Artist: Richard Wagner.
Album: Twilight of the Gods - The Essential Wagner Collection.
Recording Studio: Deutsche Grammophone.
Copyright: 1998.
Disc One: Songs of Power, Conflict, and Death
Ride of the Valkyries from THE VALKYRIES
Siegfried's Funeral March from TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
Prelude to Act III from LOHENGRIN
Overture from THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Sailors' Chorus from THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Journey to Nibelheim from THE RHEINGOLD
Overture from THE MASTER SINGER OF NUREMBURG
Overture from TANNHAUSER
Entry of the Guests from TANNHAUSER
Tannhauser's Pilgrimage from TANNHAUSER
Act III Orchestral Interlude from SIEGFRIED
Siegfried's Rhine Journey from TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
Finale from TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from THE RHEINGOLD
Disc Two: Music of Love, Ecstasy, & Redemption
Prelude to Act I from LOHENGRIN
Bridal Chorus from LOHENGRIN
Prelude to Act I from PARSIFAL
Good Friday Music from PARSIFAL
Transformation Scene from PARSIFAL
Venusburg Music from TANNHAUSER
Pilgrims' Chorus from TANNHAUSER
Prelude to Act III from THE MASTER SINGER OF NUREMBURG
Vision of Valhalla (Scene II Introduction) from THE RHEINGOLD
Siegfried Idyll
Brunnhilde's Awakening from SIEGFRIED
Prelude to Act III from TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Death of Isolde from TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Overview:
This is 2.5 hours of Richard Wagner, who is responsible for the death of the Romantic era in classical music. Aside from being an anti-Semite, Wagner was a musical genius. Composers either admired or hated his work.
Wagner wrote for the stage. Opera was his forte. Most of his stories revolve around lust, power, love, and murder. There are also tales of redemption and hope. If you want to hear most of Wagner's musical work without much of the operatic singing, this two disc collection is for you. Recommended.
