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Deryck Cooke, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

Wagner: An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen

Deryck Cooke, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

40 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES • JAN 01 1968

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 1. Of All Great Musical Compositions (Ex.1-4)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 2. The Fundamental Symbol (Ex.5-11)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 3. Returning Now to the Nature Motive (Ex.12-16)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 4. A number of Further Motives (Ex.17-21)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 5. A second, Much Smaller Family (Ex.22-25)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 6. So Much for Nature (Ex.26-38)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 7. The Cause of the Deterioration (Ex.39-44)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 8. The Other Transformation (Ex.45-48)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 9. Several Other Motives (Ex.49-52)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 10. Two Further Motives (Ex.41,53-61)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 11. Basic Motive Associated With the Spear (Ex.62/68)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 12. Along Another, More Complex Line (Ex.69-72)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 13. In Act 2 of "Walküre" (Ex.69,73-75)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 14. Returning Now to Act 2 of "Walküre (Ex.76-79)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 15. Love Is Another of the Central Symbols (Ex.80-83)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 16. Later in the Same Scene (Ex.84-87)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 17. Freia's Motive Has 2 Independent Segments (Ex.88-91)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 18. The Label "Flight" (Ex.92)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 19. When Fasolt, in Scene 2 of "Rhinegold" (Ex.93-8)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 20. A Little Later in This Interlude (Ex.99-103)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 21. The Other New Motive (Ex.104-09)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 22. There Are Several Independent Love-Motives (Ex.110)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 23. The Characters in Whose Lives (Ex.115-120)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 24. One Further Motive Belongs (Ex.121)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 25. The Sword Motive Recurs (Ex.122-130)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 26. Ironically, This Phrase (Ex.131-5)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 27. Closely Associated With Gutrune's Motive (Ex.136-40)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 28. Here We Come to the End (Ex.141-6)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 29. Complementary to This Symbol (Ex.147-9)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 30. One Last Central Symbol (Ex.150-7)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 31. One Further Motive Connected (Ex.158-61)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 32. There Are 1 or 2 Motives (Ex.162-8)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 33. These Motives of Alberich & Mime (Ex.169-71)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 34. Quite a Number of Subsidiary Motives (Ex.172-6)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 35. Besides This Family of Motives (Ex.177-80)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 36. Our Final Example (Ex.10,181-2)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 37. In the Final Scene of "Götterdämmerung" (Ex.181-3)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 38. Even More Masterly (Ex.184-8)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 39. Now if We Return (Ex.189-91)
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke: 40. This Masterly Way (Ex.192-3)
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