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Arthur Rackham's illustration to The Ride of the Valkyries. The Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkürenritt or Ritt der Walküren) is the popular name of the prelude to the first scene of the third and last act of Die Walküre, the second of the four epic music dramas that constitute the operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (English: The Ring of the Nibelung), composed by Richard Wagner
Ride of the Valkyries: 24 Hour Party People: 2002 Michael Winterbottom "Ride of the Valkyries" [29] Birth: 2004 Jonathan Glazer: Die Walküre [9] Jarhead: 2005 Sam Mendes "Ride of the Valkyries" [30] The New World: 2006 Terrence Malick: Das Rheingold [1] [9] Norbit: 2007 Brian Robbins "Ride of the Valkyries" [1] Waitress: 2007 Adrienne Shelly ...
The second act opens exuberantly, with a short prelude that prefigures the celebrated Valkyrie motif that in the following act will form the basis of the "Ride of the Valkyries" in Act III. This motif was first sketched in 1851, for intended use in Siegfried's Tot, before the full plan of the Ring cycle was developed. [82]
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Somehow Kenton turns Wagner's music into jazz, capturing the intense emotion, pomposity and drama with daring ideas. Not for all tastes, this LP was one of Stan Kenton's last innovative recordings".
Between 1958 and 1965 the Decca record company made the first complete recording to be released of Richard Wagner's operatic tetralogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen ("The Nibelung's Ring"), comprising Das Rheingold ("The Rhinegold"), Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), Siegfried and Götterdämmerung ("Twilight of the Gods").
The Wagner tuba is a four-valve brass instrument commissioned by and named after Richard Wagner. It combines technical features of both standard tubas and French horns , [ 1 ] though despite its name, the Wagner tuba is more similar to the latter, and usually played by horn players.
Aria for bass and orchestra. Excerpt from the opera Mary, Max und Michel by Carl Blum (1837) [4] 45: aria: Bass aria from Die Schweizer Familie (c. 1837; lost) [4] 52: aria " Norma il predisse, o Druidi", aria for bass, male chorus, and orchestra for the opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini (1839) [4]