Wotan's Farewell Part 2

Wotan’s Farewell from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner Part 2 (of 2)
This is arguably some of the greatest music Richard Wagner ever composed. It is an extraordinary end to Die Walküre [The Valkyries], the second of the four music dramas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen [The Ring of the Nibelung].
Excerpt: 6 minutes 50 seconds
Performers: Bryn Terfel, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
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