Wagner's oneiric warning

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This week we are presenting an analysis of a dreamy passage known as "Brangäne's warning" from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, drawing harmonic material from his earlier 1857 lied "Träume."
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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Tristan und Isolde, Act II, Scene 2: "Einsam wachend in der Nacht" (Brangäne)
Recording: Blanche Thebom, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Philharmonia Orchestra.

[@noahholmes1448]

The Furtwängler recording, we have a man of taste here

[@jorgenlundberg5289]

I was totally stunned when I for the first time heard Brangänes warning sung by Kerstin Meyer and I still am. Royal Opera in Stockholm. Birgit Nilson Isolde, Helge Brlioth Tristan.

[@thebigstink7472]

Please do more Wagner. No one ever does these

[@matthewbbenton]

Brangäne struggles to keep those long, sustained F-sharps on pitch for the same reason most Isoldes do at the very end of the opera (same note). It’s just a really tricky spot in the voice. But as with most things, Wagner didn’t care!

[@mercedes932]

One of the most beautiful passages of music ever penned to paper. Has long been a favourite of mine and never fails to utterly move me on every hearing.

[@effigas]

Wow, Tristan und Isolde is so much more than a prelude and a Liebestod. Thank you!!

[@agustinroca5410]

Didn't know this passage. How beautiful! And gorgeus analysis. This channel rocks ... or OPERA!

[@biko45]

Wow, I've just discovered your channel a couple of days ago and I love your musical analysis that is easy to understand and accurate! Is "Chromatic Mediant Relationship" used mostly among musicians/theorists USA or being accepted all over the world? I usually analyse such passage as common note modulation.

[@Pyrobeats]

Has Liszt written all over it!

[@miro.georgiev97]

Blanche Thebom is such an underrated Brangäne. Sure, she was no Christa Ludwig or Brigitte Fassbaender, but she acquitted herself wonderfully in this role, and it must've been an incredible honor for her to work alongside possibly the greatest Isolde of all time.

[@FueganTV]

Such an immense harmonic genius. I've always loved this passage.

[@justintuccimusic]

So profound 😇 thank you for your analysis this is great.

[@luizcadu]

The first chord of the passage has a ninth on the flute (E-flat, which I think is not shown here, belongs to the previous measure), which makes it a Db7(9). That is pure Debussy, pure impressionism, later would become pure jazz... It's great to see how the great musical minds influenced each other throughout history. Thanks for the video, subscribed!

[@richardwang7772]

What a beautiful passage!

[@adlfm]

Channel looks promising! Subscribed

[@Dylonely42]

Gorgeous.

[@kofiLjunggren]

This chanell is guaranteed to be big!

[@JanCarlComposer]

Nice analysis

[@TomerII]

I would analyze the beginning up to

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

Where do you find these editions with the piano reduction and the little orchestration notes?