Wagner: The "Ring" Without Words
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Composer: Richard WagnerConductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
- Thus, We Begin In The 'Greenish Twilight' Of The Rhine
- Float Up To The Home Of The Gods (Entrance Of The Gods Into Valhalla)
- Fall Amongst Hammering Dwarfs 'Smithying' Away
- Ride Donner's Thunderbolt, Crawl With The Thirst-Crazed Siegmund To The Haven...
- In The Sound Code, We 'See' His Loving Gaze
- Their Flight
- Wotan's Rage
- The Cavalcade Of Br?nnhilde's Sisters, (Ride Of The Valkyries)
- Wotan's Farewell To His Favorite Daughter, (Wotan's Farewell And Magic Fire Music)
- Mime's Fright
- Siegfried's Forging Of The Magic Sword
- His Wanderings Through The Forest, (Forest Murmurs)
- His Slaying Of The Dragon
- The Dragon's Lament
- Day Breaking 'Round Sigfried's And Br?nnhilde's Passion
- Siegfried's Rhine Journey, (Dawn And Sigfried's Rhine Journey)
- Hagen's Call To His Clan
- Siegfried And The Rhinemaidens
- His Death And The Funeral Music, (Siegfried's Death And Funeral Music)
- Immolation. (Immolation Scene)
Free Music Notes for Wagner: The "Ring" Without Words
Free Music Review: A disappointment
Hit: 2 Stars
Being a Wagnerite is sometimes a little difficult. Wagner's music is demanding on practically all levels, and especially demanding to the casual listener. The music can sometimes be too sugary, way overblown, or deceptively muted. This can definitely present problems, and that is why there are those who can detest Wagner's works to the degree that others love it. There is little middle room: Love or hate, Wagner's music is unique...and difficult.
This CD brings out another difficulty: The attempt to tone down Wagner and make his work more generally acceptable. On the good side, this CD is a rather good compilation of some of the Ring's most important melodies. Its symphonic structure allows good flow between the rather disjoint work, and the idea works to a significant degree.
But Maazel's approach is to create a uniformity of interpretation on a work that took more than 20 years to complete. This uniformity saps the Ring of much of its musical strength. The standard pieces are played almost the same as the other selections; little differentiation is evident and as a result only minor aspects of the drama in this incredible music drama are revealed.
While it is possible to play Wagner's music poorly, I always thought it was equally possible to at least grasp its passion. Unfortunately, Maazel's approach proves me to be wrong.
Yes, being a Wagnerite can be very difficult.
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