Wagner | Parsifal

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Wagner, Richard | Parsifal, WWV 111 (1857-82)

Recording: Horst Stein cond/ Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

All Acts

0:00 - Prelude
12:28 - Act I
1:37:09 - Act II
2:41:36 - Act III

All Titles

00:00 - Prelude (Act 1)
ACT 1
12:28 - The squire's prayer
19:18 - Amfortas' dream
24:19 - Amfortas' gratitude
35:07 - Gurnemanz talks about the legend of Titurel
47:00 - Gurnemanz scolds Parsifal and talks about the swan
57:47 - Gurnemanz invites Parsifal to the Grail rite
59:35 - Verwandlungsmusik (Transformation music)
1:04:02 - The entrance of the knights
1:10:32 - Amfortas cries out for forgiveness
1:25:58 - Communion
ACT 2
1:37:09 - Prelude (Act 2)
1:41:15 - Klingsor awakens Kundry
1:49:09 - Parsifal slays Klingsor's minions
1:56:19 - Flower maidens try to seduce Parsifal
2:01:17 - Kundry reminds Parsifal of his name
2:39:06 - Parsifal takes the holy spear from Klingsor
ACT 3
2:41:36 - Prelude (Act 3)
2:46:54 - Gurnemanz discovers and wakes Kundry
2:51:50 - Kundry's spiritual awakening
2:58:02 - Gurnemanz recognizes the holy spear
3:14:39 - Good Friday Spell
3:16:41 - Parsifal baptizes Kundry
3:20:42 - Nature, redeemed by Salvation
3:26:54 - Titurel's funeral march
3:41:11 - Parsifal heals Amfortas with the spear
3:44:27 - Finale

Resources

Other places this work is explored on the Timbre and Orchestration Resource

Resources

Other places this work is cited on the Timbre and Orchestration Resource

• Reprinted article by McAdams et al (2022) on the Taxonomy of Orchestral Grouping Effects | Ex. 5 Timbral Augmentation (sustained, transforming) and appears at 2:03 in the above video.

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