
6 Songs, 1 Hour 5 Minutes

Wagner - Dudamel Gustavo Dudamel
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4.4, 5 Ratings - $10.99
EDITORS’ NOTES

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Die Walküre, Act III: Einleitung "Ride of the Valkyries" (Concert Version)
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Siegfried, Act II: Forest Murmurs
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Götterdämmerung, Prologue: Siegfried's Rhein Journey
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Götterdämmerung, Act III: Siegfried's Funeral Music
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Vorspiel
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel
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Ratings and Reviews
Mediocre Wagner
Orquesta Simón Bolívar isn’t the Vienna Philharmonic, certainly, but also about 2 dozen other orchestras at minimum. There is lacking weight in the sound, so crescendos and diminuendos, for example, are wan and unconvincing. Dudamel takes a middle of the road path throughout, so even conviction in the interpretation is lacking. This is easily one of the worst recordings Dudamel and the Bolívar band have produced. It should be withdrawn from the catalog at once, and replaced at a later time performed by Dudamel’s other band, the Los Angeles Philharmonic. With its recent additions of a sterling principal trumpet in Thomas Hooten, and magnificent principal french horn in Andrew Bain, the brass are now fully Wagner equipped, and the strings and winds have the polished sheen any great orchestra must have. Wagner is no afternoon outing for any orchestra, but it almost sounds like one here. Too bad, since I greatly admire both orchestra and its conductor, and they deserve to better represented than on this release.
The Rhine has moved to Venezuela
Dudamel doesn’t leave a stamp on music. He just brings vigor and passion, and it’s all here.
The horns in particular have a full Wagnerian richness that is remarkable from an organization until recently known as a youth orchestra.
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