Rudolf Kempe never made a studio recording of any of the Ring Operas
It is only ove the past few years, with the issue of some of Kempe's live performances that his great stature as a Ring conductor has become clear
A relatively rare appearance by Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegmund - as the leading Siegfried of his day, he arely took on this additional assignment in Ring Cycles
Also rare is the appearance of American bass Jerome Hines as Wotan, a part he sang infrequently.
Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegmund) - Gottlob Frick (Hunding) - Jerome Hines (Wotan) - Aase Nordmo Løvberg (Sieglinde) - Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde) - Hertha Töpper (Fricka) - Ruth Siewert (Schwertleite)... - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele - R. Kempe, dir.