The Wagner piece in fantastic! Some operas have a segment that has no vocal and sound great. When the opera comes in I usually hit the skip button.rp314 wrote:Sometimes composers mostly known for vocal works, Wagner, for example, can still give one the chance to pick out the instrumental bits, so to speak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLz9kgsfG0
Which is precisely what the already mentioned Hans Werner Henze did with the first part of that Prelude in his 1973 work Tristan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-1Jgl0TUo0
Did "serious composers" use sampling before the advent of the modern DAW?
Indeed they did...
Henze was already on my list. This particular piece was ok but under a more relaxed listening perhaps I will like it more.
I am amazed at how knowledgeable you and others in the thread are about classical music. One more thanks to you for your suggestions.