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On sale -50%The opening evening of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold is the prologue of the cycle, which is followed in turn by the music dramas Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung. The first instalment in Jaap van Zweden's projected Ring with the Hong Kong Philharmonic -- an undertaking he regards as central to his tenure with the orchestra -- is a promising beginning that may surprise many experienced Wagnerians. Van Zweden is ambitious in presenting the Ring with this orchestra, which plays it for the first time, though in fairness to the musicians, they offer an intensity and vigor that more than makes up for any minor scrappiness. This Naxos recording also boasts an impressive cast that stars baritone Matthias Goerne as Wotan, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as Fricka, and baritone Peter Sidhom as the dwarf Alberich, and their singing is as secure as many of the better-known voices at Bayreuth. The only problem worth mentioning is the strange balance of the sound, which is presumably due to miking the live performance, but it may also be a result of the mixing, which in places seems subdued. However, the concert hall's spacious acoustics give credible presence to the singers. The remaining operas are expected to be released on an annual basis, with the cycle's completion in 2018.
© TiVo
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Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 1 (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Phil Rowlands, Engineer
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist, MainArtist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist, MainArtist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist, MainArtist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 2 (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Anna Samuil, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist, MainArtist - Stephen Milling, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Anna Samuil, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist, MainArtist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Anna Samuil, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Anna Samuil, Artist, MainArtist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 3 (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - David Cangelosi, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
DISC 2
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - David Cangelosi, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist - Phil Rowlands, Engineer
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - David Cangelosi, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - David Cangelosi, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Peter Sidhom, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 4 (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Peter Sidhom, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist, MainArtist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Anna Samuil, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Kwangchul Youn, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist, MainArtist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Deborah Humble, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Anna Samuil, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Kwangchul Youn, Artist, MainArtist - Stephen Milling, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist - Stephen Milling, Artist, MainArtist - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Charles Reid, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Oleksandr Pushniak, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Kim Begley, Artist - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Hermine Haselböck, Artist - Eri Nakamura, Artist, MainArtist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Album review
The opening evening of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold is the prologue of the cycle, which is followed in turn by the music dramas Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung. The first instalment in Jaap van Zweden's projected Ring with the Hong Kong Philharmonic -- an undertaking he regards as central to his tenure with the orchestra -- is a promising beginning that may surprise many experienced Wagnerians. Van Zweden is ambitious in presenting the Ring with this orchestra, which plays it for the first time, though in fairness to the musicians, they offer an intensity and vigor that more than makes up for any minor scrappiness. This Naxos recording also boasts an impressive cast that stars baritone Matthias Goerne as Wotan, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as Fricka, and baritone Peter Sidhom as the dwarf Alberich, and their singing is as secure as many of the better-known voices at Bayreuth. The only problem worth mentioning is the strange balance of the sound, which is presumably due to miking the live performance, but it may also be a result of the mixing, which in places seems subdued. However, the concert hall's spacious acoustics give credible presence to the singers. The remaining operas are expected to be released on an annual basis, with the cycle's completion in 2018.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
- Total length: 02:33:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Matthias Goerne
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
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