It's Time for Wagner: Brünnhilde's Awakening (Heil dir Sonne)

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(http://bostonartsdiary.com/wordpress/2011/11/siegfried/)

At length Siegfried went softly to Brunhilde’s side.
He stood and looked upon her sweet, heroic face, and love came into his heart.
Bending low, he tenderly kissed her.
Brunhilde slowly opened her eyes.
She looked up at the blue sky and the smiling sun, and cried:–
All hail to thee, thou glorious sun in heaven!
The flowers slowly opened their petals, the birds began to sing.
Brunhilde’s horse awoke and neighed his glad call.
Brunhilde looked upon Siegfried.
Slowly her memory returned.
As she remembered Wotan’s words: Only he who knows no fear may claim you for his bride, she knew at last her hero had come.
She looked into Siegfried’s strong, brave face, and as he told her of his love, she no longer wished to go back to Valhalla.
She knew that she loved Siegfried with all her heart, and she promised to be his bride.
She told him that she would always be happy when she was by his side.

(http://www.authorama.com/opera-stories-from-wagner-51.html)

Gwyneth Jones and Manfred Jung, Bayreuth, 1980
(video by palalmeida)

I found on an online forum dedicated to music (http://forum.fanclub.ro/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=17965&start=60) a discussion about Brünnhilde's Awakening:

Wagner described Brünnhilde's Awakening with just two notes and I found them to be the most moving combination ever written. Neither virtuosity nor complexity there. It's simply genius that came down from heaven ...

(AlexN)

In fact the two notes are two chords. The second chord is accompanied by a rising sequence played by harp. Then you should consider the dynamics of the two chords (the first is in decrescendo, the second in a slight crescendo, plus fine shading issues). Add to this the orchestration.

(ghionoiul)

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