Program

Richard Wagner, Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103

Richard Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

I. Der Engel (The Angel)

II. Stehe still! (Stand still!)

III. Im Treibhaus – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde (In the Greenhouse)

Richard Wagner, Lohengrin, WWV 75

I: Prelude (orchestral)

Richard Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

IV. Schmerzen (Sorrows)

V. Träume – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde (Dreams)

Richard Wagner, Siegfried, WWV 86C

II, 2 - Siegfried's Horn Call

Richard Wagner/Franz Liszt, Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde"

Richard Wagner, Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner In Switzerland

A Concert Celebration Of Richard Wagner’s 200th Anniversary

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Cast

Elisabeth Kulman — Mezzo-soprano

Eduard Kutrowatz — Pianist

Simone Pedroni

Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Gregory Ahss — Violinist

Raphael Christ — Violinist

Wolfram Christ — Violist

Jens Peter Mainz — Cellist

Program notes

Wagner in Switzerland is a unique celebration of Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary and explores the composer’s life at Tribschen. Concerts at his villa are complemented by documentary elements offering an insight into Wagner’s life at Tribschen.

It features the famous soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performing his Siegfried Idyll at the very place where he premiered it on the staircase in 1870 as a birthday present to his wife Cosima. Wesendonck Lieder, interpreted in the original version for female voice and piano by the exceptional mezzo‐soprano Elisabeth Kulman and pianist Eduard Kutrowatz. Played on the original Wagner’s grand piano, it is a special treat for eyes and ears.

A closer look: featured composers

Richard Wagner

Further listening: featured works

Siegfried, WWV 86C

Richard Wagner (Composer)

Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103

Richard Wagner (Composer)

Lohengrin, WWV 75

Richard Wagner (Composer)

Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde"

Richard Wagner (Composer) · Franz Liszt (Transcriber)