| Other author/creator | Solti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Selections. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Selections; arranged. |
| Other author/creator | Wiener Philharmoniker performer. |
| Other author/creator | Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor performer. |
| Variant title |
Title from container spine: Ring des Nibelungen : an introduction |
| Series |
The classic sound
Classic sound. ^A530263
|
| Contents |
Disc 1 (73:36) -- Disc 2 (67:16). |
| General note | London: D208789 (additional no. on disc 1: 443 582-2; on disc 2: 443 583-2; on insert: 443 581-2). |
| General note | "[A]n explanation and analysis of Wagner's system of leitmotifs ... with 193 music examples either extracted from the complete recording or specially recorded for this production"--Container. |
| General note | Originally released on SET 406. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes and music examples by Deryck Cooke (34 p. : music, port.) inserted in container. |
| Credits | Producer, John Culshaw. |
| Performer |
Wiener Philharmoniker ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor ; Vienna State Opera Chorus ; various soloists. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1958-1965 (music); February 1967 (speech). |
| Language | Spoken text in English; opera excerpts sung in German. |
| Publisher number | D208789 BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. |
| Publisher number | 443 581-2 London |
| Publisher number | 443 582-2 London |
| Publisher number | 443 583-2 London |
| Publisher number | SET 406 Decca |
