Composer(s): Wagner, Richard
Lyricist(s): Wagner, Richard
Conductor(s): Zagrosek, Lothar
Label: Naxos
Series: Opera Classics
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.660175-78
Barcode: 0730099617529
Release Date: 01/2007

WAGNER, R.: Ring des Nibelungen (Der): Siegfried [Opera] (West, Göhrig, Schöne, Waag, Attila Jun, Herrera, Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra, Zagrosek)

Comprising four separate operas, Wagner�s Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) took 25 years to complete. Centred around a ring of power and the attempts of various people to acquire it, the Ring cycle explores the relationship between love and earthly power and the themes of yearning and loss, all within a setting of medieval legend.The third opera of the cycle, Siegfried, deals with the life of the young hero, his release from the evil dwarf Mime, who has nurtured him for his own ends, his killing of the dragon Father, and his braving of the surrounding flames to wake the Valkyrie Br�nnhilde from her enchanted sleep.

Stuttgart State Opera has been voted Opera Theatre of the Year four times by critics in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. �Lothar Zagrosek�s shaping of the score is unerringly vivid.� BBC Music Magazine, June 2004.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Waag, Bjorn (baritone)
Jun, Attila (bass)
Herrera, Gabriela (soprano)
Ranada, Helene (contralto)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
1Act I: Vorspiel03:51
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Act I Scene 1: Zwangvolle Plage! Muh' ohne Zweck! (Mime)03:52
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Act I Scene 1: Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau' ein! Hau' ein! (Siegfried, Mime)04:16
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 1: Als zullendes Kind zog ich dich auf (Mime, Siegfried)05:14
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
5Act I Scene 1: Es sangen die Voglein so selig im Lenz (Siegfried, Mime)04:49
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
6Act I Scene 1: Einst lag wimmernd ein Weib (Mime, Siegfried)08:37
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Act I Scene 2: Heil dir, weiser Schmied! (The Wanderer, Mime)04:26
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Act I Scene 2: Wie werd' ich den Lauernden los? (Mime, The Wanderer)08:07
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
9Act I Scene 2: Nun rede, weiser Zwerg (The Wanderer, Mime)03:06
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
10Act I Scene 2: Nun, ehrlicher Zwerg (The Wanderer, Mime)07:59
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act I Scene 3: Verfluchtes Licht! (Mime, Siegfried)01:45
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Act I Scene 3: Bist du es, Kind? (Mime, Siegfried)03:09
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Act I Scene 3: Fuhltest du nie im finstren Wald (Mime, Siegfried)05:00
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 3: Hattest du fleissig die Kunst gepflegt (Mime, Siegfried)03:20
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Act I Scene 3: Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert! (Siegfried, Mime)07:46
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Act I Scene 3: Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede, mein Hammer, ein hartes Schwert? (Siegfried, Mime)03:16
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Act I Scene 3: Den der Bruder schuf (Mime, Siegfried)03:00
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Act II: Vorspiel05:32
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Act II Scene 1: In Wald und Nacht vor Neidhohl' halt' ich Wacht (Alberich)02:40
Waag, Bjorn (baritone)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
10Act II Scene 1: Wer naht dort schimmernd im Schatten? (Alberich, The Wanderer)08:02
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Waag, Bjorn (baritone)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
11Act II Scene 1: Mit Mime rang' ich allein um den Ring? (Alberich, The Wanderer, Fafner)07:22
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Jun, Attila (bass)
Waag, Bjorn (baritone)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 3
1Act II Scene 2: Wir sind zur Stelle! Bleib hier stehn! (Mime, Siegfried)07:14
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
2Act II Scene 2: Dass der mein Vater nicht ist (Siegfried)09:41
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
3Act II Scene 2: Siegfrieds Hornruf (Siegfried's Horncall) - Haha! Da hatte mein Lied (Siegfried, Fafner)06:04
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Jun, Attila (bass)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Act II Scene 2: Wer bist du, kuhner Knabe (Fafner, Siegfried)04:49
Jun, Attila (bass)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Act II Scene 2: Ist mir doch fast (Siegfried, Forest Bird)01:51
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Herrera, Gabriela (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
6Act II Scene 3: Wohin schleichst du eilig und schlau (Alberich, Mime, Siegfried, Forest Bird)05:07
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Waag, Bjorn (baritone)
Herrera, Gabriela (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Act II Scene 3: Willkommen, Siegfried! (Mime, Siegfried)07:18
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Gohrig, Heinz (tenor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Act II Scene 3: Neides Zoll zahlt Notung (Siegfried)03:05
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
9Act II Scene 3: Heiss ward mir von der harten Last! (Siegfried)03:27
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Act II Scene 3: Nun sing'! Ich lausche dem Gesang (Siegfried, Forest Bird)04:36
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Herrera, Gabriela (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Act III: Vorspiel02:04
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
12Act III Scene 1: Wache, Wala! Wala! Erwach'! (The Wanderer)02:15
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
13Act III Scene 1: Stark ruft das Lied (Erda, The Wanderer)02:52
Ranada, Helene (contralto)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
14Act III Scene 1: Mein Schlaf ist Träumen (Erda, The Wanderer)04:15
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Ranada, Helene (contralto)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
15Act III Scene 1: Wirr wird mir, seit ich erwacht (Erda, The Wanderer)03:22
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Ranada, Helene (contralto)
16Act III Scene 1: Weisst du, was Wotan will? (The Wanderer)04:17
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Disc 4
1Act III Scene 2: Dort seh' ich Siegfried nahen (The Wanderer, Siegfried)03:59
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Act III Scene 2: Was lachst du mich aus? (Siegfried, The Wanderer)04:15
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
3Act III Scene 2: Bleibst du mir stumm, storrischer Wicht? (Siegfried, The Wanderer)04:31
Schöne, Wolfgang (bass)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
4Act III: Orchesterzwischenspiel (Entr'acte)05:19
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Act III Scene 3: Selige Ode auf sonniger Hoh'! (Siegfried)04:01
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
6Act III Scene 3: Das ist kein Mann! (Siegfried)07:24
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
7Act III Scene 3: Brünnhildes Erwachen (Brünnhilde's Awakening)02:11
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Act III Scene 3: Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht! (Brünnhilde, Siegfried)03:41
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
9Act III Scene 3: Siegfried! Siegfried! Seliger Held! (Brünnhilde, Siegfried)06:30
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Act III Scene 3: Dort seh' ich Grane (Brünnhilde, Siegfried)06:25
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Act III Scene 3: Sangst du mir nicht (Siegfried, Brünnhilde)02:26
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
12Act III Scene 3: Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich (Brünnhilde)04:14
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
13Act III Scene 3: Dich lieb' ich: o liebtest mich du! (Siegfried, Brünnhilde)05:28
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
14Act III Scene 3: Lachend muss ich dich lieben (Brünnhilde, Siegfried)02:35
West, Jon Fredric (tenor)
Gasteen, Lisa (soprano)
Zagrosek, Lothar (Conductor)
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 04:00:25