The Golden Ring

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Recorded in Vienna, 1964.
Videocassette release of the 1965 BBC film on Sir Georg Solti's recording of Wagner's "Götterdämmerung."
"071 153-9"--Container.
Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Claire Watson ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
A documentary account of the recording sessions for Die Götterdämmerung, starring Birgit Nilsson, Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Claire Watson, with Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Explains the techniques involved in recording such a work, and includes the immolation scene, Siegfried's funeral march, and the act 2 vengeance trio. Bonus material consists of 69 minutes of audio highlights from Solti's Ring in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
DVD format ; full screen.
Contents: Ring des Nibelungen.

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Language tracks: English or German; sung in German.

PUBLISHED
London : Decca, [2002?]
Year Published: 2002
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Solti, Georg, 1912-1997.
Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
Nilsson, Birgit.
Windgassen, Wolfgang.
Frick, Gottlob, 1906-1994.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-
Watson, Claire.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Wiener Philharmoniker.
Decca Record Company.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Austrian Television Service.

SUBJECTS
Wagner, Richard, -- 1813-1883.
Operas.
Documentary films.