Wagner, R.: Gotterdammerung (Ring Cycle 4)

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Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) (more info)
Performed by: WDR Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Bayreuth Festival Orchestra New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Russian State Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra Studio orchestra Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Christian Thielemann John McGlinn Rosario Bourdon Artur Bodanzky Georges Sebastian Uwe Mund Eugene Ormandy Lothar Zagrosek Wilhelm Furtwangler Leo Blech Roberto Paternostro Kurt Striegler
Edith Haller, soprano
Fionnuala McCarthy, mezzo-soprano
Ulrike Helzel, mezzo-soprano
Simone Schroder, contralto
Stephen Gould, tenor
Tichina Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano
Albert Bonnema, tenor
Hernan Iturralde, bass
Franz-Josef Kapellmann, bass
Luana DeVol, soprano
Janet Collins, soprano
Sue Patchell, soprano
Sarah Castle, soprano
Frida Leider, soprano
Eduard Habich, bass
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Roland Bracht, bass
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Marjorie Lawrence, soprano
Elfriede Marherr-Wagner, soprano
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano
Edwin McArthur,
Hans-Peter Konig, bass
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Andrew Shore, bass
Martina Dike, mezzo-soprano
Josef Herrmann, baritone
Ludwig Hofmann, bass
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Helga Ros Indridadottir, mezzo-soprano
Dorothee Manski, soprano
Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone
Lani Poulson, mezzo-soprano
Max Lorenz, tenor
Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano
Linda Watson, soprano
Ralf Lukas, bass
Recording date: 11 January 1936


1. Prologue: Einleitung - 2:03
2.   Prologue: Welch Licht leuchtet dort? (The Norns) - 13:49
3. Prologue: Orchesterzwischenspiel (Entr'acte) - 3:22
4. Prologue: Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (Brunnhilde) - 2:22
5. Prologue: Mehr gabst du, Wunderfrau (Siegfried, Brunnhilde) - 9:33
6. Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey) - 5:06
7. Act I Scene 1: Nun hor', Hagen, sage mir, Held (Gunther, Hagen, Gutrune) - 5:30
8. Act I Scene 1: Wie weckst du Zweifel und Zwist! (Gunther, Hagen, Gutrune) - 4:22
9. Act I Scene 1: Vom Rhein ertont das Horn (Gunther, Hagen, Siegfried) - 3:01

Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) (more info)
Performed by: WDR Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Bayreuth Festival Orchestra New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Russian State Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra Studio orchestra Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Christian Thielemann John McGlinn Rosario Bourdon Artur Bodanzky Georges Sebastian Uwe Mund Eugene Ormandy Lothar Zagrosek Wilhelm Furtwangler Leo Blech Roberto Paternostro Kurt Striegler
Edith Haller, soprano
Fionnuala McCarthy, mezzo-soprano
Ulrike Helzel, mezzo-soprano
Simone Schroder, contralto
Stephen Gould, tenor
Tichina Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano
Albert Bonnema, tenor
Hernan Iturralde, bass
Franz-Josef Kapellmann, bass
Luana DeVol, soprano
Janet Collins, soprano
Sue Patchell, soprano
Sarah Castle, soprano
Frida Leider, soprano
Eduard Habich, bass
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Roland Bracht, bass
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Marjorie Lawrence, soprano
Elfriede Marherr-Wagner, soprano
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano
Edwin McArthur,
Hans-Peter Konig, bass
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Andrew Shore, bass
Martina Dike, mezzo-soprano
Josef Herrmann, baritone
Ludwig Hofmann, bass
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Helga Ros Indridadottir, mezzo-soprano
Dorothee Manski, soprano
Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone
Lani Poulson, mezzo-soprano
Max Lorenz, tenor
Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano
Linda Watson, soprano
Ralf Lukas, bass
Recording date: 11 January 1936


1. Act I Scene 2: Wer ist Gibichs Sohn? (Siegfried, Gunther, Hagen) - 2:00
2.   Act I Scene 2: Begrusse froh, o Held (Gunther, Siegfried, Hagen) - 3:29
3. Act I Scene 2: Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus! (Gutrune, Siegfried, Gunther) - 3:30
4. Act I Scene 2: Hast du, Gunther, ein Weib? (Siegfried, Gunther) - 3:14
5. Act I Scene 2: Blut-Bruderschaft schwore ein Eid! (Siegfried, Gunther, Hagen, Gutrune) - 6:21
6. Act I Scene 2: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht, wahre den Hof (Hagen) - 4:34
7. Act I Scene 2: Orchesterzwischenspiel (Entr'acte) - 6:25
8. Act I Scene 3: Altgewohntes Gerausch (Brunnhilde, Waltraute) - 8:33
9. Act I Scene 3: Seit er von dir geschieden (Waltraute) - 8:41
10. Act I Scene 3: Da sann ich nach: von seiner Seite (Waltraute, Brunnhilde) - 7:00
11. Act I Scene 3: Blitzend Gewolk (Brunnhilde, Siegfried) - 9:23
12. Act I Scene 3: Jetzt bist du mein (Siegfried, Brunnhilde) - 3:16

Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) (more info)
Performed by: WDR Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Bayreuth Festival Orchestra New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Russian State Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra Studio orchestra Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Christian Thielemann John McGlinn Rosario Bourdon Artur Bodanzky Georges Sebastian Uwe Mund Eugene Ormandy Lothar Zagrosek Wilhelm Furtwangler Leo Blech Roberto Paternostro Kurt Striegler
Edith Haller, soprano
Fionnuala McCarthy, mezzo-soprano
Ulrike Helzel, mezzo-soprano
Simone Schroder, contralto
Stephen Gould, tenor
Tichina Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano
Albert Bonnema, tenor
Hernan Iturralde, bass
Franz-Josef Kapellmann, bass
Luana DeVol, soprano
Janet Collins, soprano
Sue Patchell, soprano
Sarah Castle, soprano
Frida Leider, soprano
Eduard Habich, bass
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Roland Bracht, bass
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Marjorie Lawrence, soprano
Elfriede Marherr-Wagner, soprano
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano
Edwin McArthur,
Hans-Peter Konig, bass
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Andrew Shore, bass
Martina Dike, mezzo-soprano
Josef Herrmann, baritone
Ludwig Hofmann, bass
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Helga Ros Indridadottir, mezzo-soprano
Dorothee Manski, soprano
Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone
Lani Poulson, mezzo-soprano
Max Lorenz, tenor
Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano
Linda Watson, soprano
Ralf Lukas, bass
Recording date: 11 January 1936


1. Act II: Vorspiel - 3:01
2.   Act II Scene 1: Schlafst du, Hagen, mein Sohn? (Alberich, Hagen) - 7:54
3. Act II Scene 1: Orchesterzwischenspiel (Entr'acte) - 2:13
4. Act II Scene 2: Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann! (Siegfried, Hagen, Gutrune) - 4:46
5. Act II Scene 3: Hoiho! Hoihohoho! (Hagen, Vassals) - 8:31
6. Act II Scene 4: Heil dir, Gunther! (Vassals) - 1:21
7. Act II Scene 4: Brunnhild', die hehrste Frau (Gunther, Vassals) - 2:59
8. Act II Scene 4: Was ist ihr? Ist sie entruckt? (Chorus, Siegfried, Brunnhilde, Hagen, Gunther, Gutrune) - 8:27
9. Act II Scene 4: Achtest du so der eignen Ehre? (Siegfried, Brunnhilde, Chorus, Gunther, Gutrune, Hagen) - 3:08
10. Act II Scene 4: Helle Wehr! Heilige Waffe! (Siegfried, Brunnhilde, Chorus) - 6:42
11. Act II Scene 5: Welches Unholds List liegt hier verhohlen? (Brunnhilde, Hagen, Gunther) - 7:58
12. Act II Scene 5: Dir hilft kein Hirn (Hagen, Gunther, Brunnhilde) - 6:44

Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) (more info)
Performed by: WDR Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Bayreuth Festival Orchestra New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Russian State Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra Studio orchestra Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Christian Thielemann John McGlinn Rosario Bourdon Artur Bodanzky Georges Sebastian Uwe Mund Eugene Ormandy Lothar Zagrosek Wilhelm Furtwangler Leo Blech Roberto Paternostro Kurt Striegler
Edith Haller, soprano
Fionnuala McCarthy, mezzo-soprano
Ulrike Helzel, mezzo-soprano
Simone Schroder, contralto
Stephen Gould, tenor
Tichina Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano
Albert Bonnema, tenor
Hernan Iturralde, bass
Franz-Josef Kapellmann, bass
Luana DeVol, soprano
Janet Collins, soprano
Sue Patchell, soprano
Sarah Castle, soprano
Frida Leider, soprano
Eduard Habich, bass
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Roland Bracht, bass
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Marjorie Lawrence, soprano
Elfriede Marherr-Wagner, soprano
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano
Edwin McArthur,
Hans-Peter Konig, bass
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Andrew Shore, bass
Martina Dike, mezzo-soprano
Josef Herrmann, baritone
Ludwig Hofmann, bass
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Helga Ros Indridadottir, mezzo-soprano
Dorothee Manski, soprano
Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone
Lani Poulson, mezzo-soprano
Max Lorenz, tenor
Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano
Linda Watson, soprano
Ralf Lukas, bass
Recording date: 11 January 1936


1. Act III: Vorspiel - 2:41
2.   Act III Scene 1: Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen (Rhinemaidens) - 3:29
3. Act III Scene 1: Ich hore sein Horn (Rhinemaidens, Siegfried) - 4:23
4. Act III Scene 1: Was leid' ich doch das karge Lob? (Siegfried, Rhinemaidens) - 9:05
5. Act III Scene 2: Hoiho! (Hagen, Male Chorus, Siegfried, Gunther) - 6:40
6. Act III Scene 2: Mime hiess ein murrischer Zwerg (Siegfried, Hagen, Vassals) - 7:34
7. Act III Scene 2: Was hor' ich! (Gunther, Hagen, Vassals) - 2:18
8. Act III Scene 2: Brunnhilde! Heilige Braut! (Siegfried) - 3:24
9. Act III Scene 2: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March) - 7:43
10. Act III Scene 3: War das sein Horn? (Gutrune, Hagen, Gunther) - 7:16
11. Act III Scene 3: Schweigt eures Jammers (Brunnhilde, Gutrune) - 3:16
12. Act III Scene 3: Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Brunnhilde) - 8:59
13. Act III Scene 3: Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen (Brunnhilde) - 2:27
14. Act III Scene 3: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! (Brunnhilde) - 3:30
15. Act III: Conclusion (Hagen) - 5:05

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