Wagner - Die Walkure

[ViniBassMan]

"Wer meines Speeres spitze Fürchtet, durchschreite das Feuer nie!"

[BoOmBoOmPaL]

i love wagnerr

[BlackAcesBlackEights]

I saw James Morris do this at the Met's 1996 production, and I just saw the new version at the Met also. But this is definitely my favorite staging of this scene.

[wakawakaeeh]

88

[barbacoa666]

I hate the business suit, but love everything else

[MrArkadin]

I hope i will never get bored of listening to the Ring over and over ...

[marianoarenaza]

yo tengo este tipo de voz pero wow si me falta entrenamiento para sonar asi de heroico

[MrThePsychologist]

THIS IS ART

[agreatguy6]

This is one of my favorite sections of Wagner's Ring.

It reminds me that just because you're an asshole doesn't mean you can't write good music.

[tetekeke]

Here for the music 4 final!

pretty epic though

[maniacalzen5150]

@tetekeke same here!

[grandchapeau69]

beautiful but without magic.

[MariaCaIIas]

@grandchapeau69 when he hits the F on "fürchtet" keeping all the ring and the warmth of the voice at the same time, he invokes more than magic to me... he invokes goddess nature's most beautiful, secret forces...

[jordanbisch1]

nice set. I'm sure it really helps to project the voices.

[kitto42]

child no.3 betrayed - exit wotan.

[EPFstrength5]

I only like the overture

[darkprose]

Boulez conducted the last moments of this superbly.

[vonliendres]

Ecce Homo

[KlausvanB]

Wer meines Speeres Spitze furchtet

durchschreite das Feuer nie!

[MrSchinkenbrotable]

I was in bayreuth at "DIE GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG" about 7 years ago and it was soooo great !!

[Allibelly02]

I'm doing this song for my history project, about the Viking's. This is German, but it sounds good!

[Alberich36]

Wagner the magician. This is truly magical music.

[xav71176]

@Alberich36 "le vieux Klingsor", as Debussy used to call him ;)

[msmoisesms]

Um dos melhores Wotan´s que vi.

Richard Wagner, o incomparável.

[acerb45666555]

good lord!! you can do any thing with that set! the prop dept scores again! :)

[Servotte]

Prachtig!

[Horationelson4ever]

Argh I'm so jealous of my dad! He got to see this when it came out in Bayreuth

[AtheneNikephoros]

@Horationelson4ever LUCKY!!!

[ipjbannon]

@Horationelson4ever Is that so? Doubtless he got to meet wagner too! Ha! Ha! Ha!

[gaemp]

Boulez... the worst conductor who had the honour to conduct a Wagner opera.... but honestly nowadays is not easy to find a good Wagner conductor.

[JoshuaH688]

I had the profound honor of watching a live performance of Die Walkure at the Metropolitan Opera in New York earlier this year; the amazing power of this piece cannot truly be captured on screen; a wonderful piece, and a tribute to human culture.

[hstn2guys]

I was there too. What a profound experience. The Otto Schenk sets were so great too. It is sad to think they are being retired.

[Altonahh10]

Joshua, the power of this piece has been kept on screen. It's version you're watching here, not perfectly sung but with astonishing power, conducted perfectly and sheer magic.

[ApolloWagner]

The Bayreuth suond is excellent. I love the recordings from Bayreuth- it is the best Wagner.

And this is of the most powerful opera-endings.

[Lanark8]

Loge, hör'!

Lausche hieher!

Wie zuerst ich dich fand,

als feurige Glut,

wie dann einst du mir schwandest,

als schweifende Lohe;

wie ich dich band,

bann ich dich heut'!

Herauf, wabernde Lohe,

umlodre mir feurig den Fels!

[Stellavox]

Yes you can. It's on dvd.

[SonofDostojevskij]

Amizing, hos the director of this film. Can you buy it?

[DorEnErnil]

My favorite part of one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

[SonofDostojevskij]

I wished i anderstud what he sings

[kayewer]

(short version): Loge, harken, listen here! As I once found you as a flickering flame, and departed in a blazing fire, as once I allied with you, I conjure you now. Arise, magic fire and produce me a fire on the rock. Loge, here! Not accurate from the German, but hope it helps (Lanark8 did the German part already).

[zenrarity]

I love the ending leitmotif. Sadly, it's completely overshadowed by the opening to the third act. This has one of the most powerful endings of any opera I've ever seen. I just saw it at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, and it was simply beautiful the way they portrayed the fire.

[sleepinglikebaby]

What a pitty people dont' know more about art, artists and their accomplishments. It takes courage to look out of ones box... rather than place others in ones limited world view, experience and lives lessons. I blame Disneyland, McDonalds and of course American TV. What a blight it has proven to be. hehehe...

[lichking488]

Cmon.. dont be silly.. If you get an orgasm watching this shit , it doesnt mean the rest is bullshit (disney etc). Accept other works, personally, i dont like this one, and was looking here for a part of a song.

[loge10]

Interesting--I would agree with Disney back when ol' Walt was in charge. Now Disney is as corrupted and totally money-oriented as any other company--maybe more so than many.  Walt had artistic vision. No one does anymore--it's all about money.

[TheTristan1954]

ik was reeds lang met de gedachte bezig van dit zou iets voor de Walt Disneystudios zijn : Der Ring des Nibelungen als supertekenfilm

[petatap]

Which song?

[ImTreibhaus]

Get in there!!! Good Scottish strength!!!

[ImTreibhaus]

I realise the man was from New Zealand. However, with a Name like McIntyre we can guess at his genetic heritage.

[DiogoEiki]

wonderful!!!!

[BlinkinFirefly]

ooooooooh this makes me cry

wonderful

[Brunildilla]

Great and wonderful orquestra!!!!

The best!!

[avenaoat]

Who knows more about that Richard Wagner wanted to write Opera about Buddha? He wanted to leave Europe to Sri Lanka and he wanted to covert to Budhism. He told to Cosima in Venice 1 day before his death.

[nikodemus7777]

Ich kann die Begeisterung für diese Inszenierung bis heute nicht verstehen. Nichts daran liegt über dem Durchschnitt, nichts daran ist außergewöhnlich.

[Chrysothemis]

nikodemus7777 - "Ich kann die Begeisterung für diese Inszenierung bis heute nicht verstehen. Nichts daran liegt über dem Durchschnitt, nichts daran ist außergewöhnlich."

After all this time and controversy, it remains a matter of taste.

This being the first televised Ring, I'm admittedly partial to it, having watched it breathlessly at age 5.

But to me, it does remain the best realized, if not sung, version I've ever seen.

[nemmerel]

"Many have pointed out that he's not a God, visually or vocally. But that's the whole point of the Ring! "

In this very scene Mcintyre IS a god, just holding on to the last remnents of his power. While he looks forward to the end of the gods he here enjoys the last moments of control by summoning loge. He already sees the end in sight, already despises the power he has, and woudl rather wander; but he must not admit that to the world or himself if he wants his plans to be carried out.

[ApsisApocynthion]

Love this scene.

[xxtuxxx]

soooooo goood!!!!!

[Chrysothemis]

I simply love McIntyre. Many have pointed out that he's not a God, visually or vocally. But that's the whole point of the Ring!

He really brings out the frail, human aspect of the character that's clearly implied in the score.

And he really sings the part wonderfully, just not heroically. Which is the whole point.

[oegaziz43]

Thanks for this upload. The Ring has enriched my life. Hail Bloulez' orchestral work!

[Estanhado]

Wonderfull. The " A Valquíria" de Wagner....

[DomesticImplications]

Please I urge you to end your life thus riding us of your stupidity and idiocy!

[LMJ314142]

Relax, it's just a humorous quotation.

[WAPITILO]

I love that line.

[aeru9]

Zusammen mit Hotter und White mein Lieblingswotan...

[MattBecken]

One of the best finale ever composed...

Wagner was in many aspects a disgusting person... and in the same time a beautiful artist.

Thanks, a great video.

[BlinkinFirefly]

i love this music with a passion...this scene is almost exactly as i imagined it would be. i had read descriptions...and heard the music...im just so moved right now, words can't really describe....simply beautiful =)

[nazaritasedicioso]

Para mi este es el momento mas glorioso mistico y emocionante de todo el anillo el entrelazado que hace Wagner con el motivo de el sueño de brunilda con el motivo de sigfrido muerto como su redentor y salvador es una de los momentos mas geniales de  toda la musica del maestro Wagner.

[siyah1471]

I loved it! I saw Die Walküre first time in my life few days ago, and it's one of my favourite parts.

[jacopopt]

è un grandissimo bass-baritone con voce possente adattissima al ruolo di wotan

[Sieglinde84]

Heartbreaking. McIntyre is the most humanly Wotan. He's a broken, weak man with a death wish and still a God.

I cry every time when I see this.

[petatap]

It's just the perfect staging for this scene!! Watched it the first time on TV in 1993. An Emotion!!

[wilhelmvongloeden]

Actually there's a documentary on DVD about this production (first shown in Bayreuth in 1976). The metteur-en-scène was Patrice Chéreau. It was a huge scandal initially, because it radically departed from previous versions, but later it became a classic production.

[piterdevries]

Lame costumes, great vocals.

[Alexpasini93]

wow

[PacRowSF]

Is this "Magic Fire Music"? or the "Pilgrim's Chorus"?

[ianw115]

The Magic Fire Music.  The Pilgrim's Chorus is from Tannhauser.

[PacRowSF]

Thanks

[NoSubstitute]

fantastic music.

[PacRowSF]

The set is amazing! The piece is as well.

[CONTESTAR]

Ich mag Theo Adam aber meiner Meinung nach, diese hier ist keine Darstellung, die Wünsche offen läßt...

[EinFremderAusElea]

Loge hör! Lausche hierher!

Wo ist Theo Adam, wenn man ihn braucht?

[CONTESTAR]

Ich mag Theo Adam aber meiner Meinung nach, diese hier ist keine Darstellung, die Wünsche offen läßt...

[Sieglinde84]

Man braucht ihn nicht. McIntyre IST Wotan.

[EinFremderAusElea]

Naja, sicher, daß er kein Deutsch kann, spricht generell dafür, aber so einen lächerlichen Akzent will ich Wotan dann auch wieder nicht unterstellen.

[PalazzoFarnese]

Sein Akzent ist nicht so schlecht...es konnte besser sein,natürlich

[CONTESTAR]

man kann immer kritisch sein... so eine Stimme aber, kann man nicht sehr verbessern... nicht wirklich...

[lachness11]

Its so difficult to create a ring of fire indoors! Marvelous performance though.

[hermanzoon]

A great, but neglected in many circles of discussion, Wotan was Donald McIntyre. I am glad I came across this video. He must rank with the greats in this role.

[zzrfzs]

Divine

[thorsonofodin]

Die beste Oper von Richard Wagner!!!!

[bigchromeclipmaster]

Wohl die Beste ueberhaupt...

[vladviolin]

I was last year in Bayreuth. Conductor was Christian Thielemann. It was magnificient, extraordinary. I was at Tristan and Isold and Die Walkure. The orchestra is simply amaizing and the singers are great. Great memories.

[nibelungensohn]

I never would have thought Boulez could conduct heavy German romantic music idiomatically. But after hearing some of his Mahler and this Walkuere, I'm a convert.

[petatap]

Boulez started in 1967 with "Tristan" (Osaka), Parsifal 1970 (Bayreuth).

[bumbumDK]

Still, Theo Adam is THE Wotan. BumbumDK.

[100yearoldWhiskey]

Agreed. Him and Thomas Stewart.

[bumbumDK]

I entirely agree with you. Karl Böhm in Bayreuth in the middle of the sixties - Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsson, Theo Adam etc. BumbumDK. P.S. I like your nick very much.

[100yearoldWhiskey]

Thanks.

[ardjoena]

I have seen this version. THe cast is amazing especially wotan. Young singers should learn from those old masters.

[mistryel]

Thanks so much for posting this.

[azcat1997]

Can we talk you into posting the opening of Act III (with Brunhilde et al) collecting the soldiers?!

Great post!

[monochoco]

so ridiculously exciting

[LenFromEtobicoke]

I love this performance, and I would rate it as an equal to James Morris's performance at the met, with Hildegard Behrens as Brunhilde.

[tubbythe2ba]

I was quite surprised and delighted by this performance. Boulez always struck me more as a specialist in post-war avant-garde music rather than an interpreter of German romanticism. How wrong I was! What a beautifully dramatic and expressive performance. Bravo Donald McIntyre! Bravo Maestro Boulez!

[drvorospeti]

gecijó

[PucciniTosca]

This must be the best recording of the Magic Fire Scene on Youtube! The sound is excellent! Thanks for posting!

[100yearoldWhiskey]

I don't think I've ever heard anything more beautiful than the Magic Fire Music.

[PucciniTosca]

You won't, there is nothing so beautiful.

[wagnerian1979]

The Magic Fire scene is one of Wagner's greatest moments, handled superbly by Boulez and the Bayreuth Orchestra here.