The Seattle Symphony does right by Langgaard but not Strauss; Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Beethoven is micromanaged to death; Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester offers an ideal off-the-beaten-path Offenbach disc.
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Classical CD Review: Seattle Opera’s Earthbound “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (Avie Records)
What one really wishes is that the Seattle Opera’s Ring Cycle had been released as a DVD.