Description
Wagner – Götterdämmerung / Decca 6x LP 1965 Stereo
SET 292-7
Götterdämmerung (German: [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]; Twilight of the Gods), WWV 86D, is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring.
The title is a translation into German of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök, which in Norse mythology refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in water, and renewal of the world. However, as with the rest of the Ring, Wagner's account diverges significantly from his Old Norse sources.
Label: Decca – SET 292-7
Format: 6 x Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Box Set
Country: UK
Released: May 1965
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic, Opera
Tracklist:
| A | Prologue (Part 1) - Welch Licht Leuchtet dort? | |
| B | Prologue (Concl.) And Act I (Part 1) - Willst Du Mir Minne Schenken | |
| C | Act 1 (Part 2) - Wen Rätst Du Nun Zu Frein? | |
| D | Act 1 (Part 3) - Deinem Bruder Bot Ich Mich Zum Mann | |
| E | Act I (Part 4) - Oder Wie? O Sag! War Wider Mich Wotan's Sinn Erweicht? | |
| F1 | Act I (Concl.) - Brünnhild! Ein Freier Kam | |
| F2 |
Act II (Part 1) - Schläfst Du, Hagen, Mein Sohn? | |
| G | Act II (Part 2) - Hoiho! Hagen! Müder Mann | |
| H | Act II (Part 3) Was müht Brunnhilden's Blick? | |
| I1 | Act II (Concl.) - Welches Unholds List liegt hier verhohlen? | |
| I2 | Act III (Part 1) - Frau Sonne Sendet Liebte Strahlen | |
| J | Act III (Part 1) - Was Leid' Ich Doch Das Karge Lob? | |
| K | Act III (Part 3) - Brünnhilde! Heilige Braut! | |
| L | Act III (Concl.) - Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort |
- Baritone Vocals [Gunther] – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Bass Vocals [Alberich] – Gustav Neidlinger
- Bass Vocals [Hagen] – Gottlob Frick
- Chorus Master – Georg Solti
- Composed By – Richard Wagner
- Conductor – Georg Solti
- Contralto Vocals [1st Norn] – Helen Watts
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [2nd Norn] – Grace Hoffman
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Flosshilde] – Maureen Guy
- Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
- Soprano Vocals [3rd Norn] – Anita Välkki
- Soprano Vocals [Brünnhilde] – Birgit Nilsson
- Soprano Vocals [Gutrune] – Claire Watson
- Soprano Vocals [Waltraute] – Christa Ludwig
- Soprano Vocals [Wellgunde] – Gwyneth Jones
- Soprano Vocals [Woglinde] – Lucia Popp
- Tenor Vocals [Siegfried] – Wolfgang Windgassen
