Ride of the Valkyries AUDIO

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Ride of the Valkyries - from "Die Valkyrie". Performed by: American Symphony Orchestra, Composed by: Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany – 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy). Record format: Edison Diamond Disc. Matrix number: 7846-B-1-6. Recording date: 1921. Release number: 80638-R. Release date: December 1921
NPS object catalog number: EDIS 41877.

Arthur Rackham's illustration to the Ride of the Valkyries

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Keywords: Valkyries; Richard Wagner; Die Walküre; Grand Opera
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