Wagner Overtures

[Madame Suggia]

Bought a cracking Wagner Overtures cd in Pewsey co-op 1993

Conducted by Alfred Scholz , wonderful Das Liebesverbot overture

[MickyD]

Dear God, not Norrington! On a trip to the airport, my taxi driver in Montreal had his radio tuned to a classical station and left it on at my request. I thought I recognised one of the pieces, but it was only when the announcer came back on that I realised I'd been listening to the Rienzi overture. I don't know if this performance was with the London Classical Players, but what I heard only served to reinforce my distaste for Norrington in general.

If you are allergic to Norrington but still interested in the HIP approach, there is a two disc set of Wagner overtures and preludes recorded on period instruments by the New Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth. A few second hand copies still available at a cheap price here :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overtures-Preludes-New-Queens-Hall/dp/B000025YAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361294249&sr=8-1

[Julien Sorel]

I probably lack your high standard of musical taste, DublinJimbo . I think the Norrington is a terrific CD.

I had a perhaps unlikely ally in John Steane, who was impressed by the lp. http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/...lbum_id=167369

[Bryn]

I probably lack your high standard of musical taste, DublinJimbo . I think the Norrington is a terrific CD.

I had a perhaps unlikely ally in John Steane, who was impressed by the lp. http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/...lbum_id=167369

My favourite Wagner disc by a considerable margin, you will not be surprised to read, JS. These days it comes packaged with Bruckner's 'Wagner' Symphony (as an mp3 download).