Search - Wagner, De Waart, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic :: Der Ring: Orchestral Adventure

Great orchestration of the ring

02/27/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is a medley of various instrumental pieces of "The Ring" There is no pause between selections, which gives the whole CD the feel of an overture of themes from the Ring. The playing is fantastic, and all the great instrumental scenes are there. Particularry good is the phasing of the forest murmers into Siegfried's fight with the Dragon which is then phased into the music that plays when Siegfried braves the magic fire to awaken bruunhilde."

A Guilty Pleasure for Ring Fans, Fun For Everyone Else

Doc Sarvis | 12/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the kind of thing that "real" Wagner fans are supposed to despise...the music of "Der Ring" excised of all vocals and pared down from its 15-hour length to a 70-minute "suite" of themes. This is seen as "cheating", but I love it anyway. The whole thing comes across as a "muzak" version of Der Ring that makes for great background music. Very enjoyable.For everyone else, this is some of the greatest orchestral music you will have ever experienced. It might even motivate you to check out the source: Richard Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN."

One for every collection

Michael Granston | Sarasota, Florida | 06/13/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Perfectly arranged,perfectly recorded, perfectly played and perfectly conducted make this as exciting a CD as one can buy and worthy to be part of any collection. Bravo Maestro de Waart!"