Jaap van Zweden - Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (2018) [Hi-Res]

Götterdämmerung brings to a conclusion the Naxos Ring Cycle conducted by Jaap van Zweden with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. As with the other releases in this edition, it will appear both on standard CD and Blu-ray formats. Previous releases in this cycle have been received with great critical acclaim. "The quality of the orchestral playing is remarkable… The cast is uniformly strong, and the audio quality is superb." (ClassicalCDReview.com on Das Rheingold): "Van Zweden seems to respond more naturally to this richer, more passionate score, better suited to his sweeping approach. Drawing airy, luminescent textures from the Hong Kong players, he drives the drama excitingly…" (BBC Music Magazine on Die Walküre). Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) is the epic fourth and final opera of Wagner's great Ring cycle, with a plot that depicts the fall of heroes, gods, and the entire world. Containing all of the Ring's essential elements, Götterdämmerung possesses a profoundly satisfying sense of inevitability that makes it both a towering climax and a unified summation of the Ring's abundant variety.

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, State Choir Latvija
Jaap van Zweden (conductor)

Yang Shen (bass-baritone), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Peter Kálmán (bass-baritone), Eri Nakamura (soprano), Eric Halfvarson (bass), Aurhelia Varak (mezzo-soprano), Amanda Majeski (soprano), Hermine Haselböck (mezzo-soprano), Sarah Castle (mezzo-soprano), Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano), Jenufa Gleich (soprano), Gun Brit Barkmin (soprano), Daniel Brenna (tenor)