Ruth Siewert
Ruth Siewert was a German contralto, active in opera and concert repertory during the first half of the twentieth century.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Wagner and Bach, including Furtwängler’s Rome Ring cycle and Karl Richter’s St Matthew Passion.
Siewert’s singing brought the dark lower-voice colour and steadiness required by both Wagnerian drama and Bach’s sacred architecture.
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WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 1. Das Rheingold
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Recorded in 1953
Rome Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of RAI
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1953
Total duration: 2hr 37:50
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
WAGNER Parsifal
Live recording, 1951
Total duration: 4hr 29:23
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Arnold van Mill
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Altsolo - Ruth Siewert
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
