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Article: Der Ring des Nibelungen: James Levine, conductor.
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- September 1, 2006
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DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
4769803 (14Ds)
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To coincide with the Canadian Opera Company's premiere Ring cycles comes a special budget version of James Levine's star-studded Deutsche Grammophon recording. This set of 14 CDs and a 112-page booklet is only available in Canada, and at the astonishing price of $39.99! These recordings were made in studio in glorious digital sound between 1987 and 1989. The two strongest selling points are the probing conducting of Levine and the sumptuous playing of the Met orchestra. While the overall casting is uneven (as all Ring ...