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NEW! DEBUT RECORDING 

A new discovery for Wagner fans: The highly dramatic journey takes you right through the "Ring of the Nibelung" in a shortened form spanning a good one and a half hours. 

  

The LIVING CONCERT SERIES embodies, in a very special way, the basic concept behind ACOUSENCE's PHILOSOPHY-LABEL. These music recordings are planned to provide, aside from exceptional musical content and an audiophile sound quality, above all, emotionally intense performances. The spontaneity and naturalness of a live performance, combined with a highly refined recording technique, that is capable of transmitting the smallest of sound-nuances, so essential in portraying atmosphere and emotional content, provide a true "Concert" experience. 

  

Recording producer, recording engineer: Ralf Kolbinger / Ralf Koschnicke  
Mixing engineer, editor: Ralf Koschnicke
Producer: Ralf Koschnicke
Recording facilities: ACOUSENCE recording mobile / ACOUSENCE recordings 
Recording location: Mercatorhalle Duisburg, 27./28.05.2009
LIVING CONCERT SERIES Vol. 13
24Bit Quad Sampling Ultra Definition Recording
c & p 2009 ACOUSENCE records 

The Symphonic Ring - an orchestral drama in two parts 

Compilation and arrangement of the score by Friedmann Dreßler 

Single orchestral pieces from Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" are frequently to be heard in the concert hall. However, a detailed symphonic pathway through the whole work requires intensive preparation of the musical material. This is particularly the case when - as here - the aim is to keep to the original as closely as possible, nothing being added in the form of new composition. 

Several stipulations must be considered: nothing may be changed concerning the chronological sequence of the pieces, however, the proportions must also be correct and the transitions must follow organically. The usable segments are therefore to be selected carefully, always regarding meaningful connections and the dramaturgy of the whole. Thus not all instrumental parts can be used. Ultimately further liberties arise from the use of segments with vocal participation which are reflected either in an instrumental line or are transferred onto an instrument. 

In the version recorded  here Friedmann Dreßler has altered Richard Wagner's "Stage Festival Play for Three Days and a Preliminary Evening" into an orchestral drama: As a complete symphonic work the scenes from "The Ring of the Nibelung" proceed virtually seamlessly through the plot in a good one and a half hours. A division into two large segments resulted, so that the selections from "Rhinegold" and "Valkyrie" were combined, as were those from "Siegfried" and "Twilight of the Gods". 

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