Rheingold, Das: Scene IV: Einzug der Gotter in Walhall (Entry of the Gods into Valhalla; Zumpe arrangement) [Alf:36-A224302]

DAS RHEINGOLD, WWV 86A, is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN. It was performed, as a single opera, at the National Theatre Munich on September 22, 1869, and received its first performance as part of the Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, on August 13, 1876. This excerpt, intended for concert performance with orchestra, is from the end of Scene 4 where the gods march in empty triumph to their doom as they enter Valhalla. Reprint edition of the arrangement by Herman Zumpe. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).