PARSIFAL (WWV 111) by Richard Wagner {Audio + Full score}

pf: Horst Stein cond/ Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele Year/Date of Composition: 1882 Amfortas: Bernd Weinkl Titurel: Matti Salminen Gurnemanz: Hans Sotin Parsifal: Siegfried Jerusalem Klingsor: Leif Roar Kundry: Eva Rondova SYNOPSIS: LIBRETTO: 00:00 - Prelude (Act 1) ACT 1 12:28 - The squire’s prayer 19:18 - Amfortas’ dream 24:19 - Amfortas’ gratitude 35:07 - Gurnemanz talks about the legend of Titurel 47:00 - Gurnemanz scolds Parsifal and talks about the swan 57:47 - Gurnemanz invites Parsifal to the Grail rite 59:35 - Verwandlungsmusik (Transformation music) 1:04:02 - The entrance of the knights 1:10:32 - Amfortas cries out for forgiveness 1:25:58 - Communion ACT 2 1:37:09 - Prelude (Act 2) 1:41:15 - Klingsor awakens Kundry 1:49:09 - Parsifal slays Klingsor’s minions 1:56:19 - Flow