Llŷr Williams - Wagner Without Words (2014) [Hi-Res]

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Artist: Llŷr Williams
Title: Llŷr Williams: Wagner Without Words
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Signum Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet) [96kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 2:22:38
Total Size: 2.09 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Tannhäuser: Entry of the Guests (Arr. Franz Liszt) (10:39)
02. Fantasy (26:01)
03. Flying Dutchman: Spinning Chorus (Arr. Franz Liszt) (6:30)
04. Albumblatt für Ernst Benedikt Kietz: “Song without Words” (Arr. Franz Liszt) (1:50)
05. Lohengrin: Elsa’s Bridal Procession (Arr. Franz Liszt) (9:07)
06. Zürich Waltzes (1:09)
07. Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Rhine-Journey (Arr. Glenn Gould, Llŷr Williams) (13:22)
08. Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod (Arr. Franz Liszt) (7:51)
09. Parsifal: Transformation Music (Arr. Llŷr Williams) (8:35)
10. Parsifal: Parsifal and the Flower Maidens (Arr. Llŷr Williams) (6:22)
11. Parsifal: Good Friday Music (Arr. Llŷr Williams) (6:25)
12. In das Album der Fürstin M. (2:55)
13. Rienzi: Santo spirito cavaliere (Arr. Franz Liszt) (9:35)
14. Sonata for the Book of Mrs. M. W. (12:47)
15. Ring of the Nibelungen: Walhall (Arr. Franz Liszt) (5:47)
16. Albumblatt for Mrs. Betty Schott (4:29)
17. The Meistersinger from Nürnberg: Prelude (Arr. Glenn Gould, Llŷr Williams) (9:14)

Featuring insightful arrangements of Richard Wagner’s operas by Franz Liszt and Glenn Gould (as well as Williams’ own arrangement of music from Parsifal), at the centre of the programme is a selection of Wagner’s own piano pieces – many of which were written earlier in his compositional career, hinting at the grand operatic masterworks which were yet to come.

"It’s technically superb; WiIliams is equal to the toughest challenges that Liszt presents, but always puts Wagner first …the colours WiIliams creates from the keyboard in Siegfried’s Rhine Journey and the Parsifal suite are radiant and entrancing." (The Guardian)

"The Welsh virtuoso’s idea of juxtaposing a selection of Wagner’s uneven piano works with transcriptions is pianophile catnip … An uplifting disc." (The Sunday Times)

"… a varied and rewarding programme enriched by Williams’s velvet touch, meticulous voicing, attention to detail and judiciously graded dynamics." (Gramophone)

"A highly stimulating album." (Northern Echo)

Llyr Williams, piano

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