Wagner: Stokowski Transcriptions
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier
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Das Rheingold, Scene IV: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla (ed. H. Zumpe, L. Stokowski) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 8:14 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | -- | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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2 Tristan Und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): I. Act I: Vorspiel (Prelude)
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 10:07 | Work Only | View In iTunes | |
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3 Tristan Und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): II. Act II: Liebesnacht (Night of Love)
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 20:56 | Work Only | View In iTunes | |
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4 Tristan Und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski): III. Act III: Liebestod (Love Death)
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 5:31 | £0.79 | View In iTunes | |
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Parsifal, Act III: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. L. Stokowski) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 15:50 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Die Walkure, Act III: Feuerzauber (Magic Fire Music) (arr. L. Stokowski) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 8:07 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (ed. H. Zumpe, L. Stokowski) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier | 5:38 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
Fun as these transcriptions are, this is a disappointing set when compared to Serebrier's recent set of Stokowski's Bach transcriptions with the same orchestra. The sound is too closely miked and doesn't allow Wagner's ingenious orchestration to breathe in the way that it should. The playing itself is fine, but there isn't a sense of the scale which these works demand. That said, the Magic Fire Music is spellbinding.
Biography
Formed: 1893 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Genre: Classical
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Formed in 1893 by Sir Dan Godfrey, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (it should be noted that the orchestra was eventually based in Poole, but maintained the original name for tradition's sake) became a world-class and world-traveled orchestra, performing in New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna (to name but a few). In addition to its well-stamped passport, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra had the rare pleasure of working with such names as Elgar, Holst, and Stravinsky. The orchestra did spin...
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