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Wagner - Ring Odyssey (arr. Swensen) | Alpha ALPHA1072

Wagner - Ring Odyssey (arr. Swensen)

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA1072

Barcode: 3701624510728

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 20th September 2024

Contents

Artists

Christiane Libor (soprano)
Michael Weinius (tenor)
Derek Welton (bass-baritone)
Choeur de l’Opera National de Bordeaux
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Conductor

Joseph Swensen

Works

Wagner, Richard

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) (highlights, arr. Joseph Swensen)

Artists

Christiane Libor (soprano)
Michael Weinius (tenor)
Derek Welton (bass-baritone)
Choeur de l’Opera National de Bordeaux
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Conductor

Joseph Swensen

About

‘If, in a parallel universe, Wagner wrote a symphony rather than a sixteen-hour Ring, it might actually resemble my Ring Odyssey.’ These are the words used by the new music director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Joseph Swensen, to present this anthology of Der Ring des Nibelungen for soprano, tenor, bass-baritone, male chorus and orchestra, which he composed on the basis of Wagner’s monumental tetralogy. The American conductor confesses that, during a performance of Tristan, Wagner suddenly stood revealed to him as ‘a dreamer’ full of ‘humility, tenderness, vulnerability and generosity’. Swensen has made a point of following the chronology of the operas and respecting the original music: ‘My solemn promise to Wagner was that, aside from the occasional solo timpani roll denoting the passage of time, I would not change or add a single note to his masterpiece.’ An enthralling traversal, recorded at a memorable concert and served by exceptionally committed singers and instrumentalists.

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Reviews

The Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine’s playing is lustrous, and the recording easily embraces the most tumultuous of Wagner’s climaxes. ... Derek Welton’s Wotan is a mighty force, while Michael Weinius holds the fort nicely as Siegmund and Siegfried. As Ring tasters go, Swensen’s distillation is useful and eventually rousing.
The Times 19 September 2024

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