Herbert von Karajan "Das Rheingold" Wagner 1951

Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
Sigurd Björling (Wotan)
Ira Malaniuk (Fricka)
Heinrich Pflanzl (Alberich)
Walter Fritz (Loge)
Ruth Siewert (Erda)
Ludwig Weber (Fasolt)
Friedrich Dalberg (Fafner)
Paula Brivkalne (Freia)
Robert Bernauer (Froh)
Werner Faulhaber (Donner)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Woglinde)
Lore Wissmann (Wellgunde)
Hertha Töpper (Flosshilde).
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
Bayreuth 1951

[@horiaganescu3948]

A tremendously great performance, which gives you shivers. There were outstanding Wagner singers at that time.

[@Dylonely42]

Old but gold.

[@NikolaosSkordilis]

What a majestic introduction!

[@eulerleibniz1707]

le finale, comme tout l'opéra d'ailleurs, est sublimement orchestré par von Karajan : le sostenuto qui donne à ce finale un panache certain. C'est vraiment génial !

[@petatap]

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf singing Woglinde!!!

[@garfreed]

IKR? 😀

[@envagyok6924]

I think this is better, than Karajan's own later studio recording: better singers, much more dramatic interpretation. Shame that, this cycle hasn't been issued entirely, although EMI recorded it.

[@hans222010]

Gracias. Erda, Donner, Wotan, sublimes, todo el dramatismo wagneriano expresado en sus voces. El tempo tal vez nos suene despues de tantos años un poco lento pero da paso a la mítica expresion del drama. Tal vez una interpretacion un tanto sonbria pero perfecta en su orquestación. Muchas gracias, un conmovedor testimonio musical de Karajan

[@petrof4056]

Oops 2:19:56 the fast tempo taken by Karajan surprised the soprano, she missed some words, a little mistake quickly forgotten due to the great whole performance. Bravo

[@illyaismaili6413]

No. This is Ira malaniuk's first fricka. And she learned the role only a few hours before the performance. Sadly throughout this entire Rheingold you can hear her singing incorrectly and forgetting some words. This has nothing to do with karajan's tempo. Malaniuk later became a great fricka.

[@illyaismaili6413]

Another great example of her forgetting the words is: 1:58:48

[@operalover67]

I love this rendition and more generally karajan's ring is the best

[@dlhuo9366]

Agree!

[@dreadfort]

Tremendous!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Impresionante, dirección musical de Herbrt Von Karajan.

[@FranzMuzzano]

Il y a une erreur dans la distribution, et sur les pochettes des disques. Fricka était chantée dans cette soirée du 11/8 par Hanna Ludwig, Elisabeth Höngen assurant toutes les autres soirées dirigées par Knap. Et Mime était bien entendu Paul Kuen :)

[@xepmallol3432]

I Froh és Wolfgang Windgassen

[@marcelschouten6963]

You are correct. This is Hanna Ludwig, not Ira Malaniuk.

[@brunegilda2453]

I wish I could hear Knappertsbush rendition ( 1951 as well, Windgassen singing Froh ).

[@mag-wp6yt]

One of the very best Alberich interpretations. He's not meant to be portrayed lyrically or nicely, he should sound utterly desperate and desolate, and down right despicable!

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

The trick is to do both. Lyric, smooth, but also horrible and disgusting.

[@taillandierjp1468]

je suis triste de ne pas voir les acteurs sur la scene théatrale

[@talktodayusa]

Cool reading of it... I can hear things in the strings I hadn't heard before... the slap-back echo-ey sound in the voice is weird..

[@romearomeo]

Sublime

[@atsumoritokyo1101]

❤😂
After this, Karajan parted ways with Bayreuth forever.
この後、カラヤンは永遠にバイロイトと決別する。

[@illyaismaili6413]

His last collaboration with Wieland at Bayreuth was 1952 Tristan, not this ring.

[@goodwood64]

Does anyone know who sings Mime ?

[@taillandierjp1468]

connaître cet opéra par cœur me semble une fantaisie de l' au delà

[@michaweinst3774]

If anyone doesn't know about Ira Malaniuk, she sang Flosshilde in Solti's recording (only in Rheingold)

[@yossipeles7864]

The188920 Shame on you!

[@alandun27]

not that this is her . . . it's Hanna Ludwig.

[@xepmallol3432]

Rectificació: Froh és Wolfgang Windgassen.
Gràcies

[@marcelschouten6963]

That is incorrect. Wolfgang Windgassen sang Froh at July 31st July under Hans Knappertsbusch. This is Aug 11th.

[@eduardobraivein8496]

Is the complete RING cycle available?

[@illyaismaili6413]

Sadly no. The Rheingold and Siegfried are complete, however Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung are not. For Die Walküre, only the third act and the finale of the first act are available and for Götterdämmerung, we only have a chopped version of the finale.

[@charlescoleman5509]

43:20 edit?

[@zvezdinki7998]

Second time seeing after Barenboim

[@zvezdinki7998]

No videos, no words...

[@zvezdinki7998]

But I can sleep in listening music

[@alirezaseyyed-ahmadian7743]

1:07:30!

[@GURTNER1982]

Heinrich Pflanzl as Alberich is horrible and inaudible. Too much vibrato, very agressive voice.

[@xepmallol3432]

Què vols, que sigui Neidlinger? Doncs encara no