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Richard Wagner: Preludes • Siegfried-Idyll - Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouworchestra

Posted By: Jannem
Richard Wagner: Preludes • Siegfried-Idyll - Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouworchestra

Richard Wagner: Preludes • Siegfried-Idyll - Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouworchestra
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

XLD | FLAC (tracks) | No Log/cue-sheet | Coverart Embedded & High-def JPEG | ~340 Mb
Classical | ADD | Philips Classics (1974/1978)


Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an opera in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. It is one of the most popular operas in the repertory, and is among the longest still commonly performed today, usually taking around four and a half hours. It was first performed at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich, on June 21, 1868.

Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself inspired by the epic of Garin le Loherain. It is part of the Knight of the Swan tradition.

Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda) is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1856 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting. Wagner's composition of Tristan und Isolde was inspired by his affair with Mathilde Wesendonck and the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. Widely acknowledged as one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, Tristan was notable for Wagner's advanced use of chromaticism, tonality, orchestral colour and harmonic suspension.

The Siegfried Idyll, one of Richard Wagner's few non-operatic works, is a symphonic poem lasting approximately twenty minutes for chamber orchestra. Wagner composed it as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed on the morning of Christmas Eve (Cosima's birthday) in 1870 by a small ensemble on the stairs of their villa at Tribschen (today part of Lucerne) in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland; Cosima awoke to its opening melody. Today, it is often performed in Wagner's full orchestral version.

These recordings by Bernard Haitink with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam date back from the seventies The overtures/preludes were recorded in 1974 and the Siegfried-Idyll in 1978. Needless to say that these recordings should be part of any classical collection. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. Wagner: Der Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prelude
2. Wagner: Parsifal, Prelude
3. Wagner: Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 1
4. Wagner: Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3
5. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and Liebestod
6. Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll

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