Das Rheingold in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) [Paperback]

Richard Wagner (Author), Opera and Choral Scores (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Vocal Scores | Publication Date: September 1, 1985

Hard-to-find complete score of first installment of celebrated Ring Cycle encapsulates Wagner's greatest achievements in shortest, most accessible form. Reproduced in a clear, modern engraving with large, legible notation from authoritative B. Schott's edition. Virtually nowhere else will you find this great masterpiece in such an eminently usable format. New translation of German frontmatter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (September 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486249255
• ISBN-13: 978-0486249254
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The adventure begins, July 17, 2000

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Keith Dillon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Das Rheingold in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) (Paperback)

Wagner's ring is a remarkable achievement. Among other things, it offers filmmakers, such as George Lucas, a model of how to create an epic drama involving multiple generations of characters, which nonetheless holds together on stage (or, for Lucas' purposes, on film). To my taste, some of the Ring's most memorable moments, both musically and dramatically, are found in Das Rheingold. Dover reprinted the B. Schott's Sohne edition from the late 19th century. Schott's was Wagner's original publisher, ergo, this edition was subject to approval by Wagner himself. It's a large book, and it might well be possible to conduct from it. The book is, as always with Dover, well crafted, easy to read, and printed on acid-free, fade-resistant paper. There are English translations of the frontismatter, but no German glossary of musical terms. In many of my recent Dover reviews, I have failed to mention that the score is reasonably priced. The reason I haven't is because with Dover, that simply goes without saying.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reprint of a good first edition of a great work!!, December 7, 2007

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Alexander Z. Damyanovich (Flesherton, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Das Rheingold in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) (Paperback)

Again, Keith Dillon has taken my words out of my mouth before they could be said! I second all he says about this opera unreservedly. The only reason I can't give this excellent reprint of Schott's first edition a full 5 stars is the same as for the equivalent reproductions of the scores of Siegfried (though there I compromised) and Götterdämmerung

5.0 out of 5 stars Rheingold score, April 21, 2009

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James W. Waters "wagnerfan" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Das Rheingold in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) (Paperback)

Suberp. Clear and accurate. I have a bunch of Wagner scores, and this is as good as any of them. Wagner wouldn't be alf as much fun without the full scores.