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Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Boulez) [2005]
starring: Heinz Zednik, Ortrun Wenkel

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Audience Rating: Exempt
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0044007340578
Format: Box set, Classical, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 6
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: July 11, 2005
Running Time: 832 minutes
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Theatrical Release Date: July 11, 2005
Sales Rank: 14850
MPN: 000506209

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Fantastic remastering of a classic production
When Chereau's production of this Ring was first seen, and Boulez's conducting first heard, there were howls of abuse in all directions. But sober reflection, as it so often does, mitigates some of the more extreme reactions of that time: the fact is that this is a marvellous Ring Cycle, superbly and luminously played, sung, and recorded. I found no problem with either the sound or the vision of my set: indeed although I don't have 5.1 sound, I do have the original CD sets of all the operas and it seems to me that the DVD sound here is now more spacious, even on normal stereo playback. McIntyre is a tower of strength, as he was at Covent Garden at the time; Jones is superb, not wobbly at all, and acts gloriously and looks stunning. In fact, ... Read More:

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- A centenary Ring that set a new standard
These TV registrations introduced me to Wagner's Ring in the eighties. I went on to buy the box set of 16 LPs and steeped myself for a while in Wagner, his other operas, the Ring and the literature about this particular production. These eight dvds in their sturdy box enabled me to revisit these familiar performances audio-visually.

This staging of the Ring continues to provoke controversy and rightly so. One reason for this is the dramatic, transparent and startlingly un-pompous conducting by Pierre Boulez. He turns the Bayreuth festival orchestra into a lean mean machine that reflects, supports and propels the stage action. The difference between his tempos and those of Solti's studio recordings can be astonishing at times, and may ... Read More:

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