Wagner, Richard - Der Ring des Nibelungen (13 CD) - Knappertsbusch, Hans
Das Rheingold
Hans Hotter (Wotan), Ludwig Suthaus (Loge), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Georgine von Milinkovic (Fricka), Josef Greindl (Fasolt), Arnold van Mill (Fafner), Gré Brouwenstijn (Freia), Alfons Herwig (Donner), Josef Traxel (Froh), Paul Kuën (Mime), Jean Madeira (Erda), Lore Wissman (Woglinde), Paula Lenchner (Wellgunde), Maria von Ilosvay (Flosshilde)
Die Walküre
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegmund), Gré Brouwenstijn (Sieglinde), Josef Greindl (Hunding), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Georgine von Milinkovic (Fricka), Paula Lenchner (Gerhilde), Gerda Lammers (Ortlinde), Elisabeth Schärte (Waltraute), Maria von Ilosvay (Schwertleite), Hilde Scheppan (Helmwige), Luise Charlotte Kamp (Siegrune), Georgine von Milinkovic (Grimgerde), Jean Madeira (Rossweisse)
Siegfried
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Paul Kuën (Mime), Hans Hotter (Der Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Arnold van Mill (Fafner), Jean Madeira (Erda), Rita Streich (Waldvogel)
Götterdämmerung
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Hermann Uhde (Gunther), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Gré Brouwenstijn (Gutrune), Jean Madeira (Waltraute), Lore Wissmann (Woglinde), Paula Lenchner (Wellgunde), Maria von Ilosvay (Flosshilde), Jean Madeira (1. Norn), Maria von Ilosvay (2. Norn), Astrid Varnay (3. Norn)
Orchester & Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele / Hans Knappertsbusch
“…Knappertsbusch… took a more measured view of the scores overall, one based on his preference for the long paragraph, well defined, almost pawky rhythms, and prominent ritardandi… At moments he seems to lose focus and let things run their own way where ensemble is concerned but, as a whole, especially in Rheingold and Götterdämmerung, his epic view of the score is almost unsurpassed. Even in the two middle operas there are moments of alternating quiet reflection and earthy energy that are very special. He has at his command an ensemble of dedicated singers who had built their characterisations to a peak of achievement by 1956.”
(Gramophone)