Artist: Philharmoniker Hamburg, Simone Young
Title: Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Oehms Classics
Genre: Classical Piano
Quality: flac lossless + Booklet
Total Time: 04:26:02
Total Size: 1.0 gb

Tracklist

CD1
01. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Einleitung
02. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Welch Licht leuchtet dort? (3 Nornem)
03. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Singe, Schwester … Treu beratner Vertrage Reunen (2 Norn)
04. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Sine, Schwester … Es ragt die Burg (3 Nornen)
05. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (Brunnhilde, Siegfied)
06. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Willst du mir Minne schenken (Brunnhilde, Siegfried)
07. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Oh, heilige Gotter! (Brunnhilde, Siegfried)
08. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey)
09. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 1: Nun hor', Hagen, sage mir, Held (Gunther, Hagen)
10. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 1: Wen ratst du nun zu frein (Gunther, Hagen, Siegfried)
11. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 1: Jagt er auf Taten wonnig umher (Hagen, Gunther, Siegfried)
12. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Heil! Siegfried, teurer Held! (Hagen, Siegfried, Gunther)
13. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Begrusse froh, o Held (Gunther, Siegfried, Hagen)
14. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus! (Gutrune, Siegfried, Gunther)

CD2
01. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Deinem Bruder bot ich mich zum Mann (Gunther, Siegfried)
02. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Bluhenden Lebens labendes Blut (Siegfried, Gunther, Gutrune, Hagen)
03. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Frisch auf die Fahrt! (Siegfried, Gunther, Gutrune, Hagen)
04. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 2: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht (Hagen)
05. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 3: Altgewohntes Gerausch (Brunnhilde, Waltraute)
06. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 3: Hore mit Sinn (Waltraute)
07. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 3: Welch banger Traume Maren meldest du Traurige mir (Brunnhilde, Waltraute)
08. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 3: Was leckt so wutend (Brunnhilde)
09. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act I Scene 3: Brunnhild'! Ein Freier (Siegfried, Brunnhilde)

CD3
01. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II: Vorspiel
02. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 1: Schlafst du, Hagen, mein Sohn? (Alberich, Hagen)
03. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 2: Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann! (Siegfried, Hagen)
04. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 2: Heiss mich willkommen, Gibichskind! (Siegfried, Gutrune, Hagen)
05. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 3: Hoiho! Hoihohoho! (Hagen, Mannen)
06. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Heil dir, Gunther! (Mannen, Gunther)
07. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Gegrusst sei, teurer Held! (Gunther, Siegfried, Brunnhilde)
08. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Einen Ring sah ich an deiner Hand (Brunnhilde, Siegfried, Gunther, Hagen, Gutrune, Frauen, Mannen)
09. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Heil'ge Gotter (Brunnhilde, Gunther, Siegfried, Gutrune, Hagen, Frauen, Mannen)
10. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Helle Wehr! Heilige Waffe! (Siegfried, Brunnhilde)
11. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 4: Gunther, wehr deinem Weibe (Siegfried)
12. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 5: Welches Unholds List liegt hier verhohlen? (Brunnhilde)
13. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 5: Vertraue mir, betrog'ne Frau! (Hagen, Brunnhilde)
14. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act II Scene 5: Und dort trifft ihn mein Speer! (Hagen, Gunther, Brunnhilde)

CD4
01. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III: Vorspiel
02. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 1: Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen (Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde)
03. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 1: Ein Albe fuhrte mich irr (Siegfrieds, Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde)
04. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 1: Was leid ich doch das karge Lob? (Siegfried, Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde)
05. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 1: Siegfried! Siegfried! Schlimmes wissen wir dir (Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde, Siegfried, Hagen)
06. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: Hoiho! (Mannen, Siegfried, Hagen)
07. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: Trink, Gunther, trink! (Siegfried, Gunther, Hagen)
08. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: Mime hiess ein murrischer Zwerg (Siegfried, Hagen)
09. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: In Lied zu dem Wipfel lauscht' ich hinauf (Siegfried, Hagen, Gunther, Mannen)
10. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: Brunnhilde, heilige Braut! (Siegfried)
11. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 2: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March)
12. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: War das sein Horn? (Gutrune)
13. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Hoiho! Hoiho! Wacht auf! (Hagen, Guntrune, Gunther)
14. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Nicht klage wider, mich! (Gunther, Hagen)
15. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Schweigt eures Jammers (Brunnhilde, Gutrune)
16. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Brunnhilde)
17. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen (Brunnhilde)
18. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Act III Scene 3: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! (Brunnhilde)

This live recording of 2010 Götterdämmerung is the final installment in Oehms Classics' Ring cycle from the Hamburg State Opera, begun in 2008 with Rheingold and Die Walküre and continued in 2009 with Siegfried. The success of the series is a testimony to the skill and vision of Australian conductor Simone Young, the first woman to record the Ring. She has a sure grasp of Wagner's large designs and her reading has a powerfully surging energy. The orchestral playing is superb, and the choral singing is thrilling. Vocally, this is not a performance on par with what listeners would expect from an absolutely first rate cast, such as is usually assembled at Bayreuth. Overall, the lower voices are the most effective. The singer who makes the strongest impression is Wolfgang Koch, whose sharply characterized Alberich seethes with malice and fury. John Tomlinson is a secure and powerful Hagen and Robert Bork's Gunther is nearly as strong. As Waltraute, Petra Lang is authoritative and solidly resonant, and her monologue is one of the vocal highlights of the performance. The weakest link is the Siegfried of Christian Franz. His voice is light, somewhat nasal, and wobbly even when he is not pushing for volume, and his dramatic presence doesn't come close to filling the very large shoes the role requires. Deborah Polaski is a credible Brünnhilde, but her voice lacks the ideal gleam, and she too has difficulty keeping her pitch focused and pure. Her most introspective (and quietest) moments, though, like her second act scene with Hagen, are lovely. Anna Gabler sings well as Gutrune, but she always sounds very distant. Even though the voices aren't consistently of international quality, the dramatic excitement and musical momentum Young generates throughout the opera are tremendous. The sound is more than adequate, but is not especially present, and there is a fair amount of audience noise. The balance strongly favors the orchestra; it's hard to imagine that the engineers couldn't have given singers a boost to bring them more into the foreground. This would not be the ideal first recording of the opera for listeners new to it, but its strengths, particularly the outstanding orchestral playing, make it one that should be of interest to committed Wagnerians.