Continuing my quest to a listening of Der Ring des Nibelungen in its entirety, next up:
Siegfried
(Wagner, 1876)
This recording:
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Direction: Horst Stein
Principals: Cox, Roberts, Zednick, McIntyre, Feldhoff
(Deutsche Grammaphon, 1974)
*In many respects the most "difficult" listen in The Cycle, as it is not so (musically) dramatic as the material in parts one & two, rather, it is a musical "sketch" that sets the stage for the very dramatic conclusion, i.e., part four.