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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I

186212 min

This guide follows Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I (1862) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache

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AnalysisComments
Sonata form0:11–11:48

Marked 'very moderately moving'. The first , heard from the opening, is the proud guild and the brassy . A short leads to the , the love music built on a of the Prize Song. The turns to a on the guild ( of one in turn) and the chattering woodwinds. From the the themes and are combined in . The ends in C major.

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