deepak Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Anything, anything good The more epic the merrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 There aren't that many choices. Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Ring.... I like the later stage. Actually, I also like some of his other works; like the Wesendonck Lieder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjg Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 There aren't that many choices. Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Ring.... I like the later stage. Actually, I also like some of his other works; like the Wesendonck Lieder. I know, but specific works by conductors and good recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I know, but specific works by conductors and good recordings Oooh yes. What was I thinking? *slaps self* *Goes to dig through collection. I remember I researched a bit on this last year during my Romantic period course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanflyz Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 If you are interested in the Ring cycle, the Solti boxset is a standard recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 If you are interested in the Ring cycle, the Solti boxset is a standard recommendation. Yes. Solti is the original; the "loudest/grandest" I believe. That is the one I have heard. I also have the Karajan and Krauss ones but haven't had the chance to listen to them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 More recommendations, I was expecting two pages of posts from the opera lovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absorbine_Sr Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I just picked up the Janowski Ring Cycle here: http://www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com/ (Search for Janowski Ring). for less than $50. 14 CD's, the recording, to my ears, is very good, and it gives you an entire bloody Ring Cycle. Can you get more epic than that? The downside is it took about a month to arrive. Here's a review: http://www.wagnerdiscography.com/reviews/rin/rin80janowski.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanflyz Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 It would take a lot of commitment to listen to the Ring all the way through, since you'd have to listen and then read at the same time, and plus it takes forever, and if you don't have a lot of time, listening to them in short stretches kind of loses the continuity of the whole thing. But if you do have the time, it is very rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanflyz Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Karajan. Wagner was his best, in my opinion. i've cared for Wagner enough to get the Solti set. when it comes to proto-nazi composers, i always preferred Strauss I would like to explore some other complete Ring cycles other than the Solti boxset which I have, but the prospects are daunting lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanflyz Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 well, the Karajan set on DG is quite nice, would probably be a nice contrast, given that Karajan and Solti were completely different in their conducting styles. I know, it's the time-requirement that is daunting for me. I will try to get the Karajan set once I have a lot of free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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