Wagner: Preludes & Overtures / Semkow, St. Louis Symphony
Details
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Artist
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow
- Format
- CD
- Discs
- 1
- Label
- Vox
- Released
- Jul 26, 2024
- Catalog #
- VOX-NX-3044CD
- UPC
- 747313304486
About
This classic recording of Wagner's preludes and overtures with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jerzy Semkow, the orchestra's music director from 1975 to 1979. Digitally mastered in high definition from the original analogue tapes.
REVIEW:
This Wagner CD is one of Jerzy Semkow's finest recordings he made with the orchestra during his tenure as its music director. The program opens with a brilliant Meistersinger Overture, heard in all its glory. The Rienzi Overture is no less inspiring. Semkow gives it verve and power, with an opulent sound at a brisk tempo. This gives the music an unusual fire. The Lohengrin Preludes and the evocative Easter Magician are also excellent. The album concludes with a sonorous Ride of the Valkyries, where the phenomenal sound engineering once again ensures a first-class listening experience. Wagner’s music shines in a thousand colors.
— Pizzicato
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude 09:52
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude
- Duration
- 09:52
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow
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2 Rienzi: Overture 13:03
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Rienzi: Overture
- Duration
- 13:03
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow
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3 Act I: Prelude 09:18
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I: Prelude
- Duration
- 09:18
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow
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4 Act III: Prelude 03:01
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act III: Prelude
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow
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5 Parsifal, Act III: Karfreitagszauber (Good Friday Music) 11:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Parsifal, Act III: Karfreitagszauber (Good Friday Music)
- Duration
- 11:15
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow
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6 Die Walküre, Act III: Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries) 05:32
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Die Walküre, Act III: Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries)
- Duration
- 05:32
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Ensemble
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jerzy Semkow