Richard Wagner - Organ Transcriptions (Overtures)

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)

Organ Firework

Overtures and Preludes

Introduction: Overture to Tanhaäuser WWV 70

Adagio: Prelude to Parsifal WWV111

Scherzo: Overture toDer Flieginde Holländer WWV 63

Intermezzo: Prelude to Tristan & Isolde WWV 90

Finale: Prelude to Die Meistersinfer von Nüremberg WWV 96

Organ Transcriptions by Henry Lemare and Erwin Horn

Hansjörg Albrecht (Organ)

Five popular Wagner operatic preambles in organ transcriptions make a terrific noise. Albrecht's playing, vibrant and nuanced, captures the music's epic grandeur.

...while the clarity of these ingenious and detailed transcriptions is often at a premium, one has to admire Albrecht's formidable technique and piquant registrations and, in the end, simply surrender to the sheer aural magnificence of the music.