Update: See video below. Also, pre-release price now confirmed on Amazon at £34.49
Not the first time that Warner Classics have released work in this format - we think the first may have been their major Bach collection - but certainly the first time they have done so with the Ring cycle. A lot of interesting extras seem to be included. Once we get our hands on a copy we shall provide some sort of review.
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen 16GB USB flash-drive. Scheduled for release on 18 November 2013
Contents:
Music
Wagner’s complete Ring cycle available in two high quality audio formats (uncompressed WAV and 320kbps MP3)
Video
• BBC documentary: ‘Great composers - Wagner’
• ‘The making of the Ring’ featuring Daniel Barenboim and John Tomlinson.
Full libretto
• The full libretti of all four operas, available to download in PDF form
Specially designed software application featuring:
• Synopses and Articles:
Full synopses for each opera and seventeen original articles covering all
aspects of the Ring and its production.
• Leitmotif extracts and scores:
An exploration of the leitmotifs used in the Ring, with scores, extracts and descriptions covering 65 of the most prominent themes
• Illustrated comic strip:
An illustrated guide to the story of the Ring.
• Photos, biographies and other editorial.
