Matériel : Partition
Wagner completed the first version of the opera in 1845 during his tenure as Kapellmeister at the royal court of Dresden but he continued to redraft and revise it for the rest of his life. The setting is medieval Germany: the minstrel Tannhauser has fallen into sin with the goddess Venus but after a year in a moment of realisation he demands to leave. He finds himself near his home and is reunited with Elisabeth a girl he once loved. Elisabeth's uncle the landgrave organises a singing competition between Tannhauser and Wolfram who also loves her. Wolfram's song is simple and moving while Tannhauser confused by Venus outrages the audience by singing of profane love.He is banished to Rome on a pilgrimage to seek redemption and Elisabeth follows him with Wolfram. After much searching she gives up and dies just missing Tannhauser who Wolfram discovers creeping back to Venus the Pope having said that it was as impossible for him to be forgiven as for his staff to sprout flowers. Tannhauser sees Elisabeth and casts himself to die by her coffin and the Pope's staff bursts into bloom. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score edited and translated into English by Natalia MacFarren.
SKU: CA.265100
ISBN 9790007135492.
8 opera choruses for choir and piano. In addition to the choral highlights The entry of the guests and the Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhauser, and the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, the collection Great Opera Choruses - Richard Wagner presents four choruses from two early, lesser known operas, Die Feen and Rienzi. Moreover, the repertoire of Wagner opera choruses has been expanded with two choral arrangements: Allmachtiger from Die Feen, originally for a mixed ensemble of solo voices and choir, arranged by the editor of this collection, Johannes Knecht, and the famous Rienzi's Prayer from Act 5 of the opera of the same name, transcribed for choir by Clytus Gottwald.
SKU: HL.49007007
ISBN 9790001075022. 9.0x12.0x0.045 inches. German.
SKU: HL.49007006
ISBN 9790001075015. German.