Wagner: Orchestral Music from The Ring / Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic

$13.99
Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 9, 2018
Format
Added to Cart! View cart or continue shopping.


    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WAGNER, RICHARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Falletta
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 09, 2018
    • UPC
      747313383979
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573839
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Einzug der Götter in Walhall (Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla) (arr. H. Zumpe for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    2. Die Walküre, Act III: Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries) (arr. W. Hutschenruyter for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    3. Die Walküre, Act III: Leb' wohl … Loge hör! Lausche hieher, "Wotan's Farewell" - Feuerzauber (Magic Fire Music) (arr. W. Hutschenruyter for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    4. Siegfried, Act II: Waldweben (Forest Murmurs) (arr. H. Zumpe for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    5. Götterdämmerung, Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey) (arr. E. Humperdinck for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    6. Götterdämmerung, Act III: Siegfried's Tod und Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Death and Funeral March) (arr. L. Šťastný for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    7. Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), Act III: Fliegt heim, "Immolation Scene" (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta


The essential meaning of Wagner’s magnum opus ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ is wrapped up in the composer’s own lifetime pursuit of transcendent romance, with the redemption of eternal love one of the primary tenets of this and his other music dramas. Wagner’s gift for orchestral color and scenic characterization make his operas highly suited to the genre of the tone poem, and these seven tableaus evoke major scenarios in the saga, as well as providing a sense of the course and spirit of the greatest operatic drama ever written. JoAnn Falletta serves as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, and is the principal guest conductor of the Brevard Music Center of North Carolina. She has guest conducted over a hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa.

-----

REVIEW:

Conductor JoAnn Falletta creates a magical Forest Murmurs when Siegfried first understands the meaning of the songbird, and sends the Valkyries on a really wild ride. The sound coming out of Buffalo for the Naxos label is some of the best.

– David's Review Corner (David Denton)