Mendelssohn, Wagner, Schumann
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Kaya Last (soprano), Martina Steffl (alto), Luise Gündel (alto), Hiroyuki Ijichi (bass), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Harnoncourt takes a Wagner-lite approach [to the Tannhäuser Overture], with gossamer textures rooted in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, a comparison that the antisemitic Wagner...
Mendelssohn, Wagner, Schumann
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Kaya Last (soprano), Martina Steffl (alto), Luise Gündel (alto), Hiroyuki Ijichi (bass), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Harnoncourt takes a Wagner-lite approach [to the Tannhäuser Overture], with gossamer textures rooted in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, a comparison that the antisemitic Wagner...
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Mendelssohn:
Die schöne Melusine Overture, Op. 32
Work length11:43
This work is only available as an album download.
Wagner:
Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture - Bacchanale (Venusberg)
Work length19:20
This work is only available as an album download.
Wagner:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Act I: Prelude
Work length11:24
This work is only available as an album download.
Schumann:
Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98 b
Work length11:23
This work is only available as an album download.
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Kaya Last (soprano), Martina Steffl (alto), Luise Gündel (alto), Hiroyuki Ijichi (bass)
- Arnold Schoenberg Chor
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Mendelssohn:
Commentary on Mendelssohn's Melusine Concert Overture by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and complete performance
Work length18:42
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Awards and reviews
27th February 2026
Harnoncourt takes a Wagner-lite approach [to the Tannhäuser Overture], with gossamer textures rooted in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, a comparison that the antisemitic Wagner would surely have loathed. Purists might balk, but it’s one of the silkiest and most detailed of readings, for those curious about the actual notes on the page, it’s illuminating.
