Tristan and Isolde WWV 90
Opera in 3 Acts
solos: SMezTTTTBarBarB – choir: TTBB – 3(picc).2.cor ang.2.B-clar.3 – 4.3.3.1 – timp.perc(2) – hp – str | stage music: cor ang.6hn.3trp.3tbne
Richard Wagner wrote Tristan and Isolde in the years 1857 to 1859. The first edition was published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in 1860. The world premiere: took place in the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich on 10 June 1865 under the direction of Hans von Bülow.
Description
In 1856 pressing financial obligations forced Wagner to interrupt the composition of the “Ring” to work on “Tristan und Isolde”. He initially planned a work that was modest in its production and performance demands. The project was also given priority not least because of the prospect of the royalties which he would then receive. He once again turned to Breitkopf & Härtel for the performance material: “‘Tristan und Isolde’ is scheduled to be given its first performance at the end of this year. I still hope that it will take place in Karlsruhe under my guidance. Due to the celebrity that I have now acquired, I assume that a new and easily performable work of mine should be able to spread very quickly across the German stages in its first winter season.” Wagner was wrong. although the publisher had spent a great deal of time and money in producing preliminary material, Wagner wrote to Breitkopf & Härtel from Munich in November 1864: “The squalor of Germany’s opera singers and the vile condition of its opera houses have so far dissuaded me from allowing a performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’. What I needed was an impassioned young monarch to restore my courage. Next spring you will hear about the work’s premiere in Munich, and you will then hopefully become more confident about this publication.”
Translations: engl. (H. und F. Comer), french (A. Ernst/P. Brück)
Place: Tristan’s ship, King Mark’s castle in Cornwall, Tristan’s castle
Characters: Tristan (tenor) - King Mark (bass) - Isolde (soprano) - Kurwenal (baritone) - Melot (tenor) - Brangäne (mezzo-soprano) - Shephard (tenor) - Mate (baritone) - Voice of a young sailor (tenor)
EB 4505
piano vocal score
EAN: 9790004163047
352 pages / 19 x 27 cm / 949 g / softbound
ChB 138
choral score
EAN: 9790004400791
8 pages / 14.8 x 21 cm / 25 g / softcover
MM 2065705
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MM 2165765
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“Als für ein fremdes Land – Isolde‘s Answer
duration: 2′ solo: S – 0.2.cor angl.2.B-clar.3 – 4.0.3.0 – timp – str
MM 2165766
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“Erfuhrest du meine Schmach” Isoldes Erzählung an Brangäne
duration: 14′ solo: S – 3(picc).2.cor ang.2.B-clar.3 – 4.3.3.1 – timp – str
MM 2165767
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“Mild and leise wie er lächelt” Isoldes Verklärung
duration: 5′ solo: S – picc.2.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.3 – 4.3.3.1 – timp – hp – str
MM 2165768
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Nachtgesang
duration: 10′ 2.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.3 – 4.2.3.1 – timp – str
MM 2165769
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Prelude 3. Act
duration: 5′ 0.1.cor ang.2.2 – 4.0.0.0 – str
MM 2165770
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Prelude with Concert Finale
duration: 13′ 3.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.3 – 4.2.3.1 – timp – hp – str
Description
In 1856 pressing financial obligations forced Wagner to interrupt the composition of the “Ring” to work on “Tristan und Isolde”. He initially planned a work that was modest in its production and performance demands. The project was also given priority not least because of the prospect of the royalties which he would then receive. He once again turned to Breitkopf & Härtel for the performance material: “‘Tristan und Isolde’ is scheduled to be given its first performance at the end of this year. I still hope that it will take place in Karlsruhe under my guidance. Due to the celebrity that I have now acquired, I assume that a new and easily performable work of mine should be able to spread very quickly across the German stages in its first winter season.” Wagner was wrong. although the publisher had spent a great deal of time and money in producing preliminary material, Wagner wrote to Breitkopf & Härtel from Munich in November 1864: “The squalor of Germany’s opera singers and the vile condition of its opera houses have so far dissuaded me from allowing a performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’. What I needed was an impassioned young monarch to restore my courage. Next spring you will hear about the work’s premiere in Munich, and you will then hopefully become more confident about this publication.”
Translations: engl. (H. und F. Comer), french (A. Ernst/P. Brück)
Place: Tristan’s ship, King Mark’s castle in Cornwall, Tristan’s castle
Characters: Tristan (tenor) - King Mark (bass) - Isolde (soprano) - Kurwenal (baritone) - Melot (tenor) - Brangäne (mezzo-soprano) - Shephard (tenor) - Mate (baritone) - Voice of a young sailor (tenor)
Video
Trailer Tristan and Isolde | Performance of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden 2022