Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

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Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

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Artists 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

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Total time: 54:40

1. Das Rheingold WWV 86A Scene 1: Prelude - Song of the Rhine Maidens (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)

05:09

2. Das Rheingold WWV 86A Scene 1: Alberich Renounces the Power of Love Seizes the Rheingold and Forges

02:16

3. Das Rheingold WWV 86A Scene 2: Valhalla Castle of the Gods (Reworked by Joseph Swensen)

01:30

4. Das Rheingold WWV 86A Scene 2: Wotan and Loge Descend into the Nibelheim (Reworked by Joseph Swensen

01:42

5. Das Rheingold WWV 86A Scene 4: Donner Summons the Thunderstorm to Reveal Valhalla (Reworked by Josep

01:54

6. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act I: Prelude - Thunderstorm Sieglinde offers Shelter to Siegmund (Reworked by

03:35

7. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act I: Love Duet No. 1 - The Incestuous Tryst of Sieglinde and Siegmund (Reworke

05:40

8. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act I: Spring Follows the Winter Storm - Siegmund Acquires His Name and Sword (R

13:35

9. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act II: Prelude - Wotan and Frika Argue over Siegmund’s Immorality (Reworked by

03:27

10. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act III: Ride of the Valkyries - Brünnhilde and the Valkyries Retrieve the Souls

05:33

11. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act III: Wotan’s Grief over the Disownment of Brünnhilde He Summons Loge to Set

05:57

12. Die Walküre WWV 86B Act III: "He who Fears My Spear May not Pass this Fire" - Only the Bra

04:22

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Additional Information

Label

Alpha Classics

SKU

ALPHA10721

Qualities

FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 96 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

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

Composers

Wagner

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Instruments

narration, Orchestra

Release Date

September 20, 2024

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Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

Ring Odyssey (Part 1)

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