Wagner at the Organ: The Transcriptions of Edwin Lemare

I found listening to this disc enthralling from start to finish, and marvelled at Lemare’s respect for the essential character of the originals. Jonathan Vaughn plays with panache and sensitivity... — MusicWeb International, 4th September 2013 More…

Release Date: 20th May 2013
Catalogue No: REGCD394
Label: Regent

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Begluckt darf nun dich 'Pilgrims' Chorus' (from Tannhauser)

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin)

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Die Walkure: Magic Fire Music

Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

all tracks trans. Edwin Lemare
Jonathan Vaughn (Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)

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Released for the Wagner bicentenary in May 2013, the first disc by a British organist entirely devoted to Wagner, and a major contribution to the small discography of Wagner transcriptions for a solo instrument.

Wagner’s major orchestral works, including the Overture to Mastersingers and Ride of the Valkyries, in virtuoso transcriptions for solo organ by Edwin Lemare.

Played by Jonathan Vaughn on the 1911 Harrison and Harrison organ of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol – regarded as one of the finest high Romantic organs ever built.

Jonathan Vaughn is a former organ scholar of St John’s College, Cambridge, and is most often heard accompanying the world-class choir of Wells Cathedral in his capacity as assistant organist of the Cathedral.

This debut solo recording from Jonathan Vaughn demonstrates his supreme virtuosity in powerfully dramatic repertoire, as well as the immense range of tone colour of the Redcliffe organ, and will capture the imagination of all lovers of Wagner’s music.

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4th September 2013

I found listening to this disc enthralling from start to finish, and marvelled at Lemare’s respect for the essential character of the originals. Jonathan Vaughn plays with panache and sensitivity and is recorded with great clarity and realism.

Wagner at the Organ

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