Solti Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti - Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1967/2014) [Official Digital Download]

Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti - Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1967/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.10 kHz | Time - 14:35:29 | 8.43 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover+digital booklet

Richard Wagner was one of the most revolutionary figures in the history of music, a composer who made pivotal contributions to the development of harmony and musical drama that reverberate even today. Indeed, though Wagner occasionally produced successful music written on a relatively modest scale, opera – the bigger, the better – was clearly his milieu, and his aesthetic is perhaps the most grandiose that Western music has ever known. Early in his career, Wagner learned both the elements and the practical, political realities of his craft by writing a handful of operas which were unenthusiastically, even angrily, received. © Rovi Staff /TiVo
Marek Janowski / Staatskapelle Dresden - Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (2003) (14 CDs Box Set)

Marek Janowski / Staatskapelle Dresden - Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (2003) (14 CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks+.cue, log) | 14 CDs, 14:07:01 min | 3,54 Gb | Covers, booklet (jpeg) ->6 mb
Genre: Classical, Opera / Label: BMG Classic

On the surface, this Ring cycle recording might seem like a poor relation to those by Sir Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, and others, or to the live recordings from the 1950s by the likes of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Clemens Kraus, and Hans Knappertsbusch. The very names constitute big guns in opera, and their respective casts are not exactly weak either. Complicating matters further is the fact that Marek Janowski's Ring was originally released by Eurodisc/Ariola, a European-based label that, while huge over there, never had the profile or prestige of Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, orEMI; the fact that it's now on RCA/BMG doesn't exactly help, either, as the latter has lost a good deal of its luster as a major label since the 1980s. But the Janowski Ring also occupies its own place in history…
Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Clemens Krauss, live Bayreuth, 1953) (1988) (7CD Box Set)

Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Clemens Krauss, live Bayreuth, 1953) (1988) (7CD Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Artwork | 1.67 Gb | MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 0.98 Gb
Classical, Opera | Label: Rodolphe - RPC 32503-9

Along with Furtwangler's Scala Ring, this is my favorite one. And since the sound is better, this one is easier to listen to. Krauss'"Siegfried" is my favorite. I will never understand why so many people consider Solti's Ring as benchmark. To me his is the least exciting. Karajan is too "precious." The characters never come alive in either of those, at least not like they do for Krauss and Furtwangler.
Herbert von Karajan - Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1998) (14 CDs Box Set)

Herbert von Karajan - Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1998) (14 CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | 14 CDs, 14:58:04 min | 4,03 Gb | Scans->740 mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon

DG's 20-bit transfer reveals more tape hiss than before, while the orchestral image is better focused, with more definition at the bottom end. Some have likened Herbert von Karajan's "chamber-music approach" to Wagner's Ring cycle in terms of his scaling down or deconstructing the heroic roles. This approach has less to do with dynamics per se than it does with von Karajan's masterful balancing of voices and instruments. He achieves revelations of horizontal clarity, allowing no contrapuntal strand to emerge with an unwanted accent or a miscalibrated dynamic…
Bernard Haitink - Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (2008) (14 CDs Box Set)

Bernard Haitink - Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (2008) (14 CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image+.cue, log) | 14 CDs, 14:25:30 min | 3,2 Gb | Covers & d.booklet->27 mb
Genre: Classical, Opera / Label: EMI Classics

Back in the glory days of early digital recordings, Ring cycles were being released fast and furiously. Old Rings were reissued with remastered sound – Solti's on Decca, Böhm's on Philips, and Furtwängler's on EMI – and new Rings were issued with digital sound – Levine's on Deutsche Grammophon, Barenboim's on Teldec, and Haitink's on EMI. Almost 20 years later, EMI re-released Haitink's Ring as a single 14-disc set with full cast lists, notes, and plot summaries, but without librettos.
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1998/2016) [Official Digital Download]

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1998/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 14:57:27 | 17 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklets

Wagner interpretations with Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker have a quality all of their own. Critics always admired the ability of the musicians to bring out not only Wagner’s luscious sound, but also all the subtleties of the score. Moreover, Karajan was able to rally the singers to successfully convey the lyrical tenderness of Wagner’s heroes despite their vocal powers.
Wagner - Wiener Philharmoniker, Solti - Der Ring des Nibelungen [1997, Decca # 455 555-2] {14CD-Box} [RE-UP]

Richard Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Georg Solti
14 CD Box | FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Partial Artwork | Size: 4,62 GB
Label/Cat#: Decca 455 555-2 | Country/Year: Europe 1997 [1958, 1962, 1964, 1965]
Genre: Classical | Style: Opera, Romantic

This first complete studio recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, made between 1958 and 1966, was a groundbreaking technical and artistic achievement, the most ambitious and intricately involved opera recording project of the 20th century. Produced for Decca by John Culshaw, whose vision and untiring devotion brought the gargantuan project to completion, the 14 ½-hour release set a new standard for opera recordings. The details Culshaw lavished on the production, which included building new musical instruments, precisely calculating the placement and choreography of each singer to maximize the theatricality of each scene, and creating an array of fabulous special effects resulted in a landmark recording that has lost none of its power with the passage of time.
Wiener Philharmoniker - The Golden Ring Great Scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (2022) [24/192]

Wiener Philharmoniker - The Golden Ring Great Scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (2022) [24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 76:44 minutes | 2,98 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

This new 2022 remastering was done by Philip Siney, longtime sound engineer of Decca, & supervised by Dominic Fyfe, Decca Classics Label Director. Thanks to these new transfers and new, optimized remastering technologies, significant sound improvements could be achieved. For the first time, Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk can also be experienced in Dolby Atmos surround sound.
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra - The Golden Ring Great Scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (Remastered) (2022)

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra - The Golden Ring Great Scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (Remastered) (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 414 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 179 MB
1:16:44 | Classical | Label: Decca

For the first time on Hybrid SACD, Decca proudly present a selection of the greatest scenes from Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' conducted by Sir Georg Solti and includes a 24pp booklet, including introductory texts on each opera and many original session photographs. The Hybrid SACD format delivers Solti & Culshaw's sonic vision in the highest quality possible, combining the high density stereo mix at 24bit 192kHz with a standard CD layer meaning this disc will also play on any normal CD player, delivering unrivalled listening flexibility.
Wagner - RSO Berlin / Marek Janowski - Das Rheingold (2012, Pentatone # PTC 5186 406) {2x Hybrid-SACD // ISO} [RE-UP]

Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold WWV 86a
Tomasz Konieczny / Christian Elsner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski
2xSACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 6,49 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Pentatone # PTC 5186 406 | Country/Year: Netherlands 2012
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Opera

"…Janowski's pacing and preparation of the orchestra is masterly. Reacting with sensitivity to the score, the tender & reflective scenes are given space to breathe without taxing the singers into strained tone. (…) The more one hears, the more one appreciates the vocal acting as well as the superlative orchestral contribution (make no mistake, there are at least 3 world class orchestras resident in Berlin today). This listener (at least) is eagerly awaiting the next installment of the Ring." ~sa-cd.net