Thursday, June 7, 2007

Liebestod

Probably the finest Isolde ever, Birgit Nilsson singing the final Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.

Note Wagner's use of chromaticism throughout, and how the soloist's voice manages to soar above the orchestral sonorities effortlessly.

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