Wagner Leitmotifs | 70 Wotan's Grief : Der Ring Des Nibelungen @wagnerleitmotifs7654 | Uploaded September 2013 | Updated October 2024, 54 minutes ago.
This leitmotif is first heard in act 3 scene 3 of Die Walkure.
This motif represents Wotan's sorrow at having to part with his beloved daughter Brunnhilde. It is accompanied in the first instance by the Sanctuary motif, reinforcing his protection and is arguably the most tender moment in the cycle.
It also appears at the end of act 2 scene 1 of Siegfried as the Wanderer rides away from Alberich; Alberich thinks that that the gods think his efforts childishly futile, but this music tells us that Wotan is loosing hope and interest in the ring since relinquishing Brunnhilde.
It is later heard as Siegfried first sees a sleeping figure on Brunnhilde's rock.
Progenitor leitmotifs:
None
Related Leitmotifs:
None
Subsidiary Leitmotifs:
Longing: youtu.be/iaOoBF4wQTw
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This video is designed for the purpose of teaching the viewer about the leitmotifs in Wagner's Operas, where they appear and how the work. This clearly comes under the umbrella of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
This leitmotif is first heard in act 3 scene 3 of Die Walkure.
This motif represents Wotan's sorrow at having to part with his beloved daughter Brunnhilde. It is accompanied in the first instance by the Sanctuary motif, reinforcing his protection and is arguably the most tender moment in the cycle.
It also appears at the end of act 2 scene 1 of Siegfried as the Wanderer rides away from Alberich; Alberich thinks that that the gods think his efforts childishly futile, but this music tells us that Wotan is loosing hope and interest in the ring since relinquishing Brunnhilde.
It is later heard as Siegfried first sees a sleeping figure on Brunnhilde's rock.
Progenitor leitmotifs:
None
Related Leitmotifs:
None
Subsidiary Leitmotifs:
Longing: youtu.be/iaOoBF4wQTw
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
This video is designed for the purpose of teaching the viewer about the leitmotifs in Wagner's Operas, where they appear and how the work. This clearly comes under the umbrella of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
