{"product_id":"wagner-vazquez-love-death","title":"Wagner \/ Vazquez: Love \u0026 Death - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLove \u0026amp; Death\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eWagner \/ Vazquez\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060385450369\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2016-01-29\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         These rarely heard piano transcriptions of Wagner and Verdi operas share a common theme: Love and Death, the two most important themes of opera, as a reflection of human life and fate.First the pianist Abdiel Vazquez presents his own \"Meistersinger Rhapsody\", a stunning pianistic tour de force. The three Wagner transcriptions (Ride of the Valkyries, Siegmund's Love Song, Love Scene and Transfiguration from Tristan) are by Carl Tausig, Liszt's favourite pupil, an awesome pianist and composer, died tragically young. The Concert Fantasy over themes from La Forza del Destino is by Italian composer Giuseppe Martucci (a wonderful composer with a fine ear for instrumental colours), followed by two famous paraphrases by Liszt (Rigoletto, Aida). The disc finds a spectacular conclusion in the fiendishly difficult Trovatore Paraphrase by György Cziffra.Abdiel Vazquez is one of the foremost pianist of Mexico, a 1-rst Prize Winner of the New York Shining Stars Debut Series, which brought him his Carnegie Hall debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Rhapsody on Themes from 'Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg', WWV96 \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Siegmund's Love Song \u003cbr\u003e1.3 The Ride of the Valkyries \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Love Scene and Transfiguration \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Concert Fantasy Over 'La Forza Del Destino' \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Concert Paraphrase Over 'Rigoletto' \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Sacred Dance and Final Duet \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Concert Paraphrase on Themes from 'Il Trovatore'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/53243959\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Wagner \/ Vazquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39922929139783,"sku":"29292042","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3063635.jpg?v=1747769987","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/wagner-vazquez-love-death","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}