Overtures / Tannhäuser Without Words

Album by Richard Wagner & Lorin Maazel & Philharmonia Orchestra

Overtures / Tannhäuser Without Words is a 1991 album featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir, conducted by Lorin Maazel. The album presents orchestral interpretations of Wagner's works, including a symphonic synthesis of 'Tannhäuser' that encapsulates the opera's themes without vocals.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63: Overture
    10:47
  2. 2.
    Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Overture
    11:15
  3. 3.
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Overture
    10:46
  4. 4.
    Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Overture
    14:12

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Tannhäuser Without Words: Overture: Andante maestoso
    10:42
  2. 3.
    Tannhäuser Without Words: Act I
    20:55
  3. 4.
    Tannhäuser Without Words: Act II
    12:58
  4. 5.
    Tannhäuser Without Words: Act III
    14:27

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