I can't second the recommendations for the Solti (too hyterical and
excitable), Karajan (too manicured) or Bohm (does not dig deep enough,
too light and brassy).  My Ring recordings are:

-Goodall final two scenes from Gotterdammerung (Chandos, 1 mid price CD)
-Barenboim Rheingold
-Dohnanyi Walkure
-Walkure Act 1 (Walter 1935 with Lehmann & Melchior)
- unable to find a satisfactory Siegfried but am excitied about the
upcomming Naxos historic release at the end of the month featuring
extended extracts with Melchior from the late 20s, early 30s.
- Gotterdammerung Knappertsbusch live 1951 Bayreuth

I would like to own the Furtwangler 1953 RAI live, despite the orchestral
fluffs, as the conducting here really is the best.  I would very much
like to hear the 1953 Krauss, 1952 and 1955 Keilberth (the first stereo
Ring, locked away in Decca vaults for almost 50 years and the live radio
recording with Modl as Brunnhilde).

If I was casting a Ring today it would have Robert Hale (Wotan), Christine
Brewer (Brunnhilde), Heppner (Siegfried) Philip Langridge (Loge) Bullock
(Sieglinde).  Adam Fischer would conduct the Bayreuth Orchestra and it
would be recorded act-by-act in front of a studio audience and the BIS
engineers would ensure a natural sound stage!

David Harbin
Nottingham, UK