Alexander Jacob plays Wagner Piano Transcriptions!

Alexander. Jacob received his PhD in the History of Ideas at Pennsylvania State University and his Licentiate Diploma in Piano from the Trinity College of Music, London.

Dr. Jacob will play a concert of transcriptions for solo piano by Richard Kleinmichel and Karl Klindworth; details of this exciting program are below.

Richard Wagner

Der Ring des Nibelungen

transcriptions for solo piano by

Richard Kleinmichel & Karl Klindworth

Alexander Jacob, piano

Programme

Das Rheingold

I Fourth Scene: “Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft”

Die Walküre

II First Act: Overture

III First Act: Love duet Siegmund-Sieglinde: ” Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond . . . Du bist der Lenz“

IV Third Act: Wotan’s Farewell: ” Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind “ – Final Scene

Siegfried

V First Act: Overture

VI Second Act: Overture

VII Third Act: Overture

VIII Third Act: Love duet – Siegfried-Brünnhilde: “Sonnenhell leuchtet der Tag”

Götterdämmerung

Third Act:

IX Siegfried’s Death: ” Hagen! Was tust du? . . . Brünnhilde – heilige Braut“

Siegfried’s Funeral March

Third Act: Brünnhilde’s Farewell:

X ”Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort am Rande des Rheins zu Hauf’“

XI “Grane! Grüß deinen Herren”