- Audio CD (Sep 10 2002)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B00006I0AU
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #146,596 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Overture |
| 2. Overture |
| 3. Act.3/Prelude |
| 4. Act.1/Prelude |
| 5. Act.3/Prelude |
| 6. Prelude |
| 7. Act.3: Dance Of The Apprentices & Entry Of The Masters |
| 8. Act.1/Prelude |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Overture |
| 2. Scene 4: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla |
| 3. Act.3: Ride Of The Valkyries |
| 4. Siegfried-Idyll |
| 5. Act.2: Forest Murmurs |
| 6. Interlude: Siegfried's Rhine Journey |
| 7. Act.3: Siegfried's Funeral March |
| 8. Prelude |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"Mistah Klemps" is a Winner, Here!,
By Ralph J. Steinberg "Lover of German Music" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Siegfried-Idyll/Orchestral Mus (Audio CD)
As many others, I normally do not care for Wagnerian "bleeding chunks", but when performed as wonderfully as in these fabulous performances, I can more than merely accept them. To pick out some examples, the Meistersinger Prelude is taken surely at the broadest pace I have ever heard, but there is a lightness of touch and sunniness to the interpretation that is absolutely irresistable. Teh Tannhaeuser Overture is overwhelmingly majestic in the Pilgrims' Chorus and volatile in the Venusberg sections. Siegfried goes off on a surprisingly swift Rhine Journey, and the Funeral March has the kind of cataclismic force that Knappertsbusch brought to his famous 1951 Bayreuth performance. The Siegfried Idyll is performed in its original chamber group version, and has more charm than any other I have heard. And the Tristan Prelude and Liebestod has an urgency and sheer erotic impulse that not even Furtwaengler surpassed. These wonderful renditions make one regret that Big Otto never recorded any of the later Wagner Operas complete.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Place To Start!,
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This review is from: Siegfried-Idyll/Orchestral Mus (Audio CD)
Since his music is so controversial & demanding, it's probably cruel to introduce a person to Wagner by first experiencing one of his operas. Personally, I've fallen in love with Wagner's earlier Romantic operas & later music dramas. This passion, however, wasn't linear, and I spent a lot of time skipping through sections that I didn't particularly appreciate until rather late in the game. If that makes me a slow developer, fair enough. It also puts me in with the majority of people who grow to love this operatic genius. This 2-disc set is the perfect way to determine if you would like to delve further. Klemperer's brooding conducting is perfect for the sheer weight of many of these pieces. The Gotterdammerung selections are absolutely perfect! The prelude to Parsifal is also stunning, as is the Tristan prelude & Isolde's liebestod! Wagner's popular mid-period Tannhauser & Lohengrin selections range from lusty (Tann. overture, Lohengrin prelude act 3) to sublime (Lohengrin prelude act 1) The ever-popular Meistersinger is well represented with the regal overture (minus the Lutheran choral music, unfortunately) and the exquisite Dance of the Apprentices/Entry of the Masters. The towering Ring selections include the perennial potboiler Ride of the Valkyries, albeit in severely abbreviated form. Donner's powerful "aria" (without words) w/ the final march from Rheingold is present, along with a gorgeous Forest Murmurs from Siegfried and a spectacular selection from Wagner's greatest, Gotterdammerung. Early Wagner selections from Rienzi and Der fliegende Hollander tend towards the more bombastic side; but hey, if your neighbor plays really annoying rap music at high volume, you can always counter it with these selections. I can guarantee you they'll stop. In order that the eardrums don't bleed too profusely, Wagner's chamber piece, the Siegfried-Idyll is included and is played with a refreshing lightness of touch. Perhaps the most exciting experience one can have listening to this music is witnessing this astonishing progression of genius. From Rienzi to Parsifal, no artist (with the possible exception of Beethoven) has progressed so far from the heroic to the sublime. This is truly timeless music.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The definitive orchestal Wagner...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Siegfried-Idyll/Orchestral Mus (Audio CD)
Wether you love Wagner operas or just his orchestal music or even if you are new to Wagner's music, this is the definitive orchestal recording to have. This 2 CD set contains 157 minutes of the best orchestal Wagner ever available. The Philharmonia Orchestra under the batoon of Otto Klemperer plays perfect, the tempi is slow but not boring, in fact with a lot of feeling and the sound is amazing. The Siegfried Idyll is played with small amount of instruments, just as Wagner intended it to be played. The works in this set are not limited just to the tipical overtures and preludes as other CD's are, it includes more orchestal music from the best known Wagner operas; it does not include music from "Die Feen" or "Das Liebesverbot" or other works as "Faust" overture, etc, but is an excellent set that you will make one of your favorites since the first time you listen.
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