It said something troubling about the state of the classical recording industry in the early twenty first century that the most eagerly anticipated Ring cycle release was not a brand-new digital recording but rather a 50-year-old, previously unreleased recording. Of course, this was not just any 50-year-old Ring: it was the first-ever stereo Ring recorded at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival in a theater specifically built for the work featuring performers specially selected by the composer's family. Although originally intended ...
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It said something troubling about the state of the classical recording industry in the early twenty first century that the most eagerly anticipated Ring cycle release was not a brand-new digital recording but rather a 50-year-old, previously unreleased recording. Of course, this was not just any 50-year-old Ring: it was the first-ever stereo Ring recorded at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival in a theater specifically built for the work featuring performers specially selected by the composer's family. Although originally intended for release on Decca, the project was shelved when senior producer John Culshaw decided to record the Ring in the far more controllable atmosphere of the studio instead, a decision that eventually resulted in the release of the Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Ring. For older Wagner fans, this Ring was a chance to hear what might have been but never was. For younger Wagner fans, it was a chance to hear what might have been the best Ring to be released any time in the near future.How was it?...
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