Brünnhilde and Siegfried
From Arthur Rackham's "Wagner's Ring" (1910)

The 'Potted' Ring

These extended excerpts of The Ring in English were not typical of British acoustical recording. They are nearly unique records of some of the most noted voices of the era. They offer a unique perception of performance practice . The variety of artists and conductors somehow does not affect the sense of integrity of the work. Note that we have supplemented the issue with contemporary British recordings of orchestral passages omitted from the set.

The Rhinegold

55203 A Alberich steals the gold; The Dawn over Valhalla [Radford, womens' trio; Coates]
55203 B The descent to Nibelheim; Capture of Alberich [Radford, Furmedge; Coates]
55219 A/B Entry of the Gods into Valhalla [Ronald]

The Valkyrie

55204 A Prelude; Siegmund seeeks shelter from the storm [Coates]
55204 B Siegmund sees the sword hilt in the tree [Davies; Goossens]
55205 A/B Siegmund greets the Spring night [Davies; Goossens]
55206 A Brunnhilde's battle cry [Austral, Radford; Coates]
55206 B Wotan warns Brunnhilde not to disobey [Radford, Austral; Goossens]
55207 A Brunnhilde fortells Siegmund's death; ; [Austral, Davies; Coates]
55207 B Ride of the Valkyries [Coates]
55208 A Brunnhilde gives Sieglinde the broken Sword [Austral, Furmedge, Galland; Coates]
55208 B: Brunnhilde implores the protection of fire [Austral, Radford; Goossens]

Siegfried

55209 A Siegfried forges the broken sword [Davies; Coates]
55618 A/B: Forest Murmurs [Pitt]
55209 B: The forest bird warns Siegfried [Davies, Russell, Austral; Goossens]
55210 A: Siegfried follows the forest bird [Davies, Jones; Coates]
55210 B; 55211 A/B: Brunnhilde hails the radiant sun; Brunnhilde recalls her Valkyrie days; Brunnhilde yields to Siegfried [Austral, Davies; Coates]

Twilight of the Gods

55212 A/B The parting of Brunnhilde and Siegfried [Austral, Davies; Coates]
55617 A/B Siegfried's Journey to the Rhine [Pitt]
55213 A: Gunther and Gutrune welcome Siegfried [Davies, Radford, Jones; Coates]
55213 B: Hagen meditates revenge [Radford; Pitt]
55214 A: Rheinmaidens' scene [Goossens]
55214 B; 55215 A/B: Brunnhilde kindles the funeral pyre [Austral; Coates]

Paris - 1928 - Orchestre Walther Straram - Franz von Hoesslin (c)

In 1928, a German troupe went to Paris to perform the Ring at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.The roster included a mixture of veterans like tenor Walther Kirchoff and newcomers such as Margarete Klose, Ludwig Weber and Ludwig Hoffmann. The French firm Pathé profited from the occasion to record an album of selections from the Ring on twenty double-side disks, electrically recorded.

Das Rheingold - catalogue entry
Die Walküre, Act I - catalogue entry
Die Walküre, Acts II and III
Siegfried, Acts I and II - catalogue entry
Siegfried, Act III
Die Götterdämmerung, Act I - catalogue entry
Die Götterdämmerung, Act II
Die Götterdämmerung, Act III