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Where do you start with your selection for 'the best' from that Wagnerian treasure-chest? Well we have taken the easy way out and started with the overtures to four of his most famous operas, opening with Mastersingers of Nuremberg, one of the most frequently performed concert-hall overtures.

We have the heartbreak of the Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde in its orchestral arrangement. Isolde laments the death of Tristan, the only thing in life left for her, in one of opera's most tear-jerking moments. And if that is not enough, get out the handkerchiefs for Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music. The body of the great hero is born back to the castle to meet the grieving Br_nnhilde. The timpani roar out their defiance as the March grows to a climax, one of the shattering moments in music.

Add to that the ever popular Ride of the Valkyries and the grand Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (from Das Rheingold), and you have 68 minutes of Wagner's finest orchestral moments.

The extracts come from previous releases on Naxos, with such top names as the conductor from the Vienna State Opera, Michael Halasz, and the fine young opera conductor, Johannes Wildner.

Disc 1

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Overture

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Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Johannes Wildner

Overture - 09:51

Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod

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Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Johannes Wildner

Liebestod - 07:21

Tannhauser: Overture

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Performed by: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Michael Halasz

Overture - 09:58

Lohengrin: Prelude

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Performed by: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Michael Halasz

Prelude - 09:56

The Flying Dutchman: Overture

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Performed by: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Michael Halasz

Overture - 10:57

Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

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Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Uwe Mund

Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla - 07:14

Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries

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Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Uwe Mund

Ride Of The Valkyries - 05:28

Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Death and Funeral March

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Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Wagner
Conducted by: Uwe Mund

Siegfried's Death And Funeral March - 08:10

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Composer(s)/ Author(s):
Wagner, Richard

Conductor(s):
Halasz, Michael; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes

Orchestra(s):
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Label: Naxos Best Of...
UPC: 730099665728
Item Number: 8556657
Release Date: Jan 1, 2000