[Itullian]

The ghostly sailor chorus in Hollander.

 

[Itullian]

Nibelheim..............

 

[howlingfantods]

Feels like we're skipping ahead...

But ok, non-overture instrumental music. In other words, the contest for all the Wagner fans.

Transformation music from Parsifal:

 

[Itullian]

Forest Murmurs
Siegfrieds Rhine Journey

 

[Itullian]

Immolation scene
Gotterdammerung

 

[Woodduck]

What the...? Last I checked, today's subject is "scary arias." Why are people naming unscary orchestral passages? Does this thread need moderator intervention, as in:

This thread has gone off-topic.

It isn't tomorrow anywhere in the world.

 

[DavidA]

3. As it's the tird day here I'll name the Immolation scene from Gotterdamerung

 

[Balthazar]

3. The finale of Act I from Don Giovanni when three orchestras on stage play three different tunes simultaneously.

 

[Itullian]

Siegfrieds Rhine Journey

 

[Itullian]

Siegfrieds Funeral Music

 

[Itullian]

Entrance of Gods to Valhalla

 

[Itullian]

Good Friday Music, Parsifal

 

[Itullian]

Transformation Music, Parsifal

 

[Don Fatale]

What the...? Last I checked, today's subject is "scary arias." Why are people naming unscary orchestral passages? Does this thread need moderator intervention, as in:

This thread has gone off-topic.

It isn't tomorrow anywhere in the world.

More confusion to come, I expect. Better to have started this on the first of the the month?

 

[Celloman]

Lohengrin
-Wedding March

Das Rheingold
-interludes
-Bridge music

Die Walkure
-Ride of the Valkries
-Magic fire music

Siegfried
-Forest murmurs
-Act 3 transformation music

Gotterdammerung
-Siegfried's Rhine journey
-Siegfried's funeral march
-Immolation scene

Tristan und Isolde
-Tristan's entrance in Act 2

Die Meistersinger
-Dance of the Apprentices

Parsifal
-Transformation music
-Good Friday music

There. I've listed all of them. Now we can move on to the next question.

 

[Azol]

Best instrumental passage - everyone was tempted to list some Wagner of course, but this is what I have in mind: Finale of Act 1 of Francesca da Rimini by Zandonai. This is sublime!

 

[howlingfantods]

What the...? Last I checked, today's subject is "scary arias." Why are people naming unscary orchestral passages? Does this thread need moderator intervention, as in:

This thread has gone off-topic.

It isn't tomorrow anywhere in the world.

Heh, sorry about that.

Now that it's today, my vote is still for the Parsifal Transformation music. It's actually a tough call whether I prefer the Transformation from Act 1 over Act 3, but I found the clips more easily on Youtube for Act 1

Honorable mention for Siegfried's Trauermusik.

eta - oops I meant act 3 not act 2 of course.

 

[The Conte]

3. As it's the tird day here I'll name the Immolation scene from Gotterdamerung

Last time I heard that it had a soprano singing with the orchestra (so not really an instrumental moment).

N.

 

[The Conte]

There are many fine instrumental moments in Wagner, however, I too would choose a Verismo moment.

The intermezzo from Mascagni's l'amico Fritz.

N.

 

[Faustian]

Last time I heard that it had a soprano singing with the orchestra (so not really an instrumental moment).

N.

I think they are referring to the instrumental segment that ends the work after she jumps into the funeral pyre.

Anyways, I side with howlingfantods if I have to choose. The transformation music in Parsifal is absolutely otherwordly.