Catharine Woodward, Philip Modinos, Holden Madagame, Edwin Kaye - Wagner by Arrangement: Operatic Highlights, Vol. 3 (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Die Walküre, WWV 86b (Excerpts Arr. B. Woodward for Chamber Orchestra): Nun zäume dein Roß
02. Die Walküre, WWV 86b (Excerpts Arr. B. Woodward for Chamber Orchestra): Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert!
03. Siegfried, WWV 86C (Arr. B. Woodward for Chamber Orchestra): Ewig war ich
04. Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (Arr. B. Woodward for Chamber Orchestra): Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort
05. Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Arr. B. Woodward for Chamber Orchestra): Mild und leise

Necessity being the mother of invention, the English conductor Ben Woodward has arranged the full-symphonic textures of some of Wagner’s operas for eighteen-part chamber orchestra to bring them within range of the forces available to Regents Opera in London – arrangements which should, indeed, put them with the reach of smaller companies everywhere. This new "room-sized Wagner" enhances the sense of scale of the originals with a striking degree of clarity.

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