Nikolai Lugansky- Richard Wagner: Famous Opera Scenes

Wagner's genius is often associated with his unique feeling for orchestration. Yet the transcriptions and paraphrases for piano solo recorded here lay bare the beauty and boldness of his harmonic language, with an evocative power unrivalled at the time. Nikolai Lugansky, at once narrator and virtuoso, immerses us in a world where the heroes of legend tell us - and with what loftiness of spirit! - of the torments and aspirations of humanity.Track List Wagner: Das Rheingold WWV 86A: Einzug der Götter in Walhall (Arr. for Piano by Louis Brassin ; Nikolai Lugansky) Wagner:Die Walküre WWV 86B: Feuerzauber (Arr. for Piano by Louis Brassin) Wagner: Götterdämmerung WWV 86D (Arr. for Piano by Nikolai Lugansky): Zu neuen Taten teurer Helde. Liebesduett von Brünnhilde und Siegfried Wagner:Götterdämmerung WWV 86D (Arr. for Piano by Nikolai Lugansky): Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt Wagner:Götterdämmerung WWV 86D (Arr. for Piano by Nikolai Lugansky): Siegfrieds Trauermarsch Wagner:Götterdämmerung WWV 86