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Wagner: Siegfried
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Gerhard Stolze (Mime), Hans Hotter (Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Marga Höffgen (Erda), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Dame Joan Sutherland (Waldvogel), Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Wagner: Siegfried
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Gerhard Stolze (Mime), Hans Hotter (Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Marga Höffgen (Erda), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Dame Joan Sutherland (Waldvogel), Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
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Transferred and remastered in HD sound at 24bit / 192kHz from the original two-track stereo mastertapes.
The first all-new transfer in over twenty-five years.
The first-ever stereo production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, still considered the benchmark today.
“Here is the greatest achievement in gramophone history yet”, wrote Gramophone in 1965. For many, it still is.
All four operas in the cycle will be released in Deluxe Hybrid SACD editions.
This iconic recording is released internationally for the first time on Hybrid SACD, delivering Solti & Culshaw’s sonic vision in the highest quality possible. The Hybrid SACD format combines the high density 24bit / 192kHz stereo mix with a standard CD layer meaning these discs will also play in any normal CD player, delivering unrivalled listening flexibility.
Each edition includes lavishly illustrated booklets featuring technical information on the new HD remaster and original recording techniques, introduction to each opera by Producer John Culshaw, synopses and libretti in English & German plus many original session photographs and rare facsimiles.
“The greatest recording of all time”: Gramophone Magazine 1999 · BBC Music Magazine 2011
Grammy Award · Edison Award · Grand Prix Mondial du disque
Contents and tracklist
- Gerhard Stolze (tenor), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass), Gustav Neidlinger (bass), Kurt Böhme (bass), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marga Höffgen (contralto), Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1962-10
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Spotlight on this release
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Dominic Fyfe and Philip Siney on remastering Solti's Ring Cycle
5th Oct 2023
In the wake of winning Gramophone's Spatial Audio Award for their painstaking work on Die Walküre, Decca's producer Dominic Fyfe and sound-engineer Philip Siney discuss how they went about showcasing Solti's landmark achievement in all its glory.
