Wagner: Twilight Of The Gods, Highlights Of The Ri
Label: DG Catalog: 4790638 Format: CD Bryn Terfel (Wotan/Wanderer), Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Eric Owens (Alberich) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine & Fabio LuisiCD 1 Das Rheingold 1. Prelude & beginning of scene 1; 2. Fing’ eine diese Faust!”; 3. Wotan, Gemahl” & “Vollendet”; 4. Ihr andern harrt bis Abend hier” (descent to Nibelheim) 5. Bin ich nun frei?” 6. “Weiche, Wotan”; 7. He da! He do!” (entrance Valahalla, to end) Die Walküre 8. “Wintersturme” (to end act 1) 9. Beginning Act 2 (to end of “Hojo-to-ho”s) 10. “So ist es denn aus..” (Fricka monologue) 11. Ride of the Valkyries (top of act 3) 12. Wotan’s farewell to Brunnhilde 13. Magic Fire music (to end opera) CD 2 Siegfried 1. Siegfried hammers sword - “Ho ho! ho hei!” (to end act) 2. Siegfried & Forest Bird - “Nun sing’!” (to end act) 3. Wanderer act 3 monologue excerpt - “Dir Unweisen 4. Brunnhilde awakening - “Heil dir, Sonne!” 5. Final scene - “Sangst du..” (to end opera) Gotterdämmerung 6. Dawn – Brunnhilde & Siegfried enter 7. Siegfried’s Rhine Journey 8. Hagen’s Watch - “Hier sitz’ ich zur Wacht” 9. Act 2 Chorus & Bridal Entrance 10. Siegfried’s Death 11. Brunnhilde Immolation (to end opera) On the heels of the release by Deutsche Grammophon of the complete Ring Cycle DVD Box from the Met, this 2CD compilation is the ultimate must-have for any music and Wagner lover. It includes the highlights of all the “Ring” operas, featuring the stars of the recent New York Met production: Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt and Jonas Kaufmann. Ride of the Valkyries, Prelude from das Rheingold, Siegfried's death are all featured on our 2 CD compilation. Price: $15.98 |