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A while ago, I had the pleasure to perform the complete Ring cycle several times with Arizona Opera, with Joe Berger as principal horn. I cannot say enough great things on how amazingly solid Joe is as a musician.
In performing the Siegfried Horn Call, it is good to understand the back story. The horn call signifies a youthful Siegfried trying to communicate with a bird by using his horn (!?).
He manages to wake up something much larger and more dangerous.
This video provides an excellent synopsis of this scenario in 6 minutes – check it out. (Ignore the advert at the end.)
