Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung - Siegfried's death and Funeral march - Klaus Tennstedt
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- Götterdämmerung - Twilight of the Gods, WWV 86D, is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring Cycle or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17th of August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the whole work.
In the video are parts of "Siegfried" which is part of "Die Nibelungen" ("The Nibelungs") a two-part series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924 - for the German UFA - consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
The scenarios for both films were co-written by Lang's then-wife Thea von Harbou, based upon the epic poem Nibelungenlied written around AD 1200. Die Nibelungen received its UK premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where it played for 40 performances between 29th of April and 20th of June 1924. Siegfried was released in the United States on 23rd of August 1925, premiering at the Century Theatre in New York City in the short-lived Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Kriemhild's Revenge was released in the U.S. in 1928.
Paul Richter as Siegfried the dragon slayer, Margarete Schön as Kriemhild and Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Hagen von Tronje.
Cinematography: Carl Hoffmann, Gunther Rittau and Walter Ruttmann.
Directed by Fritz Lang - 1924.
Author: Richard Wagner - 1876.
Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Live in Tokyo - 1988.
Video created by Torsten Lang OMCLA/LAVA 2023.
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Overwhelming! This is not heard only through the ears, it penetrates your whole body, finds its way into the pit of your stomach, then travels up to your tear ducts, where it erupts in an uncontrollable wave of emotion.
Well, that’s what happened to me.
Heilige Schauer der Begeisterung überkommen mich stets bei Wagner's Götterdämmerung ! Wagner war ein Genie ........
It is incredible how Wagner use and mix brillantly the different leitmotivs. He was a genius.
In Music for Sure! But I would refrain from his views on Race!
A leitmotif or leitmotiv is a "short, recurring musical phrase" I believe....
Amazing what U can pick-up from the Net!
Such as quotes from: ......Robert A. Heinlein........But; he doe more scientific stuff.......As opposed to Acoustics.....
Let's face it; if U want to shut out sound.....Put some Cheese in your Ears!
A leitmotif in music is.... artistic means, which, coupled with an initially non-artistic content, can be found again and again in the entirety of the work.
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For instance, here you have the "Siegfried" leitmotiv:
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And here you have the "hero" leitmotiv:
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And in this video , you can here both leitmotivs, one after another, in 5:47.
I have been studying Wagner's music for several years, and I have listened to much of his work several times. The leitmotifs are associated with characters or dramatic moments, and when they appear in the work it makes sense. They accumulate, since after appearing for the first time they continue to appear in the work, relating to new leitmotifs. Der Ring des Nibelungen is spectacular, but my favorite Wagner work is Tristan Und Isolde.
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Klaus Tennstedt was one of the greatest conductors in the 20th century. He ranks right up there with Leopold Stowkowski, Sir George Solti, Herbert von Karajan. Just magnificent interpretation. So noble and heroic, yet tender and sad.
Just magnificent interpretation. So noble and heroic, yet tender and sad. - I agree!
TOTALLY TOP OF THE 🌲 TREE!
Daniel Barenboin!
You could not be more correct. Tennstedt was a unique and marvelous conductor.
💙 Richard Wager Masterful!!! 🎶 👏
So dramatic, I love it ! An outstanding part from the opera, dark yet beautiful then.
Wagner was in a league of his own he knew how to touch and move the public’s soul he made you feel joy sadness love hate passion and nationality he is one of my favorites pure genius he was and is I remember Excalibur with the Wagnerian music when the lady of the lake takes back the sword and takes it down with her and his flaming funeral boat gives me chills S it drifts away slowly ❤😢😊😢❤
Einfach großartig. Ich liebe Wagner. Seine Musik ist für mich die wunderbarste, die es überhaupt gibt. Vielen Dank für diese Übertragung und LG aus Montreal, Qc, Canada
Vielen Dank. Und Grüße aus L.A.
Siegfried unsere Helden werden nicht vergessen!
Unsere Helden schlafen und träumen von ihrem wiedererwachen.
Sublime...
Chill music for Odin in Valhalla! Wagner is brilliant as ever .
My late dad, a prolific conductor In the military conducted the ring cycle many a time...
Seigfrieds funeral march has always been a fantastic experience for me to hear ..
It's triumphant in its orchestral nuances and personifies a hero dying for the cause of righteousness...
In 2019 when dad died I assembled a team of musicians and we performed this peice as a suitable finale to commemorate the hero he was..
I'm not half the conductor he was but he taught me well.😊😊😊
I am so sorry for your loss. But you will remember him with this beautiful music.
Heaven could not be better!
Please take care of yourself. Greetings from Montréal, Qc, Canada
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Thanks for uploading this masterpiece!!!
It took me all this time to realize that the part starting at 2:47 is the same one as when Siegmund tells Brunhilde he won't go to Valhalla with her.
I've never seen this film but I've loved Wagner's music since I was a kid watching Bugs Bunny cartoons. Who can forget "Kill the Wabbit!" But I really discovered it about 1980 when it was used to overlay a "Nova" episode about the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Imagine that volcano erupting to "Siegfrid's Toht".
You’re looking for What’s Opera Doc
Fascinating scenes!
It is a great movie. Thank you.
This is Beautiful Godlike!!! 💙🎶👏
Superbe et incroyable. Un film muet de 1924 ... !
Ah yes, also contains the legendary collapsing of Klaus' lectern.
Yes, it is live art, and still a great recording. :-)
So glad to see this; I’ve loved it all my life. I once showed the film to an undergraduate university class. They enjoyed it somewhat but complained about special effects (😮) & the sepia tone (“it’s too brown.” Sigh. At least they saw it.
When I was 20 years younger, I found these silent films really stupid. Today, I love this. Great art.
Great classical music and heavy opera pieces like Wagner has to be savored at a slow pace. It's acquired taste after listening to it many times, and perhaps even studying it. Can't expect neophytes brought up on Beyonce and Wilson Philips to suddenly love Wagner.
That's correct!
However, the original music (in the film Siegfried, 1928) is not by Wagner.
Thea von Harbou based the screenplay on the original medieval saga, less on Richard Wagner's adaptation of Das Rheingold. In order to further distinguish himself from Wagner, the composer Gottfried Huppertz was commissioned to create the film music.
So much is conveyed by body language ( exaggerated) but some silent films are classic
@@lharchmage6908 to some extent it has to be since you cannot express emotion with language in a silent film also expression where exaggerated because of the Heritage of Stage acting see emotion and expression on someone's face on a Giant screen is easy but seeing the emotion and expression of an actor on stage when you at the pack of the theater is hard
Colossal.
Why do I think of Germany being stabbed in the back when I see that touching scene?
Thank you for posting, great
Thank you!
Magnificent!
Thank you!
Loved the knitted Chain mail on the Dude with the long Beard
watch the opening of the film..EXCALIBUR.....its the same wagner music...set to medieval knights...it will chill you!!
The ending as well when Excalibur is given back to the Lady of the Lake and Arthur goes to Avalon
This film introduced me to R. Wagner.
I thought of using some knights in a battle for this music... but Excalibur came to mind and so I did go for the "Siegfried".
In fact EXCALIBUR was the movie, which brings me first in contact to this monument of music. Since that time I'm bounded to it and love Wagner.
Why not rather suggest that one watch a good dvd of Wagner's "Götterdämerung", of which there are a number of fine examples? Go to the source rather than the downstream popular trickles
Thank you for posting this - beautiful.
Thank you!
5:50 Tennstedt needs more space and therefor kicks the Conductor's stand off stage. heröic move.
"★★★★" - Very cool idea! - Well done.
Thank you!
this is sensational. bravo
Thank you!
Heavy!
As Mark Twain is supposed to have said, "Wagner's music is better than it sounds."
I prefer Woody Allen's line "The trouble with Wagner is that listening to him always makes you feel like invading Poland". But Twain was wrong - it is great music; epic and stirring and beautiful.
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Great!
Thank you!
Epic .
Thank you!
Мурашки по коже..,.слушая вооброжаю зифригда путешествует по рейну.....
Das ist Wagner !!!
Wo Tolkiens Wurzeln liegen...
Ja.... Tolkien selbst bestritt zwar, von Wagners Werk inspiriert worden zu sein. Obwohl er
sogar begann, zusammen mit C. S. Lewis an einer Übersetzung von "Die Walküre" (der zweiten der vier Opern des Ring-Zyklus) zu arbeiten... und Tolkien und Wagner stützten sich beide auf dasselbe Quellenmaterial zur Inspiration, einschließlich der Völsungasaga und der Liederedda. Passt.
Das wusste ich gar nicht. Sehr interessante Info. Danke.
@@LosAngelesVideoArt Doch wohl klar. Ohne den kleinsten Schatten auf Tolkiens Meisterwerk zu werfen: aber wo´s herkommt, ist doch überdeutlich, auch die guten hellen aus dem Westen, die kleinen häßlichen aus dem Osten, sogar die Zwergennamen entstammen der nordischen Mythologie. Und wer sich über die "special effects" des Films lustig machen will: vergeßt nicht die Zeit und die technischen Möglichkeiten! Man soll stolz darauf sein.
To me, this music has always represented treachery, from the very first time I heard it as a child.
It is of course the dolchstosslegende - "stab-in-the-back story" - that was historically so influential in the rise of Hitler (he compared the Treaty of Versailles to Siegfried's death).
@@kenoliver8913 Then Wagner was highly effective. When I was in 6th grade in Music Appreciation class, the teacher just played 33 1/3 records. She didn't give us the title or composer or any background story. We were just supposed to listen to the music and write down our thoughts or maybe a story to fit the music. Maybe a dozen kids picked up on the betrayal theme. I don't remember the teacher ever talking about the opera, just the music. So we never knew until we found out later on our own, if we ever did.
I'm 74 and I finally found out from you. I've always just listened to instrumental albums and cassettes. Never really looked into the story and I don't understand German. Now you have set me on a new quest. Thanks!
..and it is the greatest quest you can undertake. To paraphrase Auntie Mame, Wagner (life) is a banquet and too many fools are starving to death." Or as Elizabeth Brown put it, " every common bush is aflame with God ( Wagner), while most sit around it and eat blackberries." As Btitish philosopher, Roger Scruton puts it, Wagner has renewed the sacred for us, the sacred is vital in a world of materialism and the gods have been killed by The Enlightement. Many, such as New Yorker music critic, Alex Ross warns, once you start the Wagner quest it is so overwhelming you will lose yourself in the forest. My life was changed in the 1960s when I discovered Wagner and Birgit Nilsson. I have seen five Ring Cycles and have three or four complete recordings. I cannot imagine my life without Wagner. How meaningless it would have been without access to the transcendent.
Fritz Lang
If more Wagnerian tenors looked like Paul Richter the Ring Cycle would be a lot more popular young women (and their boyfriends would come along to enjoy the soprano that looked like Margarete Schön).
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Film fans! What is the film accompanying the score?
It is in Excalibur.
It's Fritz Lang's Siegfried.
I'm not sure I could make it for so long with a spear through my heart.
Hey.... it is Siegfried... the Dragon Slayer. He is a hero and somewhat of a "Superman". ;-)
This doesn't explain everything
Maybe, it was not right through his heart? - I do not know.
Where and how can you view the entire movie
Part 1 archive.org/details/die-nibelungen-siegfried-1924-restored-movie-576p-sd_202312
Part 2 archive.org/details/1924NIbelungos02
Bear in mind Wagner took very little from Die Nibelungenlied. Siegfried's actual death, the villainy of Hagen and the cataclysm at the end came from that epic. Bruenhilde is an entirely different character in Wagner than what you find in the Norse Eddas and in the Nibelungilied. I personally feel she is the noblest character ever created. Wagner is much,much deeper than Tolkein. The Ring is filled with Kant, Feuerbach, perhaps Hegel, Schopenhauer and Buddhism.
Are Torsten Lang and Fritz Lang related?
No, not that I know of.
Nay... he is not.
I would love to have had a few pints with Wagner, put the would to rest xxx
Немцы. Мы с вами на века. Давайте уже строить
No hay respuesta, los alemanes prefieren ser lacayos de los gringos
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Русские, и вы, много потеряли во 2 мировой войне. Русские до сих пор восстановиться не могут. Я Русский. Уважаемые немцы, мы Вас ценим и уважаем. Так и нас цените и уважайте.
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Cinematic masterpiece, had to turn the sound off at exactly @5:40 - a marvel.
Deutschtum ⚫⚪🔴
Yes, the Nibelungen is very old German Saga, and Wagner a German Composer. The movie (here in the video) is made by the Austrian Fritz Lang.
Also is the creator of this video Torsten Lang a German, too!
@@LAVideoArt Austrians are ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) aswell.
@@croatianwarmaster7872 And how is this with Germans in Croatia or your folks? (Serious question! - I am not a troll)
@@LAVideoArt really sad situation. In 1945. yugoslav communists banished or murdered all ethnic germans or held them in concentration camps till 1950. (Most famous is Valpovo near Osijek) and gave their land to the serbs. So the German community is mostly older folks and very few in number. I for one would welcome a wave of German newcomers to eastern Croatia, or anywhere in Croatia really since Croats and Germans have always had a friendly and mutually benefitial relationship in Croatia.
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Der Verräter Siegfried wird durch seine christliche Schwachstelle von Allvater Odin gerichtet.
Wagner ...totally not gay
Beware: I bought the cd; although this part is amazing I feel most of it is boring
You must not be familiar with Wagners music. It takes a lot of time to become familiar with its intricacies and especially with Wagner you can't be ignorant of the story if you wish to understand.
You need to watch full performances of the Ring with English subtitles to truly understand why it is so great.
These playlists contain all four parts of the Ring with English subs:
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Don't give up! It's worth the effort!
Thanks for your words
Tennstedt is much better for Richard Strauss' Death and Transfiguration
@@TVDandTrueBloodGreatest adventure of my life has been Wagner. I have lived and walked in this miracle for almosr sixty years. Every year, a new book. New insights. New glories.
Sublime y a la vez grande elocuente obra de arte saludos desde chile
¡Muchas gracias! Saludos de vuelta.
This fits right for the movie “Excalibur “
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