Rienzi missing introduction

[Paulie55]

This morning, Sarah Walker introduced a performance of Wagner's "Rienzi" Overture, which completely missed out the opening slow introduction.
I doubt this was the recording so why on earth didn't she explain that we wouldn't hear the opening? It's worse than Classic FM!!

[EdgeleyRob]

I think the opening is a separate track on some recordings,maybe the Jansons is an example.
Still unforgivable.

[Petrushka]

Such things were not unheard of in the old days. Mention of Rienzi takes me back to a Radio 3 morning circa 1972 when Victor Hallam announced (as per Radio Times) that we would now hear the Rienzi Overture by Wagner - but played the Tannhäuser Overture by mistake. He'd just put the stylus on side 1 instead of side 2 I think (VPO/Solti recording) and was most apologetic.

I remember Tom Crowe once put the stylus down on an LP and accidentally sent it sliding across the record. He uttered a most un-Radio 3 like expletive which made the papers next day.

Happy days!

[Beef Oven!]

Curiosity driving me to check out if the intro is separately banded, I have discovered that not only is the introduction missing, but the rest of my Renzi recording is missing. Shouldn’t be too difficult to find among a randomly-filed collection of 6k (which is a helluva lot less than quite a few people in here!).

[underthecountertenor]

I remember Tom Crowe once put the stylus down on an LP and accidentally sent it sliding across the record. He uttered a most un-Radio 3 like expletive which made the papers next day.

Happy days!

Happy days indeed, Petrushka, and your post has led me to read again the Telegraph's obituary of Tom Crowe. It doesn't mention the incident to which you refer, but does recall one or two others, equally delightful.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8237576/Tom-Crowe.html