Götterdämmerung.

A bleak wind chord of E flat minor opens Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung. It establishes the dominant atmosphere of the piece from its first bar: twilight, a deceptive half-light, prevails. Shadowy figures stumble towards the abyss. The last evening of the Ring is one of plotting and betrayal,...

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Main Author: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (Composer, Librettist)
Corporate Authors: Staatskapelle Weimar (Instrumentalist), Philharmonischer Chor Weimar (Singer), Deutsches Nationaltheater (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany) (Performer)
Other Authors: Schmittberg, Norbert (Singer), Hoff, Mario, 1959- (Singer), Möwes, Tomas, 1951- (Singer), Mészár, Renatus, 1966- (Singer), Foster, Catherine, 1975- (Singer), Zumbült, Marietta (Singer), Weissmann, Nadine, 1974- (Singer), Hansmann, Christine, 1961- (Singer), Michel, Silona (Singer), Bassek, Christiane (Singer), Günther-Dissmeier, Susann (Singer), St. Clair, Carl (Conductor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Halle, Germany : ArtHaus Musik, 2009
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