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Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Georg Solti (Conductor), James Levine (Conductor), Karl Böhm (Conductor), Silvio Varviso (Conductor), Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Alison Browner (Performer), Anna Reynolds (Performer), Annelies Burmeister (Performer), Arnold van Mill (Performer), Birgit Nilsson (Performer), Danica Mastilovic (Performer), Deborah Sasson (Performer), Dorothea Siebert (Performer), Elisabeth Schartel (Performer), Ernst Kozub (Performer), Erwin Wohlfahrt (Performer), Frieder Stricker (Performer), Fritz Uhl (Performer) | Format: Audio CD
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Disc 1:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Das Rheingold / Scene 1 - VorspielOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 3:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Das Rheingold / Scene 1 - "Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!"Dorothea Siebert 2:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Das Rheingold / Scene 1 - "Garstig glatter glitschriger Glimmer!"Dorothea Siebert 4:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Das Rheingold - Vorabend des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Erste Szene - "Wallala! Lalaleia! Leialalei!"Karl Böhm 2:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Das Rheingold - Vorabend des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Vierte Szene - "Bin ich nun frei?"Karl Böhm 3:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Das Rheingold - Vorabend des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Vierte Szene - "Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft"Karl Böhm 2:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Das Rheingold / Scene 4 - "Zur Burg führt die Brücke"Theo Adam 5:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Das Rheingold / Scene 4 - "Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!"Theo Adam 3:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Die Walküre - Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Erster Aufzug - OrchestervorspielOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 3:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Die Walküre / Act 1 - "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond"James King 9:14Album Only
listen11. Die Walküre / Act 1 - "Wehwalt heißt du fürwahr?"James King 4:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Die Walküre / Act 2 - Vorspiel - Szene 1: "Nun zäume dein Roß"Birgit Nilsson 4:53$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Die Walküre / Act 2 - Szene 4: "Siegmund! Sieh auf mich!"James King 9:42Album Only
listen14. Die Walküre - Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Zweiter Aufzug - "Du sahest der Walküre sehrenden Blick"James King 7:43Album Only
listen15. Die Walküre - Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Dritter Aufzug - Szene 1: "Hojotoho! Heiaha!"Karl Böhm 6:12$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 2:

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listen  1. Die Walküre - Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Dritter Aufzug - "Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind"Karl Böhm10:30Album Only
listen  2. Die Walküre / Act 3 - "Loge, hör! Lausche hieher!"Theo Adam 4:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Siegfried / Act 1 - "Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, mein Hammer, ein hartes Schwert! Hoho! Hahei! Hoho! Hahei! Einst färbte Blut dein falbes Blau"Wolfgang Windgassen 2:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Siegfried - Zweiter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" / Erster Aufzug - "Den der Bruder schuf"Wolfgang Windgassen 2:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Siegfried / Act 2 - "Aber wie sah meine Mutter wohl aus?" (Waldweben)Wolfgang Windgassen 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Siegfried / Act 2 - "Du holdes Vöglein"Wolfgang Windgassen 3:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Siegfried / Act 2 - "Es schweigt und lauscht"Wolfgang Windgassen 2:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Siegfried - Zweiter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Zweiter Aufzug - Siegfrieds HornrufOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 1:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Siegfried / Act 3 - "Ewig war ich"Birgit Nilsson10:51Album Only
listen10. Götterdämmerung - Dritter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Prologue - Orchesterzwischenspiel (Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt)Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 5:27$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Götterdämmerung / Act 3 - "Brünnhilde, heilige Braut" (Siegfrieds Tod)Wolfgang Windgassen 4:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Götterdämmerung - Dritter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Dritter Aufzug - TrauermarschOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 5:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Götterdämmerung / Act 3 - "Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort"Birgit Nilsson 7:20Album Only
listen14. Götterdämmerung / Act 3 - "Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen"Birgit Nilsson 3:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Götterdämmerung / Act 3 - "Grane, mein Roß, sei mir gegrüßt"Birgit Nilsson 2:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Götterdämmerung / Act 3 - "Zurück vom Ring!"Josef Greindl 4:01$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 3:

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listen  1. Tristan und Isolde / Act 1 - Prelude - Langsam und smachtendWiener Philharmoniker10:34Album Only
listen  2. Tristan und Isolde / Act 1 - "Westwärts schweift der Blick"Waldemar Kmentt 6:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Tristan und Isolde / Act 2 - "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe"Fritz Uhl 6:27$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Tristan und Isolde / Act 2 - "Einsam wachend in der Nacht"Regina Resnik 4:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Tristan und Isolde / Act 2 - Unsre Liebe? Tristans Liebe?Fritz Uhl 4:47$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Tristan und Isolde / Act 2 - "So starben wir"Fritz Uhl 9:27Album Only
listen  7. Tristan und Isolde / Act 3 - PreludeWiener Philharmoniker 7:53Album Only
listen  8. Tristan und Isolde / Act 3 - "Und Drauf Isolde"Theodor Kirschbichler 8:23Album Only
listen  9. Tristan und Isolde / Act 3 - "O diese Sonne!"Fritz Uhl 3:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Tristan und Isolde / Act 3 - "Kurwenal! Hör!"Peter Klein 8:32Album Only
listen11. Tristan und Isolde / Act 3 - "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)Birgit Nilsson 7:03Album Only


Disc 4:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - PreludeOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 9:08Album Only
listen  2. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 1 - "Da zu dir der Heiland kam"Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele 3:07$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 1 - "Verweilt! - Ein Wort"Jean Cox 8:51Album Only
listen  4. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 1 - "Am stillen Herd"Karl Ridderbusch 5:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 2 - "Johannistag! Johannistag!"Karl Ridderbusch 3:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 2 - "Was duftet doch der Flieder"Karl Ridderbusch 6:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - PreludeOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 5:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - "Gleich, Meister! Hier!"Karl Ridderbusch 7:29Album Only
listen  9. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - "Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn!"Karl Ridderbusch 7:24Album Only
listen10. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - "Die "selige Morgentraum-Deutweise""Karl Ridderbusch0:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Act 3 - "Die "selige Morgentraum-Deutweise""Karl Ridderbusch 4:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - "Wacht auf! Es nahet gen den Tag"Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele 2:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Act 3 - "Morgenlich leuchtend"Karl Ridderbusch 7:13Album Only
listen14. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3 - "Verachtet mir die Meister nicht"Karl Ridderbusch 6:05$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 5:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Parsifal - PreludeOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele16:24Album Only
listen  2. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Vom Bade kehrt der König heim"Hans Sotin 2:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Parsifal / Act 1 - VerwandlungsmusikOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 4:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Nun achte wohl und laß mich seh'n" - "Zum letzten Liebesmahle"Hans Sotin 8:31Album Only
listen  5. Parsifal / Act 1 - "Wehvolles Erbe, dem ich verfallen"Simon Estes 9:20Album Only
listen  6. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Komm, holder Knabe!"Peter Hofmann 4:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Parsifal / Act 2 - "Parsifal! Weile!"Peter Hofmann 2:41$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Gesegnet sei, du Reiner, durch das Reine!"Hans Sotin 4:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Wie dünkt mich doch die Aue heut so schön" - KarfreitagszauberHans Sotin 4:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Du siehst, das ist nicht so"Hans Sotin 7:16Album Only
listen11. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Nur eine Waffe taugt"Peter Hofmann 4:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Parsifal / Act 3 - "Höchsten Heiles Wunder!" - "Erlösung dem Erlöser!"Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele 5:23$0.99 Buy Track

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  • Performer: Alison Browner, Anna Reynolds, Annelies Burmeister, Arnold van Mill, Birgit Nilsson, et al.
  • Orchestra: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Georg Solti, James Levine, Karl Böhm, Silvio Varviso
  • Composer: Richard [Classical] Wagner
  • Audio CD (August 26, 2008)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B001AX5BKK
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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With selections and scenes from Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Parsifal. Performances by Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Waltraud Meier, Wolfgang Windgassen, Peter Hofmann, Theo Adam, Matti Salminen with Georg Solti, James Levine and others.
 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Visit Bayreuth for two dollars a disc, October 4, 2008
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This is a fantastic bargain, an overlooked 5-CD tour of Bayreuth from the Sixties (Karl Bohm's mid-decade Ring cycle) through the Seventies (Silvio Varviso's 1974 Meistersinger) to the Eighties (James Levine's 1985 Parsifal). The only outsider is Solti's studio Tristan und Isolde from Vienna with the young Birgit Nilsson in gleaming voice.

There's a special theatrical frisson to every excerpt, and even for experienced listeners who might not want to buy the parent sets from which these sizable chunks have been extracted, it's pure pleasure to hear all these performances. The live sonics, engineered originally by Decca dn Philips, are often amazingly fine and never less than good. In sum, a wonderful way to get to a festival that few of us are likely to experience in person.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay...., December 2, 2009
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Lots of singing, but not much in the way of the orchestral passages, which is mostly why I like Wagner.
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