Krauss brings this cycle to a close with a truly great performance of Götterdämmerung. His pacing throughout the entire cycle has been exemplary. He seems to always be urging his cast on to greater heights, Siegfried's Rhine Journey is a joyous expression of Life, the Funeral March dark and noble without sounding overwrought.Varnay concludes her Brünnhilde with more sumptuous singing, the top fearless (the high C in the Dawn duet held out to its full value), the middle rich and expressive: a classic portrayal. Windgassen sings so beautifully, underlining Siegfried's doomed naïvete. Greindl is a merciless Hagen who sounds only half human at times. Uhde is a noble, but vulnerable Gunther. Hinsch-Gröndahl's timbre is very mezzo-ish, a trait she shares with the other women in the cast. Malaniuk is a first-rate Waltraute, her long monologue keeping ones attention. The Norns and Rhinedaughters are superb as is the sound.A glitch in the printed leaflet has the side break between discs 1 and 2 occuring in a different place than it actually is, but there my quibbles end.Ring enthusiasts should have both this and the earlier Keilberth cycle in their collections. Opera Depot now has them both, preserved in great sound.