To: ExGeeEye
If you love Wagner, you love what is probably one of the first and best war songs "flight of the valkyrie". I tend to think of it as heavy metal played by an orchestra.
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45 posted on
09/04/2011 1:44:18 AM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
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To: Celtic Conservative
That's a good one, but I actually prefer the finale to "Gotterdammerung".
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A small bit of commentary up with which to put :)
I like it for the Sturm und Drang of the immolation (includes the Leitmotif of the "Ride") followed by the last peaceful notes, which together sound to me like a vicious battle fought through the night followed by the dawn of victory.
48 posted on
09/04/2011 1:57:14 AM PDT by
ExGeeEye
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To: Celtic Conservative
The “dawn” begins at 7:10 in the youtube clip. It is my own interpretation.
49 posted on
09/04/2011 1:59:28 AM PDT by
ExGeeEye
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To: Celtic Conservative
I tend to think of it as heavy metal played by an orchestra. Try Savatage's "Prelude to Madness" and "The Hall of the Mountain King."
66 posted on
09/04/2011 8:49:19 AM PDT by
Grizzled Bear
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