Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Boulez conducts Wagner: Meistersinger Prelude
The original LP M 32296 (1973) STEREO/MQ 32296 QUADRAPHONIC
1 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I (1862)
2 Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture (1845)
3 Faust Overture, WWV 59 (1839-40)
4 Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude and Love-Death (1858-59)
New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez
Recorded: Philharmonic Hall, New York, 25 September 1972 [1]; 6 February 1973 [2, 4]; 24 September 1971 [3]
Recording engineer: Edward T Graham
Quadraphonic remix engineer: Raymond Moore | Quadraphonic remix supervision: Jay David Saks
Producers: Thomas Z Shepard [1-2, 4]; Andrew Kazdin [3]
Boulez conducts Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
The original LP M 35131 (1978) STEREO/QUADRAPHONIC
5 Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 (1870) Original chamber version
The Love-Feast of the Apostles, WWV 69 (1843)
*SACD stereo and multi-channel layers only*
The following tracks [6-11] are available ONLY on the SACD stereo and multi-channel layers; tracks 6-11 are NOT available on the standard CD layer
6 Gegrüßt seid, Brüder, in des Herren Namen! [Welcome, brothers, in the name of the Lord!]
7 Seid uns gegrüßt, ihr lieben Brüder [Welcome, dear brothers]
8 Seid getrost! Ich bin euch nah [Take heart! I am close to you]
9 Welch’ Brausen erfüllt die Luft? [What mighty noise fills the air?]
10 Und freudig zeuget aller Welt von eures Heilands Wundertat! [And joyfully prove to the entire world your Messiah’s miracle!]
11 Denn ihm ist alle Herrlichkeit von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit! [For to Him is all glory forever and ever!]
Westminster Choir [6-11] | Joseph Flummerfelt chorus master [6-11]
New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez
Recorded: Manhattan Center, New York, 12 February 1977 [5]; 6 October 1975 [6-11]
Recording engineers: Arthur Kendy, Edward T Graham, Raymond Moore
Producer: Andrew Kazdin
Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton