Wagner: An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen

Deryke Cooke, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

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• Künstler: Deryck Cooke Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti
• Genre: Klassik

Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) (Richard Wagner)

1 1. Of all great musical compositions (Ex.1-4)

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2 2. The fundamental symbol (Ex.5-11)

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3 3. Returning now to the Nature Motive (Ex.12-16)

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4 4. A number of further motives (Ex.17-21)

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5 5. A second, much smaller family (Ex.22-25)

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6 6. So much for nature (Ex.26-38)

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7 7. The cause of the deterioration (Ex.39-44)

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8 8. The other transformation (Ex.45-48)

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9 9. Several other motives (Ex.49-52)

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10 10. Two further motives (Ex.41,53-61)

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11 11. Basic motive associated with the spear (Ex.62/68) (Ex.62/8)(Ex.62/8)

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12 12. Along another, more complex line (Ex.69-72)

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13 13. In Act 2 of "Walküre" (Ex.69,73-75)

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14 14. Returning now to Act 2 of "Walküre (Ex.76-79)

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15 15. Love is another of the central symbols (Ex.80-83)

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16 16. Later in the same scene (Ex.84-87)

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17 17. Freia's motive has 2 independent segments (Ex.88-91

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18 18. The label "Flight" (Ex.92)

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19 19. When Fasolt, in Scene 2 of "Rhinegold" (Ex.93-8)

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20 20. A little later in this interlude (Ex.99-103)

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1 21. The other new motive (Ex.104-09)

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2 22. There are several independent love-motives (Ex.110-

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3 23. The characters in whose lives (Ex.115-120)

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4 24. One further motive belongs (Ex.121)

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5 25. The sword motive recurs (Ex.122-130)

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6 26. Ironically, this phrase (Ex.131-5)

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7 27. Closely associated with Gutrune's motive (Ex.136-40

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8 28. Here we come to the end (Ex.141-6)

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9 29. Complementary to this symbol (Ex.147-9)

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10 30. One last central symbol (Ex.150-7)

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11 31. One further motive connected (Ex.158-61)

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12 32. There are one or two motives (Ex.162-8)

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13 33. These motives of Alberich & Mime (Ex.169-71)

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14 34. Quite a number of subsidiary motives (Ex.172-6)

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15 35. Besides this family of motives (Ex.177-80)

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16 36. Our final example (Ex.10,181-2)

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17 37. In the final scene of "Götterdämmerung" (Ex.181-3)

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18 38. Even more masterly (Ex.184-8)

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19 39. Now if we return (Ex.189-91)

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20 40. This masterly way (Ex.192-3)

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• 2 Disc(s) - 40 Track(s)
• Gesamte Laufzeit: 02:20:30

• Künstler: Deryck Cooke Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti
• Komponist: Richard Wagner
• Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Genre: Klassik
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