SIEGFRIED: The 1953 Krauss Ring Cycle continues!

When Clemens Krauss conducted his only Wagner Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival of 1953 he brought together possibly the finest cast and orchestra ever assembled for this monumental series.

Had he lived longer there's no doubt he'd have been back the following year to repeat his triumph. As it was, all that remains are fading memories - and these vivid recordings.

We've already issued newly XR-remastered releases of the first two operas, both topping our bestsellers list for weeks, and now we tackle Siegfried - with the legendary Wolfgang Windgassen taking the title role for the first time, and a fuller, richer sound than ever before.

MARGARET HARSHAW: At her best, live in Boston

Margaret Harshaw was one of the great American Wagnerian singers, and this live broadcast concert recording captures her at her very best.

Drawn from an excellent-quality tape of the FM broadcast, and fully XR-remastered by Pristine, one is immediately transported back some 55 years to Symphony Hall, Boston, to hear excerpts from Tannhäuser, Die Fliegender Holländer and Götterdammerüng.

Harshaw was particularly celebrated for her Wagner, which she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York for some 22 seasons between 1942 and 1964. This excellent solo performance with Munch and the Boston Symphony underlines quite why she was so highly rated.