78 RPM WAGNER Das Rheingold: Excerpts - Stokowski - RCA Victor 3 discs DM-179
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I play each disc to make sure there are no skips or defects before I list the item.
Up for auction from my Father's personal collection:
Richard Wagner, Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra ?– Das Rheingold (Excerpts)
Label: Victor Red Seal ?– DM-179 Format: 3 × Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumCountry: US Released: Genre: Classical Style:
Tracklist
A PreludeB End Of The First Scene
C Alberich And The Nibelungen
D Erda And Wotan
E The Rainbow To Valhalla
F Entrance Of The Gods Into Valhalla
Reviews
On 4 March 1933 and with a further session on 25 March 1933, Stokowski made his first recording of his Symphonic Synthesis of a Wagner opera. In this case, it was of Das Rheingold. Part 1 of the Synthesis consists of the Prelude, then the scene of Alberich with the Rhinemaidens, followed by the descent of Wotan and Loge into Nibelheim. It then transitions to Erda"s warning to Wotan of the consequences of his actions, and to avoid the ring. "...All that is, ends. A day of doom dawns for the Gods...". Stokowski gives Erda"s music to the English horn in a 5 minute extended solo played by Robert Bloom in this beautiful transcription.
Part 2 consists of the dramatic "Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla" (made more dramatic by Stokowski) depicting Wotan greeting the sight of Valhalla with delight, as he leads the procession of gods and goddesses into their new home, the castle of Valhalla. As the curtain falls, the gods enter Valhalla by a rainbow bridge that has been thrown across the valley of the Rhine. In this conclusion, Stokowski used the edition prepared for concert use by Hermann Zumpe (1850-1903), further enriching the brass and percussion with vivid effect.
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