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Wagner: Gotterdammerung [DVD] [1999]
 
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Heinz Kruse
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung [DVD] [1999] + Wagner: Siegfried [DVD] [1999] + Wagner: Das Rheingold [DVD] [1999]
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  • Actors: Heinz Kruse, Hartmut Haenchen, Wolfgang Schone, Henk Smit, Kurt Rydl
  • Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Classical, Colour, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language German
  • Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Opus Arte
  • DVD Release Date: 29 May 2006
  • Run Time: 269 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000FII1BW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,959 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The fourth and final part of the epic cycle 'Der Ring Des Nibelungen', from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, 28 Sep 2007
By Jack Stuart (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
This Götterdämmerung is a fine climax to an excellent DVD set of the Ring. In particular, the Hagen of Kurt Rydl is outstanding: sardonic and powerful, he grips the attention with every look and domineering action. His combination of physical strength and guile supersedes the increasingly enfeebled Alberich in importance, and is an easy match for the naïve and then drugged Siegfried.
Siegfried looks more like a small escapee running from a mediaeval samurai epic by Kurosawa than the blond hero that many Wagnerites would worship, but this works satisfactorily here, as he is really little more than a pawn - or maybe a disposable knight - in the larger plans of others.
Under Pierre Audi's detailed direction, the story almost makes sense. Most of the problems are Wagner's fault. There is no escaping the fact that Brünnhilde is nearly as stupid as Siegfried, being too easily taken in by the plotting of the Gibichungs. But Jeannine Altmeyer overcomes this problem with committed acting and intense singing, moving at the climactic end.
The scene of Siegfried returning to the fire-bound rock disguised as Gunther is always awkward to bring off convincingly. Audi's solution of having Siegfried shadow Gunther, both covered, looks possible at first, but it eventually comes adrift when it is the latter who lies down with Brünnhilde with obvious intent - and not physically separated by Nothung. This may be making a psychological point, but confuses further the logic of the plot.
On the other hand, the spinning by the Norns of the rope of Fate, which eventually snags and breaks, is one of Wagner's better ideas, and the `mental' weaving in this production is perhaps more `interesting' than successful on stage.
However, the singing and acting all round is strong again, and is well supported by the firm playing of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Gunther and Gutrune are made more understandable in character than usual, with implications of decadence rather than just feebleness. The faceless vassals look really sinister on their first appearance - one of many effective ideas in this Ring by costume designer Eiko Ishioka.
The huge swirl of a set and the colourful lighting are large-scale and dramatic, often giving cause for thought rather than merely offering obvious solutions. Indeed, for the home viewer this is surely the most continuously fascinating and enlightening version of the Ring on DVD, well worth repeated watching.
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