Wagner: Symphonic Excerpts From Der Ring

Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Philippe Jordan

Wagner: Das Rheingold: Prelude Das Rheingold: Zwischenspiel Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries Die Walkure: Magic Fire Music Siegfried: Waldweben published by W. Hutschenruyter Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene' (from Götterdämmerung) Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey and Funeral March Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene' (from Götterdämmerung) Nina Stemme (soprano

Erato is marking the Wagner bicentenary with a spectacular programme of excerpts from the Ring. Philippe Jordan conducts the Orchestra of the Paris Opéra in instrumental music from all four music dramas in the cycle, including, of course, the thrilling Ride of the Valkyries and the magisterial Death of Siegfried; the programme reaches a worthy climax with the final scene of the entire work, Brünnhilde’s Immolation from Götterdämmerung, sung by the world’s reigning dramatic soprano, Nina Stemme. When she sang the entire cycle in San Francisco in 2011, the New York Times wrote of her Immolation scene: “Ms Stemme took her singing to higher levels of burnished brilliance and expressive depth ... she was committed to the moment in every phrase she sang ...”. The Associated Press, meanwhile, felt that she “invited comparison with great past exponents of the role ... Stemme is a true dramatic soprano with a voice that is smooth and evenly produced throughout its wide range.”

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