Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger for 11-part Brass Ensemble Quartets It will surely become a

It will surely become a classic in the repertoire

written in 1912 and first performed in Paris

Richard Strauss's opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) was written between 1911 and 1917

Below is a brilliant live performance of this arrangement performed by the 24 strong Cramer Choir conducted by Per Brevig at the 2018 ITF

Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger for 11-part Brass Ensemble Quartets It will surely become aThe Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg is one of the most popular of Richard Wagner's orchestral works. Its majestic, lyrical aura of goodwill and benevolence lifts one's spirits. It was premiered in 1868 in Munich and is Wagner's only comedy and only opera based on his own story with the characters having no supernatural or magical powers. Randall Malmstrom has brilliantly arranged a 7 minute version of the Prelude for an 11 part Brass Ensemble