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| 1. Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 |
| 2. Symphony in C |
| 3. Symphony in E |
| 4. Huldigungsmarsch |
| 5. Kaisermarsch |
| 6. Overture to Rienzi |
| 7. Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin |
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This is stirring stuff and a reminder that Wagner had a life before becoming engrossed in opera. The C major symphony, strongly played by the RSNO, is unrecogonisable from mature Wagner, couched as it is in a style drawn from Beethoven and Weber. The unfinished E major symphony does betray portents of operatic drama, and the two later marches are firmly in Wagnerian mode. **** --Telegraph,04/03/12
A superbly played and recorded SACD Performance ***** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine,May'12
Jarvi digs deep and early into the Wagner catalogue --Gramophone,June'12
Pleasurable and thought-provoking listening is guaranteed. --IRR, May'12
A superbly played and recorded SACD Performance ***** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine,May'12
Jarvi digs deep and early into the Wagner catalogue --Gramophone,June'12
Pleasurable and thought-provoking listening is guaranteed. --IRR, May'12
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Symphonies, WWV 29 & WWV 35 - Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97 - Ouverture pour Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, WWV 49 - Kaisermarsch, WWV 104 / Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Neeme Järvi, direction
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To me this well-timed release came as something of a surprise, i.e. after many years of having listened to Wagner to still be able to purchase a disc with 4 out of 5 pieces new to my collection. It is well-timed because 2013 is his big anniversary year and there are surprisingly few high quality discs available that feature this kind of non-operatic repertory. Well, non-operatic apart from the one piece most Wagner collectors will be familiar with: the overture to Rienzi, the opera which in spite of what you may read about it sounds genuinely Wagnerian, if a bit over the top at times but with plenty of youthful enthusiasm. Not so the beautiful, well-balanced and big-tuned overture however, which here is given a non-slick rustic reading that emanates a kind of early romantic "period feel".
Wagner wrote his only two symphonies around the age of 30, the first a pretty forthright work, well worth a listen and unashamedly romantic because firmly in the Schubert/Beethoven mould, however without their psychological intensity. The second was neither completed nor fully orchestrated by Wagner but it has some interesting ideas and "sense of wonder" moments that conceivably point forward to similar Nature-inspired episodes like in Die Walküre. Both these works are so well-crafted they show Wagner must have had a bit more formal education than he was allowing to be known.
Which leaves the two bread-and-butter works for festive occasions - the first, a coronation march for "mad" king Ludwig II, indeed sounds festive enough but has slight musical substance; the second is a delight all the way. Its pomp and circumstance is broken up by much more subtle music and the nine minutes it lasts contain a surprising variety in moods. And this isn't even the version that ends with a choral piece.... Read more ›
Wagner wrote his only two symphonies around the age of 30, the first a pretty forthright work, well worth a listen and unashamedly romantic because firmly in the Schubert/Beethoven mould, however without their psychological intensity. The second was neither completed nor fully orchestrated by Wagner but it has some interesting ideas and "sense of wonder" moments that conceivably point forward to similar Nature-inspired episodes like in Die Walküre. Both these works are so well-crafted they show Wagner must have had a bit more formal education than he was allowing to be known.
Which leaves the two bread-and-butter works for festive occasions - the first, a coronation march for "mad" king Ludwig II, indeed sounds festive enough but has slight musical substance; the second is a delight all the way. Its pomp and circumstance is broken up by much more subtle music and the nine minutes it lasts contain a surprising variety in moods. And this isn't even the version that ends with a choral piece.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Redgorton
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not many people will be aware that Wagner wrote two symphonies. They are not great, but very listenable, making this a worthwhile disk.
3 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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It's good to have the Wagner Symphonies on CD again and the fillers are fine except for the Huldigungsmarsch which, as the title says is supposed to be a MARCH.
This gallops along at too fast a pace for my liking, as though the conductor wanted to get home early. Far too quick.
Apart from that minor quibble "ette", not a bad compilation.
This gallops along at too fast a pace for my liking, as though the conductor wanted to get home early. Far too quick.
Apart from that minor quibble "ette", not a bad compilation.
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