| Complete
Recordings of Wagner's Ring |
| There are now 23 Complete Rings on CD! Since most are currently available on CD, I've listed some
of the labels on which they apepar. |
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Conductor |
Orchestra |
Live or studio |
Timing |
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| 1948-49 |
Rudolf Moralt |
Vienna SO |
Live (mono) |
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Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (12 CDs) |
| 1950 |
Wilhelm Furtwängler |
La Scala |
Live (mono) |
16'00" |
Arkadia 351; Music & Arts
MUA 914; Opera d'Oro 1158 |
| 1951 |
Fritz Stiedry |
MET Opera |
Live (mono) |
12'21" |
Gebhardt JGCD 0038-11 (11 CDs) |
| 1951 |
Herbert von Karajan |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
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| 1952 |
Joseph Keilberth |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
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Melodram MEX10014; Arlechino |
| 1953 |
Joseph Keilberth |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
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Golden Melodram GM 1.0014 (13 CDs) |
| 1953 |
Wilhelm Furtwängler |
RAI |
Live (mono) |
14'47" |
EMI 67123 |
| 1953 |
Clemens Krauss |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
14'35" |
Gala 999791; Foyer |
| 1956 |
Hans Knappertsbusch |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
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Melodram GM 1001; Music &
Arts MUA 1009 |
| 1958 |
Hans Knappertsbusch |
Bayreuth |
Live (mono) |
16'39" |
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| 1958-66 |
Georg Solti |
Vienna PO |
Studio (Stereo) |
14'37" |
London (Decca) 455 555-2 (1997
remastering) |
| 1960 |
Rudolf Kempe |
Bayreuth |
Live |
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Melodram 10027 |
| 1967 |
Karl Böhm |
Bayreuth |
Live (stereo) |
13'33" |
Philips 420 325-2 |
| 1967-70 |
Herbert von Karajan |
Berlin PO |
Studio |
14'59" |
DG 445 354-2 |
| 1968 |
Hans Swarowsky |
Czech PO |
Studio |
15'22" |
Calig CUJ703769; Weltbild Classics 703769 (14 CDs) |
| 1973-77 |
Reginald Goodall |
English National |
Live (stereo) |
16'51" |
EMI (sung in English, Andrew
Porter translation) |
| 1981 |
Pierre Boulez |
Bayreuth |
Live (stereo) |
13'44" |
Philips |
| 1980-83 |
Marek Janowski |
Dresden State |
Studio |
14'02" |
Eurodisc 69003-2-RG |
| 1988-91 |
Bernard Haitink |
Bavarian Radio |
Studio |
14'23" |
EMI |
| 1987-89 |
James Levine |
MET Opera |
Studio |
14'55" |
DG 445 354-2 |
| 1989 |
Wolfgang Sawallisch |
Bavarian State |
Live (stereo) |
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EMI |
| 1991 |
Daniel Barenboim |
Bayreuth |
Live (stereo) |
15'31" |
Teldec |
| 1993-95 |
Günter Neuhold |
Badische Staatskapelle |
Live (Stereo) |
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Brilliant Classics 99625 (14
CDs); Bella Musica |
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