SEALED Decca Solti Wagner Ring Cycle Box Set Limited Edition 16CDs + Blu-ray

The Definitive Decca Solti Ring - Limited Edition (/7000). Brand new and factory sealed - never opened. This is the legendary Georg Solti recording of Wagner's. Widely regarded as one of the greatest classical recordings ever made. This deluxe collector's edition includes.

2012 remaster across 14 CDs + 2 bonus CD introudction. Blu-ray Audio disc (24-bit lossless).

Complete libretti & synopses (German & English). Historic session photography & archival material. Now out of print / unavailable at retail? Still in original shrink wrap - pristine condition.

Sir Georg Solti's recording of Wagner's epic music-drama Der Ring des Nibelungen was a recording project on a scale without precedent and the first-ever studio recording of Wagner's masterpiece. Recorded between September 1958 and November 1965, it was masterminded by legendary producer John Culshaw and his technical team under the direction of chief engineer Gordon Parry.

This massive undertaking set new standards in both opera recording and the possibilities of the effective and imaginative use of stereo. The combination of Sir Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic with an international cast of the greatest Wagnerian singers available resulted in a recording which was greeted with unprecedented enthusiasm and rave reviews and which quickly won numerous international awards. An Introduction to Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Deryck Cooke (CDs 15&16).

Bonus CD-ROM - PDFs of Libretti w/ English & French Translations plus the transcript with musical examples & index of leitmotifs of Deryck Cooke's'An Introduction to.' available - PDFs also available to download online. BOOKLET: Written Introductions to each opera by John Culshaw / Session Photos / Synopses in English and German. Perfect for collectors, audiophiles, or Solti and Wagner enthusiasts.