Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C (Excerpts)

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Pietari Inkinen
Stefan Vinke
Lise Lindstrom
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Richard Wagner

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Critical Reception

George Bernard Shaw, in his "Ring" analysis "The Perfect Wagnerite," criticized Wagner for abandoning the music drama concept in "Siegfried" Act 3 and returning to grand opera.

Composer Biography

Wagner's return to "Siegfried" was influenced by his personal life, including his relationship with Cosima Liszt and the birth of their son, whom they named Siegfried.

Compositional Technique

The "Ring" cycle has been compared to a four-movement symphony, with "Siegfried" serving the function of a scherzo.

Performer Biography

Pietari Inkinen, the conductor, received the Helpmann Award for best opera director in 2014 for his work on Neil Armfield's production of Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen" at Opera Australia.

Performer Biography

Lise Lindstrom, the soprano on this recording, won the Green Room Award and Helpmann Award for her performance as Brünnhilde in her first complete "Ring" cycle for Opera Australia in 2016.

Composition History

Richard Wagner paused his monumental "Ring des Nibelungen" project for twelve years, during which he composed "Tristan und Isolde" and "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."

Composition History

Wagner presented the "Siegfried Idyll," which incorporates themes from the opera's final scene, to his wife Cosima as a birthday serenade on Christmas Day 1870.