Wagner: An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Song Title Artist Time Price   1. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 1. Of all great musical compositions (Ex.1-4) Deryke Cooke 3:37 £0.79   2. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 2. The fundamental symbol (Ex.5-11) Deryke Cooke 4:46 £0.79   3. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 3. Returning now to the Nature Motive (Ex.12-16) Deryke Cooke 3:22 £0.79   4. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 4. A number of further motives (Ex.17-21) Deryke Cooke 3:17 £0.79   5. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 5. A second, much smaller family (Ex.22-25) Deryke Cooke 2:35 £0.79   6. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 6. So much for nature (Ex.26-38) Deryke Cooke 7:56 £1.09   7. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 7. The cause of the deterioration (Ex.39-44) Deryke Cooke 3:30 £0.79   8. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 8. The other transformation (Ex.45-48) Deryke Cooke 3:44 £0.79   9. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 9. Several other motives (Ex.49-52) Deryke Cooke 2:47 £0.79 10. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 10. Two further motives (Ex.41,53-61) Deryke Cooke 7:12 £1.09 11. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 11. Basic motive associated with the spear (Ex.62/68) (Ex.62/8)(Ex.62/8) Deryke Cooke 5:17 £0.79 12. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 12. Along another, more complex line (Ex.69-72) Deryke Cooke 2:12 £0.79 13. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 13. In Act 2 of "Walküre" (Ex.69,73-75) Deryke Cooke 2:21 £0.79 14. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 14. Returning now to Act 2 of "Walküre (Ex.76-79) Deryke Cooke 3:54 £0.79 15. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 15. Love is another of the central symbols (Ex.80-83) Deryke Cooke 3:06 £0.79 16. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 16. Later in the same scene (Ex.84-87) Deryke Cooke 2:22 £0.79 17. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 17. Freia's motive has 2 independent segments (Ex.88-91 Deryke Cooke 2:01 £0.79 18. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 18. The label "Flight" (Ex.92) Deryke Cooke 0:56 £0.39 19. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 19. When Fasolt, in Scene 2 of "Rhinegold" (Ex.93-8) Deryke Cooke 5:23 £0.79 20. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 20. A little later in this interlude (Ex.99-103) Deryke Cooke 3:07 £0.79

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Song Title Artist Time Price   1. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 21. The other new motive (Ex.104-09) Deryke Cooke 3:36 £0.79   2. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 22. There are several independent love-motives (Ex.110- Deryke Cooke 2:55 £0.79   3. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 23. The characters in whose lives (Ex.115-120) Deryke Cooke 5:27 £0.79   4. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 24. One further motive belongs (Ex.121) Deryke Cooke 1:25 £0.79   5. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 25. The sword motive recurs (Ex.122-130) Deryke Cooke 4:28 £0.79   6. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 26. Ironically, this phrase (Ex.131-5) Deryke Cooke 2:58 £0.79   7. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 27. Closely associated with Gutrune's motive (Ex.136-40 Deryke Cooke 2:26 £0.79   8. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 28. Here we come to the end (Ex.141-6) Deryke Cooke 3:43 £0.79   9. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 29. Complementary to this symbol (Ex.147-9) Deryke Cooke 2:14 £0.79 10. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 30. One last central symbol (Ex.150-7) Deryke Cooke 4:54 £0.79 11. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 31. One further motive connected (Ex.158-61) Deryke Cooke 2:52 £0.79 12. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 32. There are one or two motives (Ex.162-8) Deryke Cooke 3:48 £0.79 13. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 33. These motives of Alberich & Mime (Ex.169-71) Deryke Cooke 2:07 £0.79 14. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 34. Quite a number of subsidiary motives (Ex.172-6) Deryke Cooke 2:50 £0.79 15. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 35. Besides this family of motives (Ex.177-80) Deryke Cooke 2:31 £0.79 16. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 36. Our final example (Ex.10,181-2) Deryke Cooke 3:57 £0.79 17. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 37. In the final scene of "Götterdämmerung" (Ex.181-3) Deryke Cooke 2:45 £0.79 18. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 38. Even more masterly (Ex.184-8) Deryke Cooke 4:31 £0.79 19. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 39. Now if we return (Ex.189-91) Deryke Cooke 2:48 £0.79 20. Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Introduction by Deryck Cooke (with musical examples) - 40. This masterly way (Ex.192-3) Deryke Cooke 4:52 £0.79

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