Operatic Fantasies #2148
. . . despite its usual churchy associations, the King of Instruments does enjoy stepping out to the theatre now and then.
Hour One
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU: Chaconne, fr Les Indes Galantes –Henri-Charles Caget, percussion; Yves Rechsteiner (1742 Moucherel/Nativity of Mary Church, Cintegabelle, France) Alpha 650
OTTO NICOLAI (trans. Conte): The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture –Peter Richard Conte (Wanamaker Organ/Macy’s, Philadelphia, PA) Dorian 90308
GIUSEPPE VERDI: Act 2 Finale, fr Aida –Stefano Molardi (1825 Serassi/Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna, Piacenza, Italy) Tactus 812202
RICHARD WAGNER (trans. Liszt): Pilgrims Chorus, fr Tannhäuser –Loretto Aramendi (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France) Hydre 2017
WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Der fliegende Holländer Overture –Jens Körndörfer (2018 Klais/Schlueter/1st Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA) Organum Classics 191036
Filler - RAMEAU (see above)
Hour Two
W. A. MOZART (trans. Heywood): Suite, fr Die Zauberflöte –Thomas Heywood (1997 Schantz/Moody Memorial 1st United Methodist Church, Galveston, TX) Pro Organo 7168
SIGMUND ROMBERG: Serenade, fr The Student Prince –Ken Double (1929 Möller/Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) Fox 10040
GIACOMO PUCCINI: Intermezzo, fr Manon Lescaut –Paola Perrujcci, harp; Liuwe Tamminga (1903 Tronci/Church of S. Pietro Somaldi, Lucca, Italy) Passacaille 1029
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (trans. Bertocchi): La Carita –Andrea Macinanti (1888 Verati/Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Bologna, Italy) Tactus 800002
WAGNER (trans. Karg-Elert): Elizabeth’s Prayers, fr Tannhaüser –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1980 Virtanan/Turku Cathedral, Finland) MILS 1086
WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Prelude to Act 3, fr Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg –Nigel Potts (1927 Skinner/Scottish Rite Cathedral, Detroit, MI) JAV 135
WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, fr Das Rheingold –Anthony Newman (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY) Columbia 33268
Filler – WAGNER: Flying Dutchman Overture (see above)
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