Jaap Van Zweden/HK Phil - Die Walküre Act 3 (The Ride of the Valkyries)

From Concert 2 in Hong Kong January 2016 - two concerts plus three days of patching. A stellar cast: Matthias Goerne, Michelle DeYoung, Petra Lang, Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton, Falk Struckmann, Sarah Castle, Okka von der Damerau, Karen Foster, Katherine Broderick, Anna Burford, Elaine McKrill, Aurhelia Varak, Laura Nykänen. It's a fantastic recording! Released on Naxos in November 2016

[bga]

This really cracked my glasses. Well done ladies!

[jermainejr]

THIS WHOLE ENSEMBLE NUMBER IS CENTERED AROUND THE BOMBASTIC AND EXCITING ELECTRICITY OF THE ORCHESTRA AND THOSE FIRST TWO SINGERS, AND THOSE QUEENS DID NOT MISS WHATSOEVER! THANK GOD!!!! IT JUST GOT MORE EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL! BRAVA TUTTI! YES,

[shin-i-chikozima]

This masterpiece is the lullaby of the braves, and the cradle of the soull

[jimblevins]

Can’t call yourself a First Soprano until you can do this

[tomaszsadowski]

Super. Walküren sind sehr schön. Sie motivieren sehr gut zu kämpfen .

[Lewisevans]

Absolutely amazing singers the human voice really is quite extraordinary

[marireed]

Excellent camera work and editing. I love being able to watch the orchestra so close up.

[pilouetmissiou]

Il y a vraiment de très belles voix dans ce groupe de Valchiries... cette version concert les met bien en valeur ❤❤

[alanjohnson]

Absolutely astounding. Ladies who may properly and rightfully refer to themselves as 'Divas'.

[johnschmid]

Fabulous Conductor!

Some of these comments are unwarranted. I don't see your ass up there singing it-Dude!
I have dealt in opera business all my life and to assemble the 8 Valkyries is a task unto itself!
It requires big -solo -top level-level voices-3 sopranos -4 mezzos and a contralto.
I agree, 5 harps and watch them go!!

Chorus master-IO

[marinacastro.]

Son maravillosas, me emociono al escuchar esta obra genial.

[jmballestra]

Musique splendide !!! Représentation intéressante de la célèbre " Chevauchée ", où les walkyries sont bien mises en valeur dans cette version de concert !!

[wotan]

I think this is quite marvelous! As Verdi and other composers said, you cannot have ffff if you don't have pppp. There must be a contrast. Solti just blasts away. The Valkyries are quite fine, not shouting, and the differentiation in voice types from contralto to soprano is well-noticed.

[jettcarlburg]

I Love This!!!! It is incredibly rare to hear Die Walkure performed with the
To all the punk bitches hating on this performance:

There's the door. Don't let it hit you in the ass when you leave.

[majedal-mouhammed]

paradise as one of the best of humankind.

[timothyball]

9-9-2022.
Hogan's Heroes and the cast sent me to this video. But they had zero orchestra to play the music.

[douglasyiuchinglok]

Why were the trumpets put behind the trombones and tuba?

[ramonriera]

Que original y majestuoso Wagner....es unico ...porque no era solo mas cosas....

[duanium]

I would LOVE to see a Looney Tunes version of "Ride of the Valkyries"...

[Ghostcat]

They played this in an episode of Charmed