THE FLYING DUTCHMAN by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)

pf: Joseph Keilberth cond/ Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus (1955)

Year/Date of Composition: 1839-41

Senta: Astrid Varnay
The Dutchman: Hermann Uhde
Erik: Rudolf Lustig
Daland: Ludwig Weber
Mary: Elisabeth Schärtel
The Steersman: Josef Traxel

ACT ONE, OVERTURE - 0:00

10:55 No.1: Introduction (Norway. Daland's ship casts anchor off a steep rocky shore. Daland was trying to reach his house and see his daughter Senta, before a storm blew his ship off course.)
15:36 - (Daland enters his deck)
19:46 - (The Flying Dutchman arrives and casts anchor on the opposite shore.)
21:23 - No.2: Dutchman's Aria (He laments his curse and wishes for salvation/self-annihiliation, i.e. the Day of Judgement)
32:23 - No.3: Scene, Duet and Choir (Daland meets the Dutchman, who offers him treasure in exchange for shelter for the night. When Daland mentions his daughter, the Dutchman offers to marry her in the hope of redemption. Daland relishes the prospect of fortune (41:11) and accepts (45:08). After the winds change direction (48:22), Daland sets sail for his home (50:12), whilst the Dutchman and his ship stay behind.)

52:50 - ACT TWO, No.4A: The Spinning Chorus (Daland's house. Senta sits in her chair, brooding on an image of the Dutchman hanging on the wall, whilst maidens sitting at their spinning wheels sing a song about their lovers returning one day from sea.)
1:02:00 - No.4B: Ballade (Senta sings of the tale of the Flying Dutchman)
1:10:30 -(Erik, a huntsman, enters. Daland's ship has been spotted.)
1:12:38 - No.5: Duet (As the maidens leave, Erik stops Senta; he wishes to be her husband. But Senta is instead hopelessly fixated on the Dutchman, out of pity for his curse. (1:19:35))
1:21:38 - (Erik tells Senta his dream: A ship comes to shore, followed by Daland and the Dutchman walking up the shore. Senta runs to greet Daland, but spots the Dutchman. They kiss, then sail off together. Senta believes the dream will come true. Erik runs away in despair.)
1:26:12 - No.6: Finale; Aria, Duet and Trio (Daland enters with the Dutchman. He asks Senta to marry the Dutchman (Aria: 1:27:58). She accepts...but is behaving strangely, and Daland decides to leaves them alone.)
1:33:55 - (Duet: Senta pledges to bring salvation to the Dutchman in the form of love, "true to death.")
1:49:10 - (Trio: Daland drops in to see how the pair is getting on. He invites them to join the homecoming celebrations outside...)

1:52:18 - ACT THREE, No.7: Chorus of the Norwegian Maidens and Ensemble (Outside. Two ships, Galand's ship and the Flying Dutchman, sit at the bank. Galand's crew feast on food and drink, but despite hailing the crew, the Dutch ship remains silent. The crowd begins to realize that it is the notorious Flying Dutchman with the undead crew...)
2:02:28 - A storm; the Flying Dutchman begins to rock as the crew start to sing. The Norwegian seamen, horrified by this scene, end up going below deck.
2:05:51 - Finale; No.8A (Duet) - Erik is horrified by Senta's abandonment of him in favour of the Dutchman. (2:08:16 - No.8B (Cavatine))
2:11:24 - No.8C (Finale) - The Dutchman expresses his woe as he realises that Senta may not redeem him after all. He gets ready to set sail, but Senta stops him, telling him that she holds true to her vow. Erik gets nervous...and calls for help (2:15:55). The Dutchman departs in his ship (2:17:21), after which Senta throws herself off a cliff into the sea ("Praise thou thine Angel with thy last breath! Here stand I, faithful unto death!"). The ship sinks, and we see the glorified forms of the Dutchman and Senta rise above the wreck, soaring upwards.

[douglaskelly]

Found this gem at my local thrift store for $3 in glorious stereo. Tonight is going to be a frightening night!

[PentameronSV]

I screamed when I saw this on my feed.

[SpaceAgeOdyssey]

What Wagner did with the string section, the rolling chromatics must have been so amazing to people listening in 1840. I imagine it was like adding special effects/miniature sets to a disaster film in the early 20th Century during the birth of film, it was at one time unheard of--and then after its use it became widespread/ a standard practice of the genre, and a film would be, in general, more successful financially if it were to employ the technique. It was, in a word; groundbreaking!

[ancientnpc]

Who could listen to the opening and not think of the sea. A man from the desert would think of the sea. Genius.

[Michaelhanmusic]

I can’t hear this piece and not think about hindemith.

[itamarbar]

This piece came to me out of nowhere while I was doing math homework. The ultimate description of stormy weather on the sea, and perhaps of the flying Dutchman itself.

[classicalricky]

this is a REALLY good recording for 1955.

[Teddy_Toto]

Your channel is fantastic! Thank you so much for this!

[TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

I KNEW and all your subscribers another Wagner Oper was coming, thank you!!!

[elephantsuper]

Not only a great job, but also a very nice choice of recording!
A thousand thanks!

[daveelliott]

Extraordinary recording and performance. This is a music-drama realization that storms and breathes!

[canman]

Absolutely brilliant in directing the orchestra and perfect temp.

[cristobalantonioruizcruz]

Fue la primera opera wagneriana que escuche y me sigue gustando como el primer dia.

[vfsozos]

You can clearly hear the difference in technique from the 9:30 part up to 10:01 compared to the rest of the overture. Im pretty sure that is something Wagner added many years later to the score.The last few bars of the overture as well i might add.

[legendschant]

Notes for myself:
5:47 momento sereno vittorioso
14:04 chiusura 14:47 v.dolce
16:04 effetto archi

[joshscores]

He also had Tannhauser but it got removed very quickly.

[viviholland]

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[LDSG]

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[joshscores]

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[voltape]

thank you this is great to have the vocal score in English and Italian in addition to German - I can't get along with German! greetings from Lima, Peru