Pierre Monteux conducts Wagner

although the master of Russian and French ballet was a rare and reluctant opera conductor, his love for German music reveals…a stream of prepared and calculated insights to refresh curious Wagnerites…the... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Release Date: 10th Jul 2015
Catalogue No: SBT21507
Label: Testament

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Wagner CD 1

Tannhauser Overture

Siegfried Idyll

Act 1 Prelude and Liebestod - Tristan und Isolde

Wagner CD 2

Siegfried's Rhine Journey

Trauermarsch

Immolation

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November 2015

although the master of Russian and French ballet was a rare and reluctant opera conductor, his love for German music reveals…a stream of prepared and calculated insights to refresh curious Wagnerites…the sound does credit to Monteux's work with the orchestra whose assistant chief he once was. Together with much else of his retrospectively released concert Wagner, this new set deserves serious attention

December 2015

Monteux’s steady Tannhäuser overture embodies a keen grasp of the piece’s structure as well as separating out its instrumental strands with finesse; paradoxically, it’s a compelling reading partly due to its refusal constantly to attempt to overawe the listener. Similarly the overall tone of the Siegfried Idyll is redolent of warmth and gentleness, innocence and domestic charm.

Pierre Monteux conducts Wagner

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