Sir Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wagner - SIEGFRIED [Hybrid SACD]

Decca Classics

£93.33

Format: 4 x Hybrid SACD
Catalogue No.: 4853161
Barcode: 028948531615
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Classical

CAST LIST:
SIEGFRIED – WOLFGANG WINDGASSEN
BRÜNNHILDE – BIRGIT NILSSON
DER WANDERER – HANS HOTTER
MIME – GERHARD STOLZE
ALBERICH – GUSTAV NEIDLINGER
FAFNER – KURT BÖHME
ERDA – MARGA HÖFFGEN
DER WALDVOGEL – JOAN SUTHERLAND
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER / SIR GEORG SOLTI

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solti’s passing “The Greatest Recording Of All Time” Now sounding better than ever before on Hybrid SACD

Transferred and remastered in HD sound at 24bit / 192kHz from the original two-track stereo mastertapes

The first all-new transfer in over twenty-five years

The first-ever stereo production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, still considered the benchmark today.

“Here is the greatest achievement in gramophone history yet”, wrote Gramophone in 1965. For many, it still is

ALL FOUR OPERAS IN THE CYCLE WILL BE RELEASED IN DELUXE HYBRID SACD EDITIONS:

This iconic recording is released internationally for the first time on Hybrid SACD, delivering Solti & Culshaw’s sonic vision in the highest quality possible. The Hybrid SACD format combines the high density 24bit / 192kHz stereo mix with a standard CD layer meaning these discs will also play in any normal CD player, delivering unrivalled listening flexibility

Each edition includes lavishly illustrated booklets featuring technical information on the new HD remaster and original recording techniques, introduction to each opera by Producer John Culshaw, synopses and libretti in English & German plus many original session photographs and rare facsimiles

“The greatest recording of all time”: Gramophone Magazine 1999 · BBC Music Magazine 2011 Grammy Award · Edison Award · Grand Prix Mondial du disque