Bryn Terfel: Gala Evening

Tannhäuser: Ouvertüre sehen in

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A magical gala evening with Bryn Terfel in Auckland

Simon Holden, 7th May

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra really has the perfect Wagner sound. Their full, vibrant string tone and magnificent pealing brass were fully in evidence in a thrilling rendition of the concert version of the overture from Tannhäuser. Few moments in music are as exciting as the build-up to the Big Tune in this piece, and the orchestra’s performance here was barnstorming yet perfectly accurate.

*****

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Tannhäuser: Ouvertüre
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Tannhäuser: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Song to the evening star)
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Das Rheingold: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Wotans Abschied, "Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind"
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Magic Fire Music
Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918)	Mefistofele: Son lo Spirito
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife)
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Oklahoma!: Overture
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Oklahoma!: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
Loewe, Frederick (1901-1988)	Camelot: How to Handle a Woman
Bock, Jerry (1928-2010)	Fiddler on the Roof: If I were a Rich Man
Lilburn, Douglas (1915-2001)	Aotearoa Overture
Traditional	Passing By
Williams, W. S. Gwynn (1896-1978)	My Little Welsh Home
Traditional	Molly Malone

Tecwyn Evans	Musikalische Leitung
Sir Bryn Terfel	Bariton
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra