Tracklist
| A1 | Prelude And Scene 1: Weia! Waga! Woge! Du Wellen - Hehe Ihr Nicker - Lugt Schwestern! - Interlude |
| B1 | Scene 2 (Pt. 1): Wotan, Gemahl! Erwache! - Hilf Mir Schwester! - Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug' - Endlich Loge! |
| C1.1 | Scene 2 (Concl): Umsonst Sucht Ich (Loge's Narration) - Interlude (Wotan And Loge Descend To Nibelheim) |
| C1.2 | Scene 3 (Pt. 1): Hehe! Hieher! Tuckisher Zwerg |
| D1.1 | Scene 3 (Concl): Wer Hilfe Mir! - Gehorchen Muss Ich Den Leibichen Bruder - Was Wollt Ihr Hier? - Interlude (Wotan And Loge Return From Nibelheim) |
| D1.2 | Scene 4 (Pt. 1): Da, Vetter Sitze Du Fest! |
| E1 | Scene (Pt. 2): Gezahlt Hab'Ich - Bin Ich Nun Frei? (Alberich's Curse) - Fasolt Und Fufner Nahen Von Fern - Weiche, Wotan! Weiche! (Erda's Warning) |
| F1 | Scene 4 (Concl): Geheimnisshehr Hallt Mir Dein Wort - Heda! Heda! Hede! - Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Auge (Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla) |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited – OSA 1309
- Recorded At – Sofiensaal
Credits
- Baritone Vocals [Donner] – Eberhard Wächter
- Baritone Vocals [Wotan] – George London
- Bass Vocals [Alberich] – Gustav Neidlinger
- Bass Vocals [Fafner] – Kurt Böhme
- Bass Vocals [Fasolt] – Walter Kreppel
- Composed By – Richard Wagner
- Conductor – Georg Solti
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Erda] – Jean Madeira
- Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic*
- Photography By – Hans Wild
- Producer – John Culshaw
- Soprano Vocals [Fricka] – Kirsten Flagstad
- Tenor Vocals [Froh] – Waldemar Kmentt
- Tenor Vocals [Loge] – Set Svanholm
- Tenor Vocals [Mime] – Paul Kuen
- Vocals [Flosshilde] – Ira Malaniuk
- Vocals [Freia] – Claire Watson
- Vocals [Wellgunde] – Hetta Plumacher*
- Vocals [Woglinde] – Oda Balsborg
Notes
Alternate cover art from other USA stereo pressing with the same catalog# - this version has art that matches British Decca pressing, and includes the label logos in the upper corners."Made in England" at bottom of disc labels
First performed at the Holf-und-National Theater, Munich, September 22nd 1869.
Recorded in the Sofiensaal, Vienna, Sept/Oct 1958.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped): ZAL-4260-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped): ZAL-4261-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout stamped): ZAL-4262-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout stamped): ZAL-4263-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side 5 runout stamped): ZAL-4264-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side 6 runout stamped): ZAL-4265-3E
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SXL 2101/2/3 | Wagner* - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Georg Solti | Wagner* - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Georg Solti - Das Rheingold (3xLP + Box) | Decca | SXL 2101/2/3 | UK | 1959 |
| BLK 20 504 | Wiener Philharmoniker • Dirigent Georg Solti | Wiener Philharmoniker • Dirigent Georg Solti - Das Rheingold (LP, Mono) | Decca | BLK 20 504 | Germany | Unknown |
| СМ 01955-60 | Richard Wagner | Золото Рейна (3xBox, Album) | Мелодия | СМ 01955-60 | USSR | Unknown |
| SXL 20 504-B | Richard Wagner, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti | Richard Wagner, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti - Das Rheingold, Szenen (LP) | Decca | SXL 20 504-B | Germany | Unknown |
| S-4951, S-4952, S-4953, S/4951-2-3 | Wagner* | Das Rheingold (3xLP, Club + Box) | World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club | S-4951, S-4952, S-4953, S/4951-2-3 | Australia | 1971 |
