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Wagner: An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen (2 CDs)
Vienna Philharmonic
,
Deryck Cooke
,
Georg Solti
1968
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R. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples)
50:20
1. Of all great musical compositions (Ex.1-4)
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3:37
2. The fundamental symbol (Ex.5-11)
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4:46
3. Returning now to the Nature Motive (Ex.12-16)
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3:22
4. A number of further motives (Ex.17-21)
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3:17
5. A second, much smaller family (Ex.22-25)
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2:35
6. So much for nature (Ex.26-38)
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7:56
7. The cause of the deterioration (Ex.39-44)
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3:30
8. The other transformation (Ex.45-48)
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3:44
9. Several other motives (Ex.49-52)
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Georg Solti
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2:47
10. Two further motives (Ex.41,53-61)
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7:12
11. Basic motive associated with the spear (Ex.62/68) (Ex.62/8)(Ex.62/8)
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5:17
12. Along another, more complex line (Ex.69-72)
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2:12
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A · “Der Ring des Nibelungen”
6:16
13. in Act 2 of "Walküre" (Ex.69,73-75)
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2:21
14. Returning now to Act 2 of "Walküre (Ex.76-79)
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3:54
R. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples)
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15. Love is another of the central symbols (Ex.80-83)
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3:06
16. Later in the same scene (Ex.84-87)
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2:22
17. Freia's motive has 2 independent segments (Ex.88-91
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2:01
18. The label "Flight" (Ex.92)
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0:56
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A · “Der Ring des Nibelungen”
19. When Fasolt, in Scene 2 of "Rhinegold" (Ex.93-8)
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R. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples)
55:26
20. A little later in this interlude (Ex.99-103)
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3:07
21. The other new motive (Ex.104-09)
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3:36
22. There are several independent love-motives (Ex.110-
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2:55
23. The characters in whose lives (Ex.115-120)
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5:27
24. One further motive belongs (Ex.121)
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1:25
25. The sword motive recurs (Ex.122-130)
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4:28
26. Ironically, this phrase (Ex.131-5)
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2:58
27. Closely associated with Gutrune's motive (Ex.136-40
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2:26
28. Here we come to the end (Ex.141-6)
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3:43
29. Complementary to this symbol (Ex.147-9)
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2:14
30. One last central symbol (Ex.150-7)
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Georg Solti
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4:54
31. One further motive connected (Ex.158-61)
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2:52
32. There are one or two motives (Ex.162-8)
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3:48
33. These motives of Alberich & Mime (Ex.169-71)
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2:07
34. Quite a number of subsidiary motives (Ex.172-6)
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2:50
35. Besides this family of motives (Ex.177-80)
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2:31
36. Our final example (Ex.10,181-2)
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Richard Wagner
Die Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D · “Der Ring des Nibelungen”
37. in the final scene of "Götterdämmerung" (Ex.181-3)
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R. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples)
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38. Even more masterly (Ex.184-8)
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39. Now if we return (Ex.189-91)
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40. This masterly way (Ex.192-3)
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4:52
On This Album
Richard Wagner
Composer
Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra
Deryck Cooke
Narrator
Georg Solti
Conductor
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