Wagner: Die Walkure, Act 2

Wagner (Composer), Reiner (Conductor), Flagstad; Melchior;Lehmann; Shorr (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Flagstad; Melchior;Lehmann; Shorr
• Conductor: Reiner
• Composer: Wagner
• Audio CD (January 1, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music & Arts Program
• ASIN: B00001W0A0
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,222 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vorspiel - Erste Szene

2. Nun zaume dein Ross (Wotan)

3. Hojo to ho! Hojo to jo! Hei a ha! (Brunnhilde)

4. Der alte Sturn, die alte Muh! (Wotan)

5. Heut' - hast du's erlebt! (Wotan)

6. So ist es denn aus (Fricka)

7. Was verlangst du? (Wotan)

8. Deiner ew' gen Gattin (Fricka)

9. Zweite Szene - Schlimm, Furcht' ich, (Brunnhilde)

10. Als junger Liebe (Wotan)

11. Ein andres ist's (Wotan)

12. O Sag, Kunde, (Brunnhilde)

13. Ha Freche du! (Wotan)

14. So sah ich Siegvater nei, (Brunnhilde)

15. Dritte Szene - Raste nun hier, (Siegmund)

16. Hinweg! Hinweg! (Sieglinde)

17. Horch, die Horner! (Sieglinde)

18. Vierte Szene - Siegmund! Sieh auf mich: (Brunnhilde)

19. De dir nun folgt, (Siegmund)

20. Ich sehe die Not, (Brunnhilde)

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shrill Transfer...Brilliant performance, November 1, 2009

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Wagnerfan "Walt" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wagner: Die Walkure, Act 2 (Audio CD)

This San Francisco performance was broadcast in 1936 and is justly famous to collectors of early Wagner performances. This is also the infamous recording where a polite sounding, though ethusiastic, female announcer enters a few seconds before Wotan dispatches Hunding to Walhalla and declares the curtain is now slowly falling on this 'extraordinary' performance. Very slow indeed since Wotan (Schorr) can still be heard threatening Hunding (list) in the background. Sudden fade-out. So not all WALKURE performances are the same and Hunding obviously survives in this one.

With the Reiner cuts and Hunding free to roam, this is hardly a 'complete' performance. But it is not cut as heavily as the Furtwangler LaScala Wotan Act 2 narrative or the Bodanzky Met performances.

Schorr has vocal problems here and there, but doesn't distract from the proceedings. A fine performance. Plus, Lotte Lehmann and Kirsten Flagstad on stage together with Melchior's Siegmund! Don't miss it. It's no wonder collectors treasure this early broadcast.

Unfortunately, Music&Arts once again gives us a shrill, treble heavy transfer that will scrape paint from your walls when played at high volume. Either up the bass and lower the treble or search out the MINERVA transfer (my choice) if you can find it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wagner: Die Walkure Act 2, June 14, 2009

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Dane S. Thomas (Lancaster, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner: Die Walkure, Act 2 (Audio CD)

Since I have Act 1, Act 2 was a necessity. It is very well done, and I particularly enjoyed the performance itself separate from the miracle of even having a live recording of this performance in such good shape. Sound wise, it is as good as can be expected, I think.