Der Ring des Nibelungen: Das Rheingold (2006)

Onderdeel van een integrale uitvoering uit 2005 van Der Ring Des Nibelungen, door De Nederlandse Opera. "The third part to be released of the new Dutch Ring, assembled from live performances of the partly recast revival of Pierre Audis staging, continues Hartmut Haenchens intriguing use of the small detail in the New Critical Edition scores. Throughout, Haenchen makes the music sound of its time, be it a light Mendelssohnian (or, perhaps, French) grace for the watery figures accompanying the Rhinedaughters, or the flexible, almost improvised recitative which carries the many conversations of this work. The opera is cunningly cast. As in Siegfried, veterans make their mark alongside newer-comers. The recording is an honest souvenir of the Muziektheaters warm acoustic and the intense mobility of the stage production. A great modern Ring continues." (Mark Ashman, Gramophone)