None of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s 'Ring' performances from Bayreuth or other places in Germany have survived as recordings. However, three recordings do still exist, one from a performance in London and two recordings that were made in Italy. The first of these comes from a live performance at La Scala, Milan in 1950, and the second a 1953 radio production in Rome. It is the latter of these that is presented here in this bargain 13 CD set. Previously available in different packaging, this title is now released with new documentation in a 'clam' style box that is a feature of the ‘Documents’ label sets.

For this recording, the orchestra of the radio station was supported by musicians from other orchestras, and Furtwängler had more than a month available for rehearsals. The star casts include Ferdinand Frantz, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Hilde Konetzni, Martha Mödl, Ludwig Suthaus, Josef Greindl and Margarete Klose.

Contents:
CD 1-2 Das Rheingold
Cast:
- Wotan: Ferdinand Frantz
- Donner: Alfred Poell
- Froh: Lorenz Fehenberger
- Loge: Wolfgang Windgassen
- Fricka: Ira Malaniuk
- Freia: Elisabeth Grümmer
- Erda: Ruth Siewert
- Alberich: Gustav Neidlinger
- Mime: Julius Patzak
- Fasolt: Josef Greindl
- Fafner: Gottlob Frick
- Woglinde: Sena Jurinac
- Wellgunde: Magda Gabory
- Floßhilde: Hilde Rössl-Majdan

CD 3-5 Die Walküre
Cast:
- Siegmund: Wolfgang Windgassen
- Hunding: Gottlob Frick
- Wotan: Ferdinand Frantz
- Sieglinde: Hilde Konetzni
- Brünnhilde: Martha Mödl
- Fricka: Elsa Cavelti

Walküren / Valkyries
- Helmwige: Judith Hellwig
- Ortlinde: Magda Gabory
- Gerhilde: Gerda Scheyer
- Waltraute: Dagmar Schmedes
- Siegrune: Olga Bennings
- Rossweiße: Ira Malaniuk
- Grimgerde: Elsa Cavelti
- Schwertleite: Hilde Rössl-Majdan

CD 6-9 Siegfried
Cast:
- Siegfried: Ludwig Suthaus
- Wanderer: Ferdinand Frantz
- Mime: Julius Patzak
- Alberich: Alois Pernerstorfer
- Fafner: Josef Greindl
- Waldvogel: Rita Streich
- Brünnhilde: Martha Mödl
- Erda: Margarete Klose

CD 10-13 Götterdämmerung
Cast:
- Siegfried: Ludwig Suthaus
- Gunther: Alfred Poell
- Hagen: Josef Greindl
- Brünnhilde: Martha Mödl
- Gutrune: Sena Jurinac
- Waltraute / Die erste Nor / First Norn: Margarete Klose
- Die zweite Norn / - Second Norn: Hilde Rössl-Majdan
- Die dritte Norn / Third Norn: Sena Jurinac
- Alberich: Alois Pernerstorfer
- Woglinde: Sena Jurinac
- Wellgunde: Magda Gabory
- Floßhilde: Hilde Rössl-Majdan