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Das Rheingold

Adam, Reynolds, Ridderbusch, Martin, Neidlinger; Stein
Bayreuth, 1971

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Das Rheingold

Besides being in superb sound, this recording of Das Rheingold stands out due to the superb Wotan of Theo Adam. Adam's Rheingold Wotan conveys the youth and chutzpah of Wotan excellently. Youthful tone seems to be the unifying factor in this cast. Anna Reynolds' Fricka has a winsome quality which is a welcome contrast to the usual fishwife approach of many of her colleagues. Janis Martin's soprano is radiant in the role of Freia. The overall effect is that one gets the sense of a group of young people trying to make sense of their new-found wealth and power, making this a very compelling prologue to the rest of the tetralogy.

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David R.✓ Top Reviewer

United States

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Excellent Performance in Excellent Sound!

The 1971 Stein Ring cycle begins auspiciously with this extremely good Rheingold. Adam and Reynolds are terrific as is Hoffgen, a singer easy to take for granted. No wonder she was Erda for so many seasons at Bayreuth. One would not guess Neidlinger was in his early 60's; he is just as fine here as he was a decade earlier. Paskuda's whiny tone suits Mime well. Ridderbusch and Meven are tremendous as the giants, both voices dark, smooth, and without wobble. Esser gives us a very effective Loge while Ek is a sweet-voiced Froh, Nienstedt a powerful Donner. Martin sings Freia better than most of the competition. The Rhinedaughters are a first-rate trio and get the cycle off to a healthy start.Stein was a great conductor, rather underappreciated, and his conducting is colorful and well-paced. The sound is excellent stereo for the period.I'm looking forward to the rest of the cycle!
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Paul Müller

I don't know. I bought this record for a friend.
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