Tannhäuser in Full Score (Dover Opera Scores)

Tannhäuser in Full Score (Dover Opera Scores) by Wagner, Richard. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486246499.

Tannhäuser is one of Wagners richest and most elaborate musical achievements. Here the composers inexhaustible genius for composition merges with brilliant orchestration to achieve a masterpiece of melodic invention. Since the operas premiere at Dresden in 1845, generation of listeners have delighted in such inspired selections as the "Pilgrims Chorus," "Evening Star," "Shepherds Song," "Bacchanal Music," "Entry of the Guests," "Elizabeths Prayer," and other favorites. This edition reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear, modern engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. The score is the original 1845 version as slightly amended by Wagner in 1847, commonly known as the Second Dresden version. This is considered the standard version and the one usually performed today. Not usually performed today but included as a special feature of this volume is the ballet music for the first act, written by Wagner for the infamous Paris production of 1861. A new English translation of the original German front matter further enhances the value and completeness of this volume. Music lovers, admirers of Wagner, and opera enthusiasts will welcome this inexpensive, full-score edition of Tannhäuser — a glorious masterpiece of vocal and instrumental writing and the quintessence of Wagners romantic thought and expression.