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Ring Odyssey [Double Album]

Christiane Libor, Derek Welton, Joseph Swensen, Michael Weinius, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

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“If, in a parallel universe, Wagner wrote a symphony rather than a sixteen-hour Ring, it might actually resemble my Ring Odyssey.” These are the words used by the new music director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Joseph Swensen, to present this anthology of Der Ring des Nibelungen for soprano, tenor, bass-baritone, male chorus and orchestra, which he composed on the basis of Wagner’s monumental tetralogy.

The American conductor confesses that, during a performance of Tristan, Wagner was suddenly revealed to him as ‘a dreamer’ full of ‘humility, tenderness, vulnerability and generosity’. Swensen has made a point of following the chronology of the operas and respecting the original music:

‘My solemn promise to Wagner was that, aside from the occasional solo timpani roll denoting the passage of time, I would not change or add a single note to his masterpiece.’ An enthralling traversal, recorded at a memorable concert and delivered by exceptionally committed singers and instrumentalists.

Christiane Libor, Soprano
Michael Weinius, Tenor
Derek Welton, Bass-Baritone
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Joseph Swensen, Conductor

Tracklist

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1.
Siegfried WWV 86C: Act II Prelude - The Dragon’s cave (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
04:13
2.
Siegfried WWV 86C Act II: "Du holdes Vöglein" - Siegfried and the woodbirds (Reworked by J
02:15
3.
Siegfried WWV 86C Act II: Siegfried Battles Fafner the Dragon (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
01:06
4.
Siegfried WWV 86C: Act III Prelude (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
02:59
5.
Siegfried WWV 86C Act III: "Ewig war ich" - Brünnhilde Accepts Siegfried’s Love and Renoun
04:24
6.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Prologue: Sunrise (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
03:05
7.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Prologue: Love Duet No. 2 - Siegfried’s Flight into the Wilderness (Reworked
11:48
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Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Prologue: Brünnhilde Urges Him to Keep Their Love to Mind (Reworked by Josep
05:53
9.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Act II: Hagen Summons the Gibichung Vassals to War (Reworked by Joseph Swens
02:50
10.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D: Act III Prelude - The Rhine Maidens Urge Siegfried to Return the Ring to th
03:40
11.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Act III: Siegfried is Murdered by Hagen (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
05:37
12.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Act III: Siegfried Dies and is Carried Away (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)
06:42
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Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Act III: Brunnhilde takes the Ring from Siegfried's Hand and Lights Her
10:31
14.
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D Act III: Brunnhilde's Immolation and the World is Consumed in Flood and
08:37

Total time: 01:13:40

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