Der "Ring" Ohne Worte: Orchestral Highlights from the Ring Cycle

This disc is a unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle. Arranged by Lorin Maazel, this recording includes all the standard Ring orchestral excerpts, such as Ride of the Valkyries and Siegfried's Rhine Journey. Personnel: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor) Track Listing: 1. Thus, We Begin In The 'Greenish Twilight' Of The Rhine 2. Float Up To The Home Of The Gods (Entrance Of The Gods Into Valhalla) 3. Fall Amongst Hammering Dwarfs 'Smithying' Away 4. Ride Donner's Thunderbolt, Crawl With The Thirst-Crazed Siegmund To The Haven... 5. In The Sound Code, We 'See' His Loving Gaze 6. Their Flight 7. Wotan's Rage 8. The Cavalcade Of BrÌánnhilde's Sisters, (Ride Of The Valkyries) 9. Wotan's Farewell To His Favorite Daughter, (Wotan's Farewell And Magic Fire Music) 10. Mime's Fright 11. Siegfried's Forging Of The Magic Sword 12. His Wanderings Through The Forest, (Forest Murmurs) 13. His Slaying Of The Dragon 14. The Dragon's Lament 15. Day Breaking 'Round Sigfried's And BrÌánnhilde's Passion 16. Siegfried's Rhine Journey, (Dawn And Sigfried's Rhine Journey) 17. Hagen's Call To His Clan 18. Siegfried And The Rhinemaidens 19. His Death And The Funeral Music, (Siegfried's Death And Funeral Music) 20. Immolation. (Immolation Scene)