Richard Wagner - Parsifal Prelude Act 1 [ANALYSIS]

The very first phrase of Wagner's Prelude to Act 1 of Parsifal holds in itself the germs of dramatically important leitmotifs recurring throughout the whole opera: the Redemption, the Wound, and the spear motif.
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0:00 Conducting Pills ep.110
0:05 introduction
1:29 Parsifal Prelude Act 1 - Part 1
3:52 Parsifal Prelude Act 1 - Part 2
6:19 Parsifal Prelude Act 1 - Part 3
8:25 Conclusion
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[@Lukas-wq1un]

Great video! 👍🏼

[@ggriglio]

Thank you!

[@wotan10950]

So fascinating! I actually hear more of Tannhauser in the music of Parsifal, rather than Lohengrin, or even Tristan or The Ring. I once commented that some Jewish conductors (Levi, of course, Levine, Barenboim, Peretrenko) seemed to excel in Parsifal. I was accused of anti-semitism, which is ridiculous because I am Jewish myself! But Parsifal is essentially a Christian journey, which is why it’s so curious to me.

[@ggriglio]

It's very fascinating in its research of an answer to...well, everything.
I'm sure you did get accused. Had you said Slavic conductor nobody would have said anything. But Jewish is somewhat of an untouchable word in the world of the politically-correct.
Words (or colours for that matter) are not racists. People are.
They should listen to more Parsifal... 😄

[@aranyawaasii]

thanks. saw the title & couldn't subscribe fast enough.
Amateur doodler, very interested in Wagner, & the use of keys as a structural device, particularly in more chromatic / vagrant late romantic music ...

[@ggriglio]

Thank you very much. It is indeed a very interesting subject 😁
Is there a piece you're particularly interested in?

[@aranyawaasii]

@@ggriglio not at the moment.
I'd be very interested in any thoughts or recommendations.
My music literacy is not the best, (i started life as a self taught rock musician ...) but many common repertoire pieces have MIDI files around, so that helps me enormously.
Just really thinking about Wagner a lot more recently, which is how i ended up here (whilst making a music playlist for someone!)
I look forward to diving further into your channel.
But definitely don't 'hold back' with your analysis of late Romantic works!
Perhaps you could discuss some aspects of Schoenberg's "Structural Functions of Harmony?" if you were a bit short of ideas - too vast probably! Read it many years ago ..
I think there is a demand for some serious "deep dive" into these subjects.
Certainly from me!
I wish you well from Australia ...

[@aranyawaasii]

@@ggriglio (comment continued from below ...)
Liszt & Bruckner also of interest ... the latter can be pulled apart relatively easily. Wagner can be hard as often the orchestration is very dense.
Am thinking of turning to Liszt's piano music more, I am a fan of his orchestral music mainly until now, as i prefer the orchestral sound. But am just discovering "Années de Pèlerinage" now in recent weeks, & understand that his later music may be both simpler in texture, & more ambitious with harmony, so that may suit me better as somewhere to look ...

[@ggriglio]

I haven't done any Bruckner on the channel (yet) but I did create a couple of videos on his Dante symphony.
Thanks for your input!

[@aranyawaasii]

@@ggriglio you're very welcome!