For years it has been said that Philips used the following summer's Walkure for their published account of Bohm's cycle. That makes this performance all the more interesting though I suspect they may have used this outing as a back-up. Who knows if any of this ended up in the final product?The cast is almost identical with the exception of Talvela as Hunding (Nienstedt is the Hunding in the official release). Rysanek and King are marvelous, both giving passionate, almost reckless performances. Rysanek's famous screams sound like a wailing ambulance, but they absolutely work in context. Nilsson's battle cry is thrilling. She and Adam perform their scenes together very convincingly. Burmeister is again a blistering Fricka, making the most of a good, if not great instrument. Talvela makes one wish his part was bigger. The Valkyrie ensemble is good, but better balanced in 1967. Bohm wastes no time, but doesn't rush the music, really working with his singers.The sound is good broadcast mono, occasionally a little congested in the third act Valkyrie ensembles. This is a fascinating alternative to the offical release.Onto Siegfried!