Jung, Manfred 1940-

Siegfried by Richard Wagner( )

38 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is one of the legendary performances from the Met's vast archive of historic broadcasts. The incomparable Lauritz Melchior stars in the title role of the young hero who sets out to explore the world--killing the fierce dragon Fafner (Eduard Habich) and the evil dwarf Mime (Karl Laufkötter) along the way. When Wotan (the great Friedrich Schorr) tries to stop him, Siegfried uses his sword to break the god's spear and makes his way to the sleeping Brünnhilde (a radiant Kirsten Flagstad). He awakens her with a kiss--and sets in motion the events that, in the following opera, will bring about the end of the world. Kerstin Thorborg co-stars as Erda and Artur Bodanzky conducts

Gurre-Lieder by Arnold Schönberg( )

2 editions published in 1997 in German and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded May 1992 in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner( )

3 editions published in 2016 in German and held by 272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Under James Levine's thrilling direction the famous Met Orchestra is at its best in this first installment of Wagner's Ring cycle. From the dark, mysterious beginning in the depths of the Rhine River to the blazing end as the gods cross the rainbow bridge into their new home of Valhalla, this is a searing performance. James Morris is the commanding Wotan, the god who thinks he has everything under control, even as he unwittingly sows the seeds of his own destruction

Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( Visual )

33 editions published between 1976 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this final opera of the Ring cycle, Siegfried leaves Brünnhilde and sets off down the Rhine, where he meets Günther, king of the Gibichung, his sister Gutrune, and their half-brother Hagen, son of Alberich. Conspiring together, the siblings induce Siegfried to drink a magic potion to forget Brünnhilde, then retrieve her that she may marry Günther. This deed accomplished, Hagen then murders Siegfried during a hunt. When Brünnhilde sacrifices herself upon Siegfried's pyre, Hagen attempts to steal the magic ring, but is thwarted as the waters of the Rhine rise, washing over everything, and the Rhine maidens retrieve their treasure, as Valhalla appears in flames above

St. Luke Passion by Krzysztof Penderecki( Recording )

8 editions published in 2000 in Latin and No Linguistic content and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Krzysztof Penderecki's setting of the Passion story as told in the Gospel of St Luke was premièred in 1966 and immediately established a place for itself among the most important large-scale choral works of the twentieth century. Despite its decidedly modernist idiom, the music's emotional power, glowing colours and sonic impact spoke to audiences as well as critics, one of whom described St Luke's Passion as 'the most important bridge between the spirit of the liturgy and modern music.' Strongly influenced by the Passions of J. S. Bach, Penderecki pays homage to the great composer by using the B-A-C-H motif throughout the work, and like Bach he has arranged his Passion in two parts, with monumental choral numbers framing the whole. Penderecki's score is for large forces including an extended orchestra, three mixed choirs, plus a boys' choir, speaker and three vocal soloists (soprano, baritone and bass). On 20th July 2018 these all convened at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg: l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with their principal conductor Kent Nagano, the Warsaw Boys' Choir and Kraków Philharmonic Choir, the three soloists and the actor Sławomir Holland. The occasion was the opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, and in the audience was the composer himself, Krzysztof Penderecki

Der Ring des Nibelungen : a stage festival drama for three days and a preliminary evening, produced at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus by Richard Wagner( Visual )

5 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in German and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An allegory telling the mythic tale of the battle for power between the Nibelung dwarfs, the giants and the gods

Siegfried by Richard Wagner( Visual )

24 editions published between 1980 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sword Notung, which Mime has not been able to repair for Siegfried, is re-forged on an anvil left by Wotan. Siegfried uses it to kill Fafner and takes his helmet and the ring. He then kills Mime and, after destroying Wotan's power, frees Brünnhilde

Der Ring des Nibelungen : a stage festival drama for three days and a preliminary evening by Richard Wagner( Visual )

4 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in German and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The four operas of The Ring Cycle

Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner( Visual )

7 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in German and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An allegory telling the mythic tale of the battle for power between the Nibelung dwarfs, the giants, and the gods

Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( Recording )

24 editions published between 1981 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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