Had to listen to the end of Act 3 (from Siegfried’s funeral match onwards) twice as after nearly 15 hours the climax almost came too fast 🖤
Dr Andrew McInnes
Onto Götterdämmerung
Dr Andrew McInnes
Siegfried forging Nothung is some more very contemporary sounding joyful percussion 🖤🖤
Dr Andrew McInnes
Oh my god The Valkyrie has a beautiful ending with Brunnhilde immured in flame by Loge, as represented by some gorgeous flute, I think 🖤
Dr Andrew McInnes
I have reached The Ride of the Valkyries - so, this opera is horn-y AND horny, huh!
Dr Andrew McInnes
Finished Das Rheingold - I loved the percussion! Which sounded contemporary? Although it probably represented the ring being made?
Dr Andrew McInnes
Tangential to the recent discourse on fascist art, I have started listening to the new Nibelungen out of Dallas - see y’all in 14 hours or so!
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen. Delos: DE3624. Buy 13 CDs or download online. Mark Delavan (Wotan/Wanderer), Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde), Daniel Johansson (Siegfried), Sara Jakubiak (Sieglinde), Chri...
