Richard Wagner : Die Walkure WWV 86 B

Par WAGNER RICHARD. The second opera in Richard Wagner’s mighty The Ring cycle, Die Walkure remains among the most popular and frequently performed of his works. It is a masterful epic, with themes and motifs that combine and interplay to create some of the finest woven musical threads ever. From its gripping opening, in which the hero finds himself weaponless in the house of his enemy; to its heartrending finale, when a father bids farewell to his favourite daughter, generations of listeners have swooned to this story and its majestic, fantastical music. This Vocal Score of this Opera, with lyrics in German and English, features a piano reduction of the orchestral part and isideal for study, rehearsal, and concert performances./ Répertoire / Voix

In 1857 and 1858 as Richard Wagner had come to the completion of Die Walkure the second installment in his epic opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen he took time out to write a series of lieder for (and based on poems by)Mathilde Wesendonck with whom Wagner was believed to have been at the very least extremely infatuated. Whatever the truth might have been behind their relationship it is known that Wagner had met Mathilde's husband Otto inZurich and his ensuing friendship with the couple led to this beautiful set of lieder.Wagner himself called two of the set's songs (Im Treibhaus and Traume) 'studies' for his magnificent opera Tristan andIsolde and though originally intended for female voice with piano all of these songs were eventually orchestrated either by Wagner (in the case of Traume) or by other composers. When they were first performed in 1862 they weretitled Five Songs for a Female Voice. In the 20th century they also became very popular songs for some of the greatest tenors.Much earlier in 1839 Wagner had composed a three-song cycle called Trois Melodies. The firstpiece entitled Dors mon enfant was a lullaby that Wagner ascribed to an unnamed young poet of his publisher's acquaintance and of which he wrote that his wife had called 'heavenly for sending one to sleep'. He thenset Ronsard's song Mignonne and Victor Hugo's L'attente (from that author's Orientales) to round out the set. Wagner offered L'attente to the reigning diva of the time Pauline Viardot who is said to have flatly refused it.Wagner wrote in his memoirs My Life 'I have no reason to be ashamed of these small pieces.'Listen to brilliant tenor Jon Robert Cart perform these lieder. Then he steps aside and you take center stage with yourvirtuoso accompanist Narciso Solero at the piano.

Of the four episodes of the 'Ring Cycle' 'Die Walkure' is most often performed separately and may be Wagner's best-loved work. The source of this affection is certainly the sensitive depictions of Siegmund and Sieglinde's loveand the father-daughter relationship of Wotan and Brünnhilde.Siegmund stumbles into an unfamiliar house Sieglinde's for shelter and the two fall for each other quickly. However Sieglinde's husband (from a forcedmarriage) Hunding is a kinsman of Siegmund's foes and challenges Siegmund to a duel. Sieglinde gives Hunding a sleeping potion and the two realise they are brother and sister. Siegmund claims Sieglinde as his bride. Watching Wotan and Fricka tell Brünnhilde that she must defend Hunding's marriage rights. Brünnhilde sets out to observe the lovers. When Sieglinde falls asleep Brünnhilde berates Siegmund but when he argues she decides to help him.Hunding and Siegmund battle when Siegmund is about to win however Wotan appears and shatters his sword; he is killed. Brünnhilde escapes with Sieglinde and the broken sword. Wotan fells Hunding with a wave of his handand leaves to punish Brünnhilde. Sieglinde realises she bears Siegmund's child so takes the pieces of the sword and rushes off into the forest to hide. Brünnhilde herself flees to the Valkyries' Rock to hide but Wotan fins herand sentences her to become a mortal woman: she must lie in sleep to be claimed by any man who finds her but behind a wall of fire that only the bravest hero can pierce. This is the Schirmer edition of the Libretto inthe original German with an nglish translation by Stewart Robb.

Contents : Verdi: Rittorna vincitor! (Aida) - Oh patria mia (Aida) - Tu che le vanita (Don Carlo) - Ernani, involami (Ernani) - Madre, pietosa Vergine (La Forza del Destino) - Pace, pace Mio Dio (La Forza del Destino) - Salce, Salce and Ave Maria (Otello) - Come in quest' ora bruna (Simon Boccanegra) - Tacea la Notte placida (Il Trovatore) - D'amor sull'ali rosee (Il Trovatore) - Gluck: Divinites du Styx (Alceste) - Smetana: Marenka's Aria (The Bartered Bride) - Puccini: Mi chiamano Mimì (La Bohème) - In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut) - Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante (Carmen) - Massenet: Pleurez! pleurez, mes yeux! (Le Cid) - Il est doux, il est bon (Herodiade) - Obeissons quand leur voix appelle (Manon) - Offenbach: Elle a fui, la tourterelle (Les Contes D'Hoffmann) - Mozart: Come scoglio (Così fan tutte) - Non mi dir (Don Giovanni) - Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro) - Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro (Le Nozze di Figaro) - Ach, ich fühl's (Die Zauberflöte) - Tchaikovsky: Tatiana's Letter Scene (Eugene Onegin) - Gounod: The King of Thule and the Jewel Song (Faust) - Beethoven: Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin' (Fidelio) - J. Strauss: Klange der Heimat (Die Fledermaus) - Mein Herr Marquis (Adele's Laughing Song) (Die Fledermaus) - Wagner: Traft ihr das Schiff' (Der Fliegender Hollander) - Einsam in truben Tagen (Lohengrin) - Euch Luften (Lohengrin) - Dich, theure Halle (Tannhäuser) - Allmacht'ge Jungfrau (Tannhäuser) - Mild und leise (Tristan und Isolde) - Der Manner Sippe (Die Walkure) - C.M. von Weber: Und ob die Wolke (Der Freischütz) - Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Der Freischütz) - Ozean! du Ungeheuer (Oberon) - Meyerbeer: Parmi les pleurs (Les Huguenots) - Leoncavallo: Stridono lassu (Pagliacci) - Monsigny: Il regardait mon bouquet (Le Roi et le Fermier).

Capturez la grandeur et la puissance des thèmes Opera meilleurs dans ce jeu spécialement sélectionnés de solos de piano avec CD d'accompagnement. Depuis les premiers travaux de scène dévots de Haendel et Purcell, à travers les productions exotiques et ludiques de Mozart et de Rossini aux innovations spectaculaires et coeur-arrêt de Wagner, Tchaïkovski et au-delà, cet ensemble de mouvements spécialement sélectionnés ont été soigneusement disposés comme des solos de piano. Présentant des spectacles complets de toutes les pièces sur CD, il s'agit d'une collection absolument indispensable pour tout amateur d'opéra, et une excellente source de répertoire pour piano inhabituelle. / Piano

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A sumptuous selection of the very best Keyboard music of the early Romantic era by composers ranging from Schubert to Chopin and beyond, all presented in one superb volume for the solo Piano. The music of the Romantic era is characterised by progressive innovations in both tonal and formal expression, both in the compositions of the salons and concert halls, and of the church. The works of Chopin, Liszt and Schubert have become absolutely essential repertoire for any serious Piano student, forever pushing the boundaries of diatonic harmony, timing and texture into evermore complex worlds of emotion. Every piece in this anthology is rich in heritage, and familiar to the ears of music lovers the world over. Take this opportunity to transform your repertoire - the music has been expertly adapted to appeal to the intermediate soloist whilst retaining all the beauty and character of the original works. There's simply no better way to discover the music of the masters. / Piano

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