Wagner - Das Rheingold - Herbert Von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (3LP, Coffret)
Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold
Vocals:
- Alberich – Zoltan Kelemen
- Donner – Robert Kerns
- Erda – Oralia Dominguez
- Fafner – Karl Ridderbusch
- Fasolt – Martti Talvela
- Freia – Simone Mangelsdorff
- Fricka – Josephine Veasey
- Froh – Donald Grobe
- Loge – Gerhard Stolze
- Rheintöchter-flosshilde – Anna Reynolds
- Rheintöchter-wellgunde – Edda Moser
- Rheintöchter-woglinde – Helen Donath
- Wotan – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor – Herbert Von Karajan
3 LPs, Gatefold jacket, Box set
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH in Germany
Label : Deutsche Grammophon - The Original Source series
Original Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded in December 1967 at the Jesus‑Christus‑Kirche, Berlin‑Dahlem
Recorded by Hans Weber
Engineered by Günter Hermanns
Produced by Otto Gerdes
Artwork by Imre Vincze
Liner Notes by Wolfram Schwinger
Photography by Siegfried Lauterwasser
Originally released in 1968
Reissued in April 2026
Tracks:
Side A
- Vorspiel
- I. Szene
- II. Szene (1. Teil)
Side B
- II. Szene (2. Teil)
Side C
- II. Szene (3. Teil)
- III. Szene (1. Teil)
Side D
- III. Szene (2. Teil)
- IV. Szene (1. Teil)
Side E
- IV. Szene (2. Teil)
Side F
- IV. Szene (3. Teil - Schluß)
Reviews :
Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker's Wagner: Das Rheingold is set to be reissued as a 3LP release via Deutsche Grammophon's Original Source Series.
The deluxe limited and numbered box set, which features the original covers and lyrics, additional photos, and facsimiles of the original recording logs and tape boxes, will be released on April 3.
Karajan's historic performance as a conductor first came to him in a vision in the summer of 1965 while working on a Boris Godunov opera. "I suddenly sensed a burning desire to stage and conduct Wagner in Salzburg," he explained, before adding: "My baton shall teach future ages which road they have to take."
Regarding Das Rheingold, Karajan once explained: "When we did the ‘Ring,' people said it was 'chamber music,' but I would deny that. It was the full Wagner orchestra, with full sonority but played with real subtlety and the full range of dynamics."
Deutsche Grammophon's Original Source Series presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original multitrack tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. Released on 180-gram vinyl records with deluxe gatefold jackets with original covers and lyrics, the series is limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.56 / 5