First performed as a cycle of four operas in 1876, Wagner’s visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is one of the greatest works of art. Centred around a ring which offers its bearer ultimate power and the attempts of various people to acquire it, the Ring cycle explores the relationship between love and earthly power and the themes of yearning and loss, all within a setting of medieval legend. The Prologue Das Rheingold depicts the theft and subsequent surrender of the ring forged from the Rhinemaidens’ gold by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich. DDD 8.660374-75 7 30099 03747 1 & 2015 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Booklet notes and synopsis in English Kommentar und Inhaltsangabe auf Deutsch Made in Germany www.naxos.com Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Das Rheingold CD 1 74:45 1 Prelude 5:03 2-8 Scene 1 22:42 9-¡ Scene 2 46:14 ™ Scene 3 0:46 CD 2 78:50 1-6 Scene 3 (contd.) 27:10 7-™ Scene 4 51:40 Wotan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthias Goerne, Baritone Fricka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano Loge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Begley, Tenor Donner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oleksandr Pushniak, Baritone Froh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Reid, Tenor Freia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Samuil, Soprano Erda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Humble, Mezzo-soprano Alberich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Sidhom, Baritone Mime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Cangelosi, Tenor Fasolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kwangchul Youn, Bass Fafner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Milling, Bass Woglinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eri Nakamura, Soprano Wellgunde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurhelia Varak, Mezzo-soprano Floßhilde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermine Haselböck, Mezzo-soprano Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra • Jaap van Zweden A full track listing can be found on pages 3 and 4 of the booklet The German libretto and an English translation can be found at www.naxos.com/libretti/660374.htm Recorded live at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, on 22nd and 24th January, 2015 Producer and engineer: Phil Rowlands • Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover art by Kevin Lo (Southgate Design) Playing Time 2:33:35 WAGNER: Das Rheingold NAXOS WAGNER: Das Rheingold NAXOS 8.660374-75 8.660374-75
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First performed as a cycle of four operas in 1876, Wagner’s visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen(The Ring of the Nibelung) is one of the greatest works of art. Centred around a ring which offers itsbearer ultimate power and the attempts of various people to acquire it, the Ring cycle explores therelationship between love and earthly power and the themes of yearning and loss, all within a setting ofmedieval legend. The Prologue Das Rheingold depicts the theft and subsequent surrender of the ringforged from the Rhinemaidens’ gold by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich. DDD
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CD 1 74:451 Prelude 5:032-8 Scene 1 22:42
9-¡ Scene 2 46:14™ Scene 3 0:46
CD 2 78:501-6 Scene 3 (contd.) 27:107-™ Scene 4 51:40
Wotan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthias Goerne, BaritoneFricka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-sopranoLoge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Begley, TenorDonner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oleksandr Pushniak, BaritoneFroh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Reid, TenorFreia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Samuil, SopranoErda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Humble, Mezzo-sopranoAlberich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Sidhom, BaritoneMime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Cangelosi, TenorFasolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kwangchul Youn, BassFafner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Milling, BassWoglinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eri Nakamura, SopranoWellgunde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurhelia Varak, Mezzo-sopranoFloßhilde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermine Haselböck, Mezzo-soprano
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra • Jaap van Zweden
A full track listing can be found on pages 3 and 4 of the bookletThe German libretto and an English translation can be found at www.naxos.com/libretti/660374.htm
Recorded live at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, on 22nd and 24th January, 2015Producer and engineer: Phil Rowlands • Booklet notes: Keith Anderson
Cover art by Kevin Lo (Southgate Design)
Playing Time2:33:35
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