Die Walk眉re

by Richard Wagner

Die Walk眉re cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1966
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: Germany
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conducted by Georg Solti, this monumental studio recording forms a critical centerpiece of the first complete stereophonic realization of the Ring Cycle. The Vienna Philharmonic delivers an epic, lush interpretation of the score, capturing the triumphant mythology and overwhelming passion of Wagner's magnum opus with unprecedented sonic clarity.

Genres

Descriptors: mythology, forest, death, operatic, orchestral, vocal, long-form, German language

Tracklist

  1. Szene
  2. Szene (1. Teil)
  3. Szene (Fortsetzung)
  4. Szene (1. Teil)
  5. Szene (Fortsetzung)
  6. Szene
  7. Szene (1. Teil)
  8. Szene (Fortsetzung)
  9. Szene
  10. Szene (1. Teil)
  11. Szene (Fortsetzung)
  12. Szene
  13. Szene
  14. Szene (1. Teil)
  15. Szene (Fortsetzung)
  16. Szene (1. Teil)
  17. Szene (Fortsetzung)

Credits

  • Richard Wagner - primary artist, composed by, libretto by
  • Herbert Von Karajan - primary artist, conductor
  • Cvetka Ahlin - alto vocals [walk眉ren - grimgerde]
  • Lilo Brockhaus - alto vocals [walk眉ren - schwertleite]
  • Ingrid Steger - alto vocals [walk眉ren - waltraute]
  • Thomas Stewart - baritone vocals [g枚tter - wotan]
  • Martti Talvela - bass vocals [hunding]
  • Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano vocals [fricka]

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