Special offer. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Matthias Goerne (Wotan), Petra Lang (Brünnhilde - Die Walküre), Heidi Melton (Sieglinde/Brünnhilde - Siegfried), Gun-Brit Barkmin (Brünnhilde - Götterdämmerung), Daniel Brenna (Siegfried - Götterdämmerung), Simon O’Neill (Siegfried - Siegfried); Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
With excellent sound, singing that is often way above average and a production team that appreciates the stormier elements of Wagner’s humbling rhetoric, we have a Ring that shoots straight...
Special offer. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Matthias Goerne (Wotan), Petra Lang (Brünnhilde - Die Walküre), Heidi Melton (Sieglinde/Brünnhilde - Siegfried), Gun-Brit Barkmin (Brünnhilde - Götterdämmerung), Daniel Brenna (Siegfried - Götterdämmerung), Simon O’Neill (Siegfried - Siegfried); Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
With excellent sound, singing that is often way above average and a production team that appreciates the stormier elements of Wagner’s humbling rhetoric, we have a Ring that shoots straight...
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Wagner's visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen was first performed as a cycle of four operas in 1876. One of the most sustained and remarkable achievements in all music, the tetralogy is performed by an all-star cast, conducted by the new music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden, in performances that have been critically acclaimed worldwide for their 'thrilling sense of drama' (The Sunday Times).
Contents and tracklist
- Recorded: 22 and 24 January 2015
- Recording Venue: Hong Kong Cultrual Centre Concert Hall, Hong Kong
- Recorded: 21, 23 January 2016
- Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- Recorded: 19 and 21 January 2017
- Recording Venue: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
- Recorded: 18 and 21 January 2018
- Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineDecember 2019Critics' Choice
July 2019
With excellent sound, singing that is often way above average and a production team that appreciates the stormier elements of Wagner’s humbling rhetoric, we have a Ring that shoots straight from the hip. The vocal star, at least for me, is the charismatic and darkly imposing presence of Matthias Goerne, whose assumption of Wotan…is vocally magnificent, his projection effortless, always rich in tone, texturally smooth yet vividly suggestive of the character…As first-stop Rings go, this has to be among the very best.
January 2019
The major achievement of this set, now that it’s completed, is how brilliantly the orchestra have succeeded in making this music its own.