Ron Chaplin writes:

>Other than a way to sell discs, what would be the reasons for recording the
>"Ring" in English when there are many wonderful recordings in German?

I suppose that a primary reason would be for the immediate identification
with each word; there might well be deeper psychological reasons afoot.

To me it's bewildering.  Every language conveys feelings to the listener as
well as sounds.  Change the language and the feelings are changed.  I'll
pass.

Don Satz
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