Wagner - RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES - Furtwangler
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The Ride of the Valkyries, by Richard Wagner, in a classic recording with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic. Illustrations are by Arthur Rackham.
"One golden summer in adolescence...I heard the 'Ride of the Valkyries' on a gramophone and saw Arthur Rackham's illustrations to The Ring." (C.S.Lewis)
The music: probably the most famous and instantly identifiable of Wagner's works is this short orchestral prelude from Die Walkure, the second opera in the monumental Der Ring des Nibelungen. It has gone on to enter popular culture, being used in many films, most notably the helicopter attack sequence in Apocalypse Now. In terms of composition it perfectly demonstrates Wagner's epic sense of drama, and also his masterful orchestration.
The conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler is probably unrivalled as an interpreter of the core Austro-German Romantic repertoire, setting benchmarks in the performance of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Bruckner and others. His recordings include two complete Ring Cycles, both of them classics.
The illustrations: Arthur Rackham was one of the greatest illustrators at the turn of the 19th century, creating classic visions for fairy tales and fantasies (Alice, Peter Pan, etc.).
His work on Der Ring des Nibelungen is often considered one of the finest visual depictions of Wagner's epic.
Sound: sorry the quality isn't first class - the recording is nearly sixty years old! (Imagine what Furtwangler could do with digital surround sound...)
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you forgot Rainbow Dash
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0:26 Attack of the Germans?
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Daniel Bryan YES YES YES YES
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well... its better than justin bieber
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*Jizz* *sigh of contentment* *re imerse self in battlefield daydreams*
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Porque inglês é considerada a lingua padrao mundial, onde praticamente quase toda população entende.. por isso todos teem as benditas aulas de inglês nas escolas.
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I have a strange desire to strafe a tropical beach with a helicopter while listening to this. Is this normal?
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Por que só gente que fala em inglês comenta esses vídeos?
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Fighting the contrite . . . awesome!
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Kill the wabbit!
Kill the wabbit!
KILL THE WABBIT!
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