Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (Live) Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann

• Richard Wagner (1813-1883): Das Rheingold, Scene 1
• 1Vorspiel04:42
• 2Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!02:32
• 3Garstig glatter glitschriger Glimmer!05:14
• 4Wallala! Lalaleia! Leialalei!02:32
• 5Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin lacht in den Grund06:22
• 6Der Welt Erbe Gewänn' ich zu eigen durch dich?04:46
• Das Rheingold, Scene 2
• 7Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!09:18
• 8Sanft schloß Schlaf dein Aug'06:57
• 9Zu mir, Freia!01:33
• 10Endlich, Loge!03:48
• 11Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn!07:04
• 12Ein Runenzauber zwingt das Gold zum Reif03:17
• 13Hör', Wotan, der Harrenden Wort!02:46
• 14Was sinnt nun Wotan so wild?04:33
• 15Auf, Loge, hinab mit mir!04:10
• Das Rheingold, Scene 3
• 16Hehe! Hehe! hieher!00:45
• 17Schau, Du Schelm!02:52
• 18Nibelheim hier04:58
• 19Nehmt euch in acht!08:27
• 20Vergeh, frevelnder Gauch!04:49
• 21Ohe! Ohe! Schreckliche Schlange07:08
• Das Rheingold, Scene 4
• 22Da, Vetter, sitze du fest!05:15
• 23Gezahlt hab' ich, nun laßt mich ziehn!05:48
• 24Bin ich nun frei? Wirklich frei? - Das Rheingold / Scene 404:05
• 25Fasolt und Fafner nahen von fern04:44
• 26Gepflanzt sind die Pfähle nach Pfandes Maß05:44
• 27Weiche, Wotan, weiche!05:07
• 28Hört, ihr Riesen!06:25
• 29Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft03:33
• 30Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge (Wotan)04:17
• 31Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!04:39
• Total Runtime02:28:10

Info for Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (Live)

Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold) is the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung'). It was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas.

Das Rheingold received its premiere at the National Theatre Munich on 22 September 1869, with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan, Heinrich Vogl as Loge, and Karl Fischer as Alberich. Wagner wanted this opera to be premiered as part of the entire cycle, but was forced to allow the performance at the insistence of his patron King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Albert Dohmen (Wotan)
Markus Eiche (Donner)
Herbert Lippert (Froh)
Adrian Eröd (Loge)
Janina Baechle (Fricka)
Alexandra Reinprecht (Freia)
Anna Larsson (Erda)
Tomasz Konieczny (Alberich)
Wolfgang Schmidt (Mime)

Recording: Wiener Staatsoper, 11/2011
Die Bühnenproduktion des “Ring des Nibelungen” der Wiener Staatsoper wurde ermöglicht mit Unterstützung von MAGNA
Executive Producer Deutsche Grammophon: Ute Fesquet

Associate Producer Deutsche Grammophon: Misha Aster

Recording Producer, Balance Engineer & Sound Director: Othmar Eichinger
Audio Engineers: Harald Huber, Claus Pitsch

Audio Assistants: Brigitta Eichinger, Peter Priglinger, Michael Zweimüller
Editing & Mastering: Othmar Eichinger

High resolution recording, postproduction and mastering in 96kHz

Christian Thielemann
was born in Berlin in 1959 and began what Karajan called the classical conductor’s “hard but indispensable slog” through numerous small theatres at an early age. After 20 years of operatic experience, Thielemann, who also has been guest conductor-in-chief at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, started concentrating on a few selected orchestras and opera houses such as Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan in New York and the Vienna State Opera. From 1997–2004 he was music director of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, and in 2004 he was appointed music director of the Münchner Philharmoniker. Thielemann received Germany’s Bundesverdienstkreuz in 2003.

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