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The second part of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Walküre relates the story from Norse mythology of Siegmund and Sieglinde, whose illicit love angers the goddess Fricka and leads inevitably to the birth of the hero Siegfried. This is the second installment in Jaap van Zweden's ambitious Ring cycle with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, a project he regards as central to his work with the orchestra. The production features Stuart Skelton as Siegmund, Heidi Melton as Sieglinde, and Falk Struckmann as Hunding, the jealous husband of Sieglinde, along with Matthias Goerne as Wotan, Michelle DeYoung as Fricka, and Petra Lang as the Valkyrie of the title, Brünnhilde. This cast may not have the name recognition of the great Bayreuth veterans, but these are strong voices well trained in Wagner's notoriously demanding music, and the performance as a whole is convincing. The Hong Kong Philharmonic may not seem like a rising Wagnerian orchestra, but in spite of some occasional rough edges, it plays its heart out and gives the score the intensity, color, and grandeur it requires. This live performance was recorded at the spacious Hong Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall in 2016, and is the second of four recordings issued annually until the cycle is completed in 2018.
© TiVo
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act I (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Stuart Skelton, Artist - Heidi Melton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Falk Struckmann, Artist - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist - Stuart Skelton, Artist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Falk Struckmann, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist - Heidi Melton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Heidi Melton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist - Heidi Melton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
DISC 2
Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act II (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist - Michelle DeYoung, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
DISC 3
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Stuart Skelton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Stuart Skelton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Stuart Skelton, Artist, MainArtist - Heidi Melton, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
DISC 4
Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III (Richard Wagner)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Elaine McKrill, Artist - Katherine Broderick, Artist - Sarah Castle, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist - Karen Foster, Artist, MainArtist - Laura Nykanen, Artist - Anna Burford, Artist - Okka von der Damerau, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Elaine McKrill, Artist - Katherine Broderick, Artist - Sarah Castle, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist - Karen Foster, Artist - Laura Nykanen, Artist - Anna Burford, Artist - Okka von der Damerau, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Elaine McKrill, Artist - Katherine Broderick, Artist - Sarah Castle, Artist - Heidi Melton, Artist, MainArtist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist - Karen Foster, Artist - Laura Nykanen, Artist - Anna Burford, Artist - Okka von der Damerau, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist - Elaine McKrill, Artist - Katherine Broderick, Artist - Sarah Castle, Artist - Aurhelia Varak, Artist - Karen Foster, Artist - Laura Nykanen, Artist - Anna Burford, Artist - Okka von der Damerau, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist, MainArtist - Matthias Goerne, Artist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Petra Lang, Artist - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer - Jaap van Zweden, Conductor - Matthias Goerne, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
Album review
The second part of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Walküre relates the story from Norse mythology of Siegmund and Sieglinde, whose illicit love angers the goddess Fricka and leads inevitably to the birth of the hero Siegfried. This is the second installment in Jaap van Zweden's ambitious Ring cycle with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, a project he regards as central to his work with the orchestra. The production features Stuart Skelton as Siegmund, Heidi Melton as Sieglinde, and Falk Struckmann as Hunding, the jealous husband of Sieglinde, along with Matthias Goerne as Wotan, Michelle DeYoung as Fricka, and Petra Lang as the Valkyrie of the title, Brünnhilde. This cast may not have the name recognition of the great Bayreuth veterans, but these are strong voices well trained in Wagner's notoriously demanding music, and the performance as a whole is convincing. The Hong Kong Philharmonic may not seem like a rising Wagnerian orchestra, but in spite of some occasional rough edges, it plays its heart out and gives the score the intensity, color, and grandeur it requires. This live performance was recorded at the spacious Hong Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall in 2016, and is the second of four recordings issued annually until the cycle is completed in 2018.
© TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 45 track(s)
- Total length: 03:55:46
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Matthias Goerne
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2016 Naxos (P) 2016 Naxos
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