Wagner: Götterdämmerung

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This is a beautifully paced performance - measured, poetic but dynamic. The orchestra responds superbly....Katarina Dalayman is one of the most appealing Brünnhildes on disc, Lars Cleveman a... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 17th May 2010
Catalogue No: CDHLD7525
Label: Hallé
Series: Elder Wagner Series
Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

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December 2010

Critics' Disc of the Year
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July 2010

Editor's Choice
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2010

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung

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Katarina Dalayman (soloist), Lars Cleveman (soloist), Attila Jun (soloist), Nancy Gustafson (soloist), Susan Bickley (soloist), Andrew Shore (soloist), Katherine Broderick (soloist), Madeleine Shaw (soloist), Peter Coleman-Wright (soloist), Leah-Marian Jones (soloist), Ceri Williams (soloist), Yvonne Howard (soloist), Miranda Keys (soloist)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, The Royal Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus
Mark Elder

Prologue: Introduction

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Welch Licht leuchtet dort?

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Singe, Schwester, dir werf ich's zu

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Es ragt die Burg, von Reisen gebau

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Interlude: Daybreak

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Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde

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Mehr gabst du, Wunderfrau

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Oh! heilige Gotter!

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Interlude: Seigfried's journey down the Rhine

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Act I: Nun hor', Hagen, sage mir, Held

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Wen ratst du nun zu frein

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Jagt er auf Taten wonnig umher

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Wer ist Gibichs Sohn?

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Bergrusse froh, o Held

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Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus!

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Hast du Gunther, ein Weib?

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Bluhenden Lebens labendes Blut

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Frisch auf die Fahrt!

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Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht

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Interlude

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Altgewohntes Gerausch

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Hore mit Sinn, was ich dir sage!

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Welch' banger Traume Maren

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Blitzend Gewolk

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Brunnhild! Ein Freir kam

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Jetzt bist du mein

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Act II: Prelude

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Schlafst du, Hagen, mein Sohn?

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Interlude

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Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann!

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Hoiho! Hoihohoho!

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Heil dir, Gunther!

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Gegrusst sei, teurer Held

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Ha! Der Ring, an seiner Hand!

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Betrug! Betrug!

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Achtest du so der eignen Ehre?

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Helle Wehr! Heilige Waffe!

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Hilf, Donner, tose dein Wetter

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Interlude

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Welches Unholds List liegt hier verhohlen?

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Vertraue mir, betrog'ne Frau!

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Auf, Gunther, edler Gibishung!

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Dir hilft kein Hirn

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So war'es Siegfrieds Ende!

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Act III: Prologue

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Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen

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Ein Albe fuhrte mich irr

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Was leid' ich doch das karge Lob?

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Siegfried!

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Hoiho!

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Trink', Gunther, trink'!

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Mime hiess ein murrischer Zwerg

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In leid zu dem WIpfel lauscht' ich hinauf

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Erratst du auch dieser Raben Geraun'?

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Brunnhilde! Heilige Braut!

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Interlude: Siegfried's Funeral Music

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War das sein Horn?

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Hoiho! Hoiho! Wacht auf!

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Siegfried, Siegfried erschlagen!

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Schweigt eures Jammers

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Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort

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Wie Sonner lauter strahlt mir sein Licht

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Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen

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Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!

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Conclusion

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Applause

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CD 5 also contains the full libretto and English translation as a pdf document.

May 2010 Hallé releases the live recording of their universally acclaimed performance of Wagner's Götterdämmerung. In a landmark move the orchestra will release the opera in dual format; as both an MP3 and standard 5 disc CD set, making the recording available to the widest possible audience.

The recording was taken live at sell-out concerts, which were the showpiece of the Hallé’s 2009 artistic season. Anticipation had been high since the dates were first announced, given the superb cast and Sir Mark Elder's unrivalled reputation as one of the finest Wagner conductors in the world. The atmosphere at the concerts was electric, the critics unanimous in their praise and the audience ecstatic. This recording perfectly captures the drama and intensity of this great musical occasion, with orchestral playing of unrivalled quality and universally acclaimed performances from the whole cast. Without doubt, this was one of the most exciting musical events ever to have been staged in The Bridgewater Hall.

The Hallé will release Götterdämmerung in MP3 format in a direct appeal to both younger audiences and as a way of offering a cost effective option to those who already have a recording of the work. MP3 is seen as an environmentally friendly solution, using only 20% of the packaging required for a 5 CD set and cutting the carbon footprint for shipping and storage (heating) by 80%. This new set will be released in MP3 format at 320 kbps, the highest possible MP3 bit rate. Customers will be able to transfer the files directly to their ipod or MP3 player or to play the discs on their computer, most DVD players and newer, MP3 compatible, CD players. Both formats will be accompanied by a printed booklet containing a synopsis. A full libretto will be included as a pdf file on both the standard CD release and the MP3 Edition.

Sir Mark Elder said, “The experience for us all of absorbing this great music was daunting and thrilling in equal measure. To hear it unfolding in the wonderful acoustic of the Bridgewater Hall gave the end of last season a fitting climax.”

Reviews

July 2010

This is a beautifully paced performance - measured, poetic but dynamic. The orchestra responds superbly....Katarina Dalayman is one of the most appealing Brünnhildes on disc, Lars Cleveman a stalwart Siegfried, Attila Jun a striking Hagen...and Andrew Shore singing Alberich's nocturne brings Bayreuth magic.

July 2010

There is evidence of how Elder has absorbed Goodall-like detail and patience and passed it on to his players...Rhinemaidens and Norns (definitely some Wagnerians of the future here) are rich individually and together...it's the most compelling and best-cast Götterdämmerung on disc since Barenboim's from Bayreuth

9th May 2010

the splendour of the playing...and Elder’s measured but always momentous conducting, are the main reasons for acquiring this five-disc set...Susan Bickley, as Waltraute, is the vocal star, with her limpid tone and clear diction, and Lars Cleveman’s youthful Siegfried admirably lasts the course, touching the heart at his death

20th May 2010

Elder and his orchestra certainly do not disappoint; the playing has wonderful refinement and presence, and Elder paces the great musical span and the set pieces with the surest of hands.

23rd May 2010

The freshness of attack, quality of playing and grandeur of climactic moments, notably Siegfried's death, invoke ferocity as well as intimacy...Katarina Dalayman's risk-taking Brünnhilde and Susan Bickley's intelligent Waltraute stand out. Norns and Rhinemaidens have sirenic charm and character...this is worth every penny.

4th June 2010

With the Hallé his willing and accomplished servants, [Elder] gives a quite magnificent account of the mighty score, characterised by the majestic weight and warm glow associated with his mentor Sir Reginald Goodall...he shows a mature sense of its overarching pace and dramatic paragraphing.

The Independent on Sunday 16th May 2010

Mark Elder's Götterdämmerung ideally combines dramatic urgency and exquisitely metered orchestral timbre...Gripping yet measured from the Norns' first scene, it boasts a resolute yet vulnerable Brünnhilde from Katarina Dalayman. The Hallé is, however, the star, with thrilling brass and glowing strings.

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