Wagner: Orchestral Music from operas

On this CD:

1. Parsifal, opera, WWV 111 "Good Friday Music"
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

2. Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

3. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

4. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 Prelude and "Love Death"
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

5. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Act 1: Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

6. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Act 2: Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

Tracks:

The Flying Dutchman: Ov
Rienzi, The Last Of The Tribunes: Ov
Lohengrin: Prld To Act I
Lohengrin: Prld To Act III
The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg: Prld To Act I
The Valkyrie. Act III, Scene 1: The Ride Of The Valkyries
The Valkyrie. Act III, Scene 3: Wotan's Magic Fire Music
Tannhauser And The Song Contest On The Wartburg: Grand March (Act II, Scene 4)

WAGNER: The Complete Overtures and Orchestral Music from the Operas

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WAGNER: The Complete Overtures and Orchestral Music from the Operas
Yuri Simonov , Francesco D'Avalos , and London Philharmonia Orchestra
Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MLXT
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Wagner: Orchestral Music from the Operas

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Yet Another Testament to Great Reissues

Wagner: Orchestral Music from the Operas

Manufacturer: Testament
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00006BC7S
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Customer Reviews:

Yet Another Testament to Great Reissues.......2004-03-14

Testament is rapidly becoming one of my favorite classical labels, despite the fact that its CDs sell at full-price. This company prides itself on licensing classic recordings from the vaults of labels like EMI and Decca, performances that the big boys won't reissue not because of their musical quality, but because of their lack of potential profitability. They have also made it their mission to rescue the reputations of once great conductors no longer in the spotlight, including D.E. Inghelbrecht, Gunter Wand (see my reviews) and now Rudolf Kempe. Kempe would never have been totally forgotten as his Strauss recordings are a cornerstone of EMI's current series of CD box sets and budget-line titles. But he was more than a Strauss specialist as he was a first-rate conductor of everything from Beethoven to Wagner, and unfortunately too many of his outstanding recordings are no longer available. You only have to listen to this disc of Wagner Orchestral Music to see the quality of his interpretations. As the track information above is non-existent, allow me to say this disc features the "Preludes" from Acts 1 & 3 of "Lohengrin," the "Prelude" and "Good Friday Music" from "Parsifal," and "Prelude und Liebestod" from "Tristan und Isolde." These brilliant golden-age stereo accounts from 1958 are every bit as enjoyable as my personal favorites by Klemperer, Paray, Cluytens and Szell (see my reviews of the latter two). It's too bad an earlier Testament CD of Kempe performing Wagner (SBT 1035) is no longer available from Amazon, though it can still be purchased direct from the company. In all, this title is yet another "Testament" to a great reissue program.

Wagner - Orchestral Escerpts from Operas

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Wagner - Orchestral Escerpts from Operas

Manufacturer: Manchester Files
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000G156FW

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RICHARD WAGNER Orchestral excerpts from operas. The Twilight of Gods: 1. Sigfried"s Travels Along the Rhine 2. Funeral March. Lohengrin: 3. Introduction to the opera 4. Introduction to the 3rd act. Tristan and Isolde: 5. Introduction, Scene from 3rd act, Isolde"s Death. Special issue of the 70th anniversary of the Orchestra. Recorded by Petersburg Recording Studio, 1991. Total time 57:01.

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Ballet Music from Famous Operas

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000KVO
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Aida: Balletmusic - Slovak Philharmonics/Denis Burkh
Faust: Valpurga's Night - Slovak Philharmonics/Denis Burkh
Samson And Delilah: Bacchanalia - Slovak Philharmonics/Denis Burkh
Tannhauser: Bacchanalia - Slovak Philharmonics/Denis Burkh
Coppelia: Balletsuite - Orch Of The Vienna 'Volksoper'/Joseph Leo Gruber
Sylvia: Balletsuite - Orch Of The Vienna 'Volksoper'/Joseph Leo Gruber

Richard Wagner: Orchestral Music from Operas

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Richard Wagner: Orchestral Music from Operas

Manufacturer: Arte Nova Records
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Wagner - Orchestral Music From Operas - Fedoseyev

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Wagner - Orchestral Music From Operas - Fedoseyev

Manufacturer: Vista Vera
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000EHLH3I

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Richard Wagner | Orchestral music from operas | 1. Overture to the opera Rienzi 13.12 | 2. Flight of the Valkiries from the opera Valkirie 4.01 | 3. Introduction and The death of Isolde from the opera Tristan and Isolde 16.01 | 4. Forest Murmers from the opera Siegfried 9.36 | 5. Funeral March from the opera Twilight of the Gods 7.33 | 6. Prelude to Act 3 to the opera Lohengrin 3.26 | Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra | Vladimir Fedoseyev,conductor | Richard Wagner made himself celebrated as a great opera composer and a reformer of the musical theater. | However he did not leave behind many significant works in the genre of symphony, overture, or symphonic poem. | The only exception is his Faust Overture (1840, second edition - 1855). Yet the scale of the orchestral episodes | of his operas, the role of the orchestra that cements the leitmotif fabric of the music and the profoundness of the | symphonic synthesizing make Wagner one of the greatest symphonists of the post-Beethoven period. The | outstanding symphonic fragments of his operas represent a great independent value and continue to live on a concert stage.

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Orchestral Music from Operas
Wagner
Manufacturer: Hungaroton Echo
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ASIN: B00004TRX1
Release Date: 2000-08-14

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Performance Five Stars; Sound Four Stars

Orchestral Excerpts from Wagner Operas

Manufacturer: London Philharmonic
ProductGroup: Music
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5, Egmont Overture; Weber: Oberon Overture
Symphony 7/Symphony 3
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Mahler Symphonies 1 & 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) / Klaus Tennstedt, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra

ASIN: B000B6N6GS
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Prelude
Overture
Dawn And Siegfried's Journey To The Rhine
Siegfried's Funeral Music
The Ride Of The Valkyries (Concert Version)
Overture
Venusberg Music

Customer Reviews:

Performance Five Stars; Sound Four Stars.......2005-11-06

Klaus Tennstedt was a master of Wagnerian opera. He and the London Philharmonic were artistically and emotionally made for each other and his tenure with them was a high point both for the orchestra and for Tennstedt. Unfortunately his time with them was cut short by increasingly ill health. This live recording from the 1992 Proms demonstrates their close psychological connection. These are simply outstanding performances. The only problem is that in the fortissimo climaxes of, say, the Meistersinger Prelude or the Tannhäuser Overture the sound tends to become a bit clotted. This is largely, I suspect, due to the difficult acoustics of the Royal Albert Hall. But in the softer moments -- and in spite of what one might think, there are lots of such passages in Wagner's orchestral music -- Tennstedt's approach is almost as if he were conducting chamber music. There is tenderness, lyricism and delicacy in such moments. Not only that, Tennstedt manages the tempo and dynamic changes, as in the Rienzi or the Tannhäuser excerpts, with great sensitivity and complete control. 'Siegfried's Funeral Music' is given as moving a performance as I've ever heard. The LPO play their hearts out for him. String tone is lush, woodwinds are plangent, brass are thrilling. For live recordings they are really quite remarkable.

This is the third issue from the new LPO label, the London Philharmonic's own label -- so many musical organizations are making their own recordings now, witness John Eliot Gardiner's Bach cantata recordings just beginning to come out -- and it is wonderful that this one, and others, are coming from a Golden Age of the LPO. The orchestra has had its up and downs but in 1992 they were at the top of their form. The Proms audience show their enthusiasm by vigorous applause which, on this recording, is moderated and cut short in order avoid the annoyance applause can give rise to on repeated listenings. But one can still feel the excitement of the audience, and feel it oneself as well.

These are superb performances only modestly diminished by the occasional sonic problems.

Scott Morrison