Clemens Krauss , Speight Jenkins Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung with Speight Jenkins Genres: Special Interest , Classical Track Listings (44) - Disc #1 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Introduction to The Ring (Includes Ride of th Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Br?nhilde. Der diese Liebe... (from Die Walk? Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. The adolescent who breaks expectations Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Siegfried. Neidliches Schwert!... (from Siegf Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Programmatic elements of The Ring. Use of lan Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich. Garstig glatter... 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Orchestral music: Celebration of Br?nnhilde m Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Introduction to Das Rheingold. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Orchestral music: Das Rheingold Prelude. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. The Rhine daughters scorn Alberich. The sun l Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Die Drei. Heiajaheia! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. The Rhine daughters and Alberich discuss the Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Woglinde. Nur wer der Minne Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich steals the gold. The scene changes t Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan. Vollendet das ewige Werk:... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Freia enters, fleeing from the giants. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Orchestral music: Entrance of the giants. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan asks Loge, the god of cunning, to offer Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Loge. Umsonst sucht' ich Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Loge tells the giants and the gods about Albe Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Loge. Jetzt fand ich's: h?rt, was euch fehlt! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan and Loge descend to Nibelung in search Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich. Die in linder L?fte Wehn... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Loge determines to outwit Alberich. He challe Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich. 'Riesen-Wurm winde sich ringelnd!' Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich turns himself into a toad and is cap Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan. Ein goldner Ring... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan takes the ring and proclaims himself th Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Alberich. Bin ich nun frei? Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. The giants return with Freia and the gods giv Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Erda. Weiche, Wotan, weiche!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan gives up the ring. Fafner begins to col Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Fasolt. Halt, du Gieriger!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. The gods in gloom think of their castle. Donn Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Donner. Schw?les Ged?nst... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Wotan has the idea of creating a new race who Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Das Rheingold. Die Rheint?chter. Rheingold! Rheingold! Track Listings (30) - Disc #2 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Introduction of the opera's themes. Siegmund's Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Orchestral Music: The love of the W?lsungs. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde entreats Siegmund to stay. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. M?d am Herd Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde tells about himself. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. Der Erschlagnen Sippen... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Hunding tells Siegmund he is his foe and that h Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Siegmund. Ein Schwert verhie? mir der Vater,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde tells of how the sword came to be in Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. Du bist der Lenz,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde realizes Siegmund is her twin brother Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. War W?lse dein Vater. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde claims Sieglinde as his bridge. Act 2 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Br?nnhilde. Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Fricka. Deiner ew'gen Gattin... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan tells Br?nnhilde why he is in such despai Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan. Fahre denn hin,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan warns Br?nnhilde she will be punished if Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. Horch, die H?rner! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde goes to sleep. The meeting of Br?nnhi Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde. Gr??t mich in Walhall... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Sieglinde is killed by Hunding. Br?nnhilde esca Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Br?nnhilde. Fort denn eile,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan. So tatest du,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan tells Br?nnhilde she must take her punish Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Br?nnhilde. Soll fesselnder Schlaf Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan bids Br?nnhilde farewell and puts her to Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan. Der Augen leuchtendes Paar,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan summons Loge to the rock. He creates a fi Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Die Walk?re. Wotan. Loge, h?r!... Track Listings (25) - Disc #3 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Introduction to the opera. Mime bewails his inabi Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Mime. Als zullendes Kind. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Character of Siegfried. Siegfried breaks the swor Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Mime. Sie starb,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Wotan enters disguised as the Wanderer. He offers Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Wanderer. Auf wolkigen H?hn... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. It is now Wotan's turn to ask Mime three question Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Siegfried. Notung! Notung!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Mime plots while Siegfried makes his sword. Act 2 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Wanderer. Fafner! Fafner!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Mime and Siegfried come into the forest. Siegfrie Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Forest Murmurs. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Siegfried. Haha! Da h?tte mein Lied... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Death scene of the dragon. The forest bird tells Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Wanderer. Wache, Wala!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Erda learns what has happened to Br?nnhilde. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Erda. Wirr wird mir,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Erda is dismissed. Wotan awaits Siegfried who is Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Wanderer. Blick nach der H?h'!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Siegfried arrives at Br?nnhilde's rock. He approa Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Br?nnhilde. Heil dir Sonne! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Br?nnhilde is frightened of Siegfried, the first Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Br?nnhilde. Ewig licht... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Br?nnhilde awakens emotionally. Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: Siegfried. Siegfried. Ha!... Track Listings (23) - Disc #4 Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Introduction Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Music: Orchestral Excerpt: Siegfried's fune Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Why the opera is rarly performed. Who are t Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Die Erste Norn. Die Nacht Weicht;... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried and Br?nnhilde come out of the ca Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried. Durch deine Tugend allein... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried travels to Gibichung where he mee Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried. Bl?henden Lebens... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Gunther and Siegfried leave. Hagen stays to Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Hagen. Hier sitz ich zur Wacht,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Waltraute comes to Br?nnhilde's rock and te Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Waltraute. Seine Raben beide... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Br?nnhilde claims not to understand the mea Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Die Mannen. Gro? Gl?ck und Heil... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Gunther and Br?nnhilde arrive. Br?nnhilde s Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Hagen. Meines Speeres Spitze... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Gunther. So w?r' es Siegfrieds Ende! Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Hagen, Gunther and Br?nnhilde agree that Si Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried. Br?nnhilde,... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Siegfried dies. Gunther and Hagen fight ove Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Br?nnhilde. Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!... Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. The flames destory the Gibichung Hall, and Enjoying Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, narration with musical examples: G?tterd?mmerung. Orchestral excerpt: Celebration of Br?nnhil