The Ride of the Valkyries, by Richard Wagner, in a classic recording with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic. Illustrations are by Arthur Rackham. "One golden summer in adolescence...I heard the 'Ride of the Valkyries' on a gramophone and saw Arthur Rackham's illustrations to The Ring." (CSLewis) The music: probably the most famous and instantly identifiable of Wagner's works is this short orchestral prelude from Die Walkure, the second opera in the monumental Der Ring des Nibelungen. It has gone on to enter popular culture, being used in many films, most notably the helicopter attack sequence in Apocalypse Now. In terms of composition it perfectly demonstrates Wagner's epic sense of drama, and also his masterful orchestration. The conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler is probably unrivalled as an interpreter of the core Austro-German Romantic repertoire, setting benchmarks in the performance of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Bruckner and others. His recordings include two complete Ring Cycles, both of them classics. The illustrations: Arthur Rackham was one of the greatest illustrators at the turn of the 19th century, creating classic visions for fairy tales and fantasies (Alice, Peter Pan, etc.). His work on Der Ring des Nibelungen is often considered one of the finest visual depictions of Wagner's epic. Sound: sorry the quality isn't first class - the recording is nearly sixty years old! (Imagine what Furtwangler could do with digital surround sound ...
Теги: Richard Wagner Ride of the Valkyries Furtwangler Vienna Philharmonic Die Walkure

start of Act III, as the Valkyries gather the soldiers' bodies, and clip ends a bit after Brünnhilde's entrance. Wagner used the Valkyries of the Norse Sagas, rather than the depiction of them in the Nibelungenlied. Women of death and warfare, as Chéreau understood well. from Darraðarljóð (Njál's saga Chap. 156.): Vindum, vindum vef darraðar, þars er vé vaða vígra manna! Látum eigi líf hans farask; eigu valkyrjur vals of kosti. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof. sword-bearing rovers To banners rush on, Mind, maidens, we spare not One life in the fray! We corse-choosing sisters Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Carmen Reppel as Gerhilde Gabriele Schnaut as Waltraute Gwendolyn Killebrew as Schwertleite Karen Middleton as Ortlinde Gwyneth Jones as Brünnhilde Katie Clarke as Helmwige Ilse Gramatzki as Grimgerde Jeannine Altmeyer as Sieglinde Elisabeth Glauser as Rossweisse Marga Schiml as Siegrune Conducted by Pierre Boulez Directed by Patrice Chéreau, who had very little experience with opera, and his only exposure to Wagner on stage was a performance of Die Walküre at the Paris Opéra that he slept thru. Scenic design by Richard Peduzzi, who had never designed a Wagner opera Costumes by Jacques Schmidt, who had never dressed a Wagner opera Der Walküren-Ritt La Chevauchée des Walkyries
Теги: Nibelungen Wagner Chéreau Boulez Bayreuth opera Keres Valkyries Brynhildr Walkürenritt Apocalypse-Now Helicopter-Attack vietnam

Zubin Mehta conducting Bayerische Staatsoper Bayerisches Staatsorchester (National Theatre Munich)
Теги: Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde Prelude Opera Zubin Mehta National Theatre Munich Romantic Overture Symphonic German

Теги: путь в валхаллу Рихард Вагнер когда солнце было Богом

Video of the end of the world. Видео о конце света.
Теги: Richard Wagner. Death of Isolde. Tristan and Margaret Price. Catastrophe. Doomsday. Apokalypse. Disaster. Рихард Вагнер. Смерть Изольды. Тристан и Изольда. Катастрофа. Апокалипсис. Конец света.

Теги: Wagner 1983 Richard Burton parte1

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. Just listen and enjoy.
Теги: Richard Wagner Lohengrin Act One Tannhauser Die Walkure Prelude Opera Tristan Isolde Meistersinger classical

*Dolby Sounds* (all the programs) www.youtube.com --Date:Oct 18 1988 --Place:Suntory Hall (Tokyo)
Теги: hdvideocollections Klaus Tennstedt

Melancholia 2011 Two sisters find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth. Director: Lars von Trier Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland Music: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Prelude (Furtwängler, Bayreuth) 1931 www.imdb.com
Теги: melancholia soundtrack ost Tristan und Isolde Prelude Lars von Trier Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Kiefer Sutherland Richard

Prelude to the first act from Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde", german opera in three acts. Author: Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler & Philharmonia Orchestra Picture: Caspar Friedrich's "Meeresufer im Mondschein" (Seashore by Moonlight).
Теги: richard wagner tristan und isolde tristano isotta prelude vorspiel ouverture german opera bayreuth furtwangler friedrich classical