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The centrepiece of Decca’s celebrations of Sir Georg Solti’s centenary is a limited-edition [individually numbered], newly-remastered, luxury edition of “The greatest recording of all time!” (BBC Music Magazine, January 2012).

Solti’s recording of Wagner’s epic music-drama Der Ring des Nibelungen was a recording project on a scale without precedent and the first-ever studio recording of Wagner’s masterpiece. Recorded between September 1958 and November 1965, it was masterminded by legendary producer John Culshaw and his technical team under the direction of chief engineer Gordon Parry.

This massive undertaking set new standards in both opera recording and the possibilities of the effective and imaginative use of stereo. For the first time ever, Decca presents the most comprehensive Ring edition ever assembled.

The complete Ring cycle is presented on 14 CDs:
Das Rheingold
Cast:
- George London (Wotan)
- Kirsten Flagstad (Fricka)
- Claire Watson (Freia)
- Set Svanholm (Loge)
- Waldemar Kmentt (Froh)
- Eberhard Wächter (Donner)
- Paul Kuen (Mime)
- Jean Madeira (Erda)
- Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich)
- Walter Kreppel (Fasolt)
- Kurt Böhme (Fafner)
- Oda Balsborg (Woglinde)
- Hetty Plümacher (Wellgunde)
- Ira Malaniuk (Flosshilde)

Die Walküre
Cast:
- James King (Siegmund)
- Régine Crespin (Sieglinde)
- Gottlob Frick (Hunding)
- Hans Hotter (Wotan)
- Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde)
- Christa Ludwig (Fricka)
- Brigitte Fassbaender (Waltraute)
- Berit Lindholm (Helmwige)
- Helga Dernesch (Ortlinde)
- Vera Schlosser (Gerhilde)
- Helen Watts (Schwertleite)
- Vera Little (Siegrune)
- Claudia Hellmann (Rossweise)
- Marilyn Tyler (Grimgerde)

Siegfried
Cast:
- Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried)
- Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde)
- Hans Hotter (Wanderer)
- Gerhard Stolze (Mime)
- Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich)
- Kurt Böhme (Fafner)
- Marga Höffgen (Erda)
- Joan Sutherland (Waldvogel)

Götterdämmerung
Cast:
- Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried)
- Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde)
- Gottlob Frick (Hagen)
- Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich)
- Claire Watson (Gutrune)
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Gunther)
- Christa Ludwig (Waltraute)
- Lucia Popp (Woglinde)
- Gwyneth Jones (Wellgunde)
- Maureen Guy (Flosshilde)
- Helen Watts (Erste Norn)
- Grace Hoffman (Zweite Norn)
- Anita Välkki (Dritte Norn)

2 CDs:
An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen by Wagner scholar Deryck Cooke
+ book with spoken text and music examples

CD
Wagner Overtures + Siegfried Idyll + Kinderkatchechismus
Recordings made in Vienna during the years when the Ring was in progress.

DVD:
The Golden Ring: the acclaimed BBC documentary directed by Humphrey Burton and filmed during Götterdämmerung sessions.

Ring Resounding
John Culshaw’s fascinating account of the entire Ring project from inception to completion – first published in 1967 and long out of print – it is an integral element in this special edition.
[Exclusive to this edition]

Blu-ray disc
The complete Ring on one disc presented as lossless 24-bit files
[Exclusive to this edition]

The Ride of the Valkyries
Special facsimile of one of Sir Georg Solti’s working scores with his markings explained and commentary by Charles Kaye
[Exclusive to this edition]

Art prints
5 high-quality art prints of recording session photos
[Exclusive to this edition]

Gramophone
Special 40 page brochure with facsimiles of original Decca advertisements and reviews
[Exclusive to this edition]