, presented and produced by Peter Bassett
CD 1 Das Rheingold
CD 2 Die Walküre
CD 3 Siegfried
CD 4 Götterdämmerung
Peter Bassett, speaker
with musical illustrations from ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
To mark the worldwide bicentenary celebrations of Wagner’s birth, a set of four CDs was recorded for the Decca label by Australian Wagner scholar, author and lecturer Peter Bassett, as an introduction to and commentary on Richard Wagner’s great cycle of four music dramas: Der Ring des Nibelungen. The recording uses extensive musical excerpts from the famous Decca recording featuring the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Sir Georg Solti – a recording voted recently by BBC Music magazine as the greatest classical recording ever made. The set is distinguished from the fine introduction to the system of leitmotifs recorded by Deryck Cooke in 1967, by addressing Wagner’s magnum opus more broadly through its narrative, intellectual and aesthetic qualities. Its tone is engaging and directed at the general but discerning listener. Each CD in the set is devoted to one of the four operas that forms this tetralogy.
Peter Bassett has been speaking and writing about Wagner’s works for more than four decades, and is well known to audiences of the Ring cycles performed in Adelaide in 1998 and 2004 when, on each occasion, he gave extended pre-performance talks attracting some 6,000 people. Peter still receives requests to record those talks. His frequent speaking engagements in Australia and New Zealand as well as in Europe and the United States, have brought him to the attention of wider audiences. Since 2001, he has led 25 opera tours on five continents. He has published five books on Wagner’s works, the most recent being a large format, full-colour volume to commemorate the bicentenary in 2013 of the births of both Wagner and Verdi.
The celebrated Solti recording of the Ring is key to this project, one especially chosen by Peter to reflect his talks on the Ring: ‘I can truthfully say that in forty years of “Ring”-going, no performance has made a greater impression on me than Solti’s famous studio recording for Decca. I count it amongst the most powerful artistic influences of my life.’
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CD1/001 - The Ring of the Nibelung is the largest.flac
2.1 MB
CD1/002 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - _So weit Leben und Luft_ (Edit).flac
7.2 MB
CD1/003 - That was Loge’s account.flac
5.2 MB
CD1/004 - There are numerous Beethovenian touches.flac
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CD1/005 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - Absteig nach Nibelheim (Excerpt 1).flac
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CD1/006 - This has its roots….flac
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CD1/007 - Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 _Choral_ _ Beethoven_ Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 _Choral_ - II. Molto vivace (Edit).flac
6.9 MB
CD1/008 - It is often said.flac
9.2 MB
CD1/009 - Let’s consider one example in Das Rheingold.flac
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CD1/010 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - _Höhnst du uns_ Ha, wie unrecht!_ (edit).flac
7.1 MB
CD1/011 - The second reason.flac
4.4 MB
CD1/012 - As a young radical, he argued.flac
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CD1/013 - A gently undulating theme appears.flac
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CD1/014 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 1 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 1 - Vorspiel - _Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle!_ (Edit).flac
5.3 MB
CD1/015 - Woglinde’s melody is a lullaby.flac
5.4 MB
CD1/016 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 1 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 1 - Orchesterzwischenspiel (Edit).flac
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CD1/017 - Wotan, like many leaders.flac
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CD1/018 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - Valhalla Motive (Edit).flac
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CD1/019 - But all is not sweetness.flac
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CD1/020 - When Loge first appears.flac
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CD1/021 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 3 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 3 - Loge's Motive (Edit).flac
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CD1/022 - Loge enjoys one special advantage.flac
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CD1/023 - Das Rheingold _ Zweite Szene _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Zweite Szene - _Was sinnt nun Wotan so wild__ (Edit).flac
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CD1/024 - Determined to obtain the ring.flac
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CD1/025 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - Absteig nach Nibelheim (Excerpt 2).flac
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CD1/026 - What happens next is a black comedy.flac
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CD1/027 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 2 - _Nacht und Nebel, niemand gleich!_ (Edit).flac
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CD1/028 - Wagner puts many chilling passages.flac
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CD1/029 - Wagner’s orchestration is nowhere more varied.flac
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CD1/030 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 4 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 4 - _Willig glaub' ich dem Wunder_.flac
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CD1/031 - The refrain recurs each time.flac
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CD1/032 - Das Rheingold _ Scene 3 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Scene 3 - Tarnhelm Motive (Edit).flac
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CD1/033 - The myths and legends of the north.flac
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CD1/034 - As with the Ring, the subjects of Greek tragedy.flac
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CD1/035 - Then, in one of the most vitriolic passages.flac
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CD1/036 - Das Rheingold _ Vierte Szene _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold _ Vierte Szene - _Bin ich nun frei__ (Edit).flac
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CD1/037 - With the return of Freia.flac
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CD1/038 - In a great symphonic climax.flac
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CD1/039 - Das Rheingold, WWV 86A _ Scene 4 _ Wagner_ Das Rheingold, WWV 86A _ Scene 4 - _Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!_.flac
18.9 MB
CD2/001 - In the Ring’s preliminary evening.flac
5.5 MB
CD2/002 - In the first act of The Valkyrie, a solitary cello.flac
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CD2/003 - Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug - _Kühlende Labung gab mir der Quell_ (Edit).flac
5.2 MB
CD2/004 - Under this spell.flac
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CD2/005 - Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug - Orchestervorspiel (Edit).flac
3.7 MB
CD2/006 - The hut in which Siegmund has sought refuge.flac
5.2 MB
CD2/007 - Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug - Motives of Siegmund & Sieglinde (Edit).flac
1.7 MB
CD2/008 - Hunding retires for the evening.flac
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CD2/009 - Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug - _Du bist der Lenz_ (Edit).flac
4.3 MB
CD2/010 - For the first time, in the moonlight.flac
1.7 MB
CD2/011 - The first act of The Valkyrie is unsurpassed.flac
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CD2/012 - Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Erster Aufzug - _Siegmund, den Wälsung, siehst du, Weib!_ (Edit).flac
12 MB
CD2/013 - There is a striking contrast between.flac
7.4 MB
CD2/014 - If the music of Act I of The Valkyrie.flac
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CD2/015 - Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug - Vorspiel (Edit).flac
6.4 MB
CD2/016 - In his earliest drafts for Siegfried’s Death.flac
6.9 MB
CD2/017 - Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug - Motive of Wotan's Frustration (Edit).flac
1.1 MB
CD2/018 - Needless to say, Brünnhilde, on her return.flac
4.8 MB
CD2/019 - The baying of Hunding’s dogs is heard.flac
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CD2/020 - Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug - _Siegmund! Sieh auf mich!_ (Edit).flac
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CD2/021 - Wagner the magician begins casting his spells.flac
2.6 MB
CD2/022 - Sieglinde, in her delirium.flac
2 MB
CD2/023 - Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Zweiter Aufzug - _Doch Brünnhilde! Weh der Verbrecherin!_ (Edit).flac
5.2 MB
CD2/024 - The Ride of the Valkyries that opens Act III.flac
6.2 MB
CD2/025 - In his adult life, Wagner came to revere J.S. Bach.flac
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CD2/026 - Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug - _Der dich zwingt, wird dir's entziehn!_.flac
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CD2/027 - But we are getting ahead.flac
6 MB
CD2/028 - Heard in isolation, Sieglinde’s music.flac
1 MB
CD2/029 - Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug - _Den hehrsten Helden der Welt_ (Edit).flac
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CD2/030 - Sieglinde has left the scene.flac
2 MB
CD2/031 - Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug - _Hier bin ich, Vater_ (Edit).flac
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CD2/032 - After her initial shock.flac
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CD2/033 - Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug - _Der Augen leuchtendes Paar_ (Edit).flac
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CD2/034 - He kisses her gently on the eyelids.flac
4.9 MB
CD2/035 - Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Die Walküre _ Dritter Aufzug - Magic Fire Music (Edit).flac
8.7 MB
CD3/001 - Ungrateful adolescents.flac
6.8 MB
CD3/002 - Before the curtain rises.flac
2.2 MB
CD3/003 - Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug - Vorspiel (Edit).flac
6 MB
CD3/004 - When the curtain rises.flac
2.9 MB
CD3/005 - On this second day of the Ring.flac
6.2 MB
CD3/006 - Acts I and II of Siegfried.flac
6 MB
CD3/007 - Siegfried _ Zweiter Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Zweiter Aufzug - _Aber wie sah meine Mutter wohl aus__ (Waldweben) (Edit).flac
9.3 MB
CD3/008 - Throughout this marvellous work.flac
6.1 MB
CD3/009 - It’s not easy to convey.flac
1.7 MB
CD3/010 - Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug - _Nun tobst du wieder wie toll_ (Edit).flac
2.2 MB
CD3/011 - Despite Mime’s efforts.flac
5.3 MB
CD3/012 - Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug - _Mein Vater bist du nicht_ (Edit).flac
2.9 MB
CD3/013 - Mime is now faced with a dilemma.flac
6.2 MB
CD3/014 - Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug - _Verfluchtes Licht_.flac
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CD3/015 - The orchestral richness of Siegfried.flac
4.1 MB
CD3/016 - Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug _ Wagner_ Siegfried _ Erster Aufzug - _Glühender Schauer schüttelt die Glieder_ (Edit).flac
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CD3/017 - Mime then tells Siegfried about Fafner.flac
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