Richard Wagner: Stokowski-Arrangements (CD)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jose Serebrier

CD

CD (Compact Disc)

Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.

Item will be re-manufactured.
Expected availability end of September 2025

Current price: EUR 14.99

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Einzug der Götter in Walhalla aus "Das Rheingold; Symphonische Synthesen zu "Tristan & Isolde" (Vorspiel zu Akt 1; Liebesnacht; Liebestod);Symphonische Synthesen aus Akt 3 zu Parsifal; Feuermusik & Walkürenritt aus "Die Walküre"

Artists:: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jose Serebrier
Label:: Naxos
Year of recording ca.:: 2006
Item number:: 6769521
UPC/EAN:: 0747313029372
Release date:: 3.9.2007

When Leopold Stokowski began his conducting career, the music of Wagner featured in his very first concert and was to remain close to his heart for the rest of his life. In those early days, particularly through Gramophone records, he introduced Wagner to a wide public with extended orchestral excerpts woven together as richly conceived tone poems and given the title »Symphonic Syntheses«. In these performances by José Serebrier and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, these tone poems have a unique sumptuousness of sound and for those who love this evocative music gloriously played, there is much here that will ravish the ear. - The Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestraciety"

Reviews

stereoplay 01/08: »Lange verpönt bei der ›seriösen‹ Kritik, haben die unerreicht brillanten Orchesterbearbeitungen Leopold Stokowskis einen weltweiten Siegeszug angetreten. Es ist der improvisatorisch freie Gestus, der den Hörer auch hier in den Bann zieht. Wer sich einfach an klanglich überwältigenden, dramaturgisch fesselnden Meisterwerken orchestraler Sinnlichkeit erfreuen möchte, wird mit diesen Aufnahmen hundertprozentig die richtige Wahl treffen.«

Disk 1 von 1 (CD)

1 Das Rheingold, Scene IV: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (ed. H. Zumpe, L. Stokowski)
2 Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): I. Act I: Vorspiel (Prelude)
3 Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): II. Act II: Liebesnacht (Night of Love)
4 Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): III. Act III: Liebestod (Love Death)
5 Parsifal, Act III: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski)
6 Die Walkure, Act III: Feuerzauber (Magic Fire Music) (arr. L. Stokowski)
7 Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (ed. H. Zumpe, L. Stokowski)