Richard Wagner (1813-83) Favourite Overtures and Preludes

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:05 +0000

“If you want a spectacular modern digital recording of Wagnerian orchestral excerpts, this is hard to beat…” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) “from the most exciting modern collection of Wagner’s “purple patches” now in the catalogue…Then comes an exhilaratingly brilliant Ride of the Valkyries. Their steeds are not whipped to the point of exhaustion and they come into the final straight, heads held high and manes flying in the wind, drawing cheers from all.” © Gramophone)

1. “Rienzi” Overture 13:16
2. “Der fliegende Holländer” Overture 10:43
3. “Tannhäuser” Overture 15:22
4. “Lohengrin” Prelude to Act 1 10:42
5. “Lohengrin” Prelude to Act 3 3:09
6. “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
Overture 10:04
7. “Ride of the Valkyries” 4:55

Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:36:14 +0000

*** [3 stars] If you want a spectacular modern digital recording of Wagnerian orchestral excerpts, this is hard to beat!–Penguin Guide

Bolt down your speakers! Yuri Simonov and the Philharmonia Orchestra unleash the full power of thrilling orchestral highlights from Richard Wagner’s operas!

Richard Wagner

1 – Parsifal — Act I: Prelude 14:26
2 – Die Walküre — Act III: Ride of the Valkyries 4:49
3 – Siegfried — Act II: Forest Murmurs 8:24
4 – Götterdämmerung — Act I: Dawn and siegfried’s Rhine Journey 12:52
5 – Götterdämmerung — Act III: Siegfried’s Funeral Music 8:06
6 – Tristan und Isolde — Prelude und Liebestod 18:20

Originally released on Collins Classics.
Licensed from Phoenix Music International.

Wagner – Alto CD

Richard Wagner (1813-83) Favourite Overtures and Preludes

Wagner: Orchestral Favorites