Wagner: The Ring Without Words
) | Label: EUROARTS Catalog: 2057604 Format: BLU RAY Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin MaazelRichard Wagner: The Ring Without Words, A Symphonic Synthesis by Lorin Maazel Strongly influenced by the comments of Richard Wagner’s grandson, Wieland, about the importance of the orchestra in the Ring, Lorin Maazel eventually agreed to produce a symphonic synthesis of the tetralogy, which he called The Ring Without Words. It is a seventy-five-minute orchestral distillation that is designed with the express purpose of bringing the magic of these monumental music dramas to a new audience of musically sensitive listeners through the sumptuous playing that he draws from the Berlin Philharmonic. Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, 2000.  Price: $47.98 |