'Sweltering mists hang in the air . . . Heda! Heda! Hedo!'
2:47
Donner
16.
'The bridge leads you homeward'
1:52
Froh
17.
'Evening rays flood the sky with splendour'
4:21
Wotan, Fricka, Loge
18.
'Rhinegold! Rhinegold!' (Entry of the Gods into Valahlla)
4:52
Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde, Wotan, Loge
Orchestral postlude
64:08
Gods
Solo:Norman Bailey bass-baritone - Wotan
Solo:Norman Welsby baritone - Donner
Solo:Robert Ferguson tenor - Froh
Solo: Emile Belcourt tenor - Loge
Giants
Solo:Robert Lloyd bass - Fasolt
Solo: Clifford Grant bass - Fafner
Nibelungs
Solo:Derek Hammond-Stroud baritone - Alberich
Solo: Gregory Dempsey tenor - Mime
Goddesses
Solo:Katherine Pring mezzo-soprano - Fricka
Solo: Lois McDonnall soprano - Freia
Solo: Anne Collins contralto - Erda
Rhinemaidens
Solo:Valerie Masterson soprano - Woglinde
Solo: Shelagh Squires mezzo-soprano - Wellgunde
Solo:Helen Attfield contralto - Flosshilde
Choral: English National Opera Chorus
Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor:Reginald Goodall
live; 10, 19, 25 & 29 March 1975
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Reviews
‘It is a recorded document of great importance.’
Fanfare
‘The Ring cycle that Reginald Goodall conducted from 1969 onwards… remains one of the company’s greatest achievements… This first instalment sounds better than ever. Every word is crystal clear, and the cast is uniformly excellent…’
The Guardian on CHAN 3038(4) (The Valkyrie)
‘This very fine Wagner recording returns to the catalogue – a highly persuasive account in its considered approach. The singing, in an effective English translation is excellent.’
Gramophone on CHAN 3038(4) (The Valkyrie)
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