The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Prelude to Tannhaeuser by Richard Wagner.The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Prelude to Tannhaeuser by Richard Wagner.The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Prelude to Tannhaeuser by Richard Wagner.
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- TriviaPart of the "Vitaphone Prelude" that was shown at the premiere of Don Juan (1926).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Okay for Sound (1946)
- SoundtracksPrelude to Tannhäuser
Music by Richard Wagner
Performed by the New York Philharmonic (as New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
Conducted by Henry Hadley
Featured review
Historically Important Sound Short
Overture: Tannhauser (1926)
*** (out of 4)
The title might not be too familiar to many people but this ten-minute short is in fact rather historically important as it was actually the second film to debut Warner's new sound process. When the feature DON JUAN was shown on August 6, 1926, this short was second on the program right after Will Hayes introduces people to Vitaphone. In terms of quality this short certainly isn't anything overly special as we get the New York Philharmonic Orchestra being conducted by Henry Hadley as they perform the overture to Tannhauser (just as the title says). I'm sure some some music fans may want to check this out just to see the New York Orchestra from this period but the real highlight is simply in terms of the history surrounding the picture. Overall the music is quite impressive but that's to be expected. The most shocking thing for me was hearing how incredibly good the sound quality was because a couple of the shorts shown on the program this night were a little off in terms of quality and even DON JUAN had a few noticeable low-quality moments but the sound to this short is actually quite powerful.
*** (out of 4)
The title might not be too familiar to many people but this ten-minute short is in fact rather historically important as it was actually the second film to debut Warner's new sound process. When the feature DON JUAN was shown on August 6, 1926, this short was second on the program right after Will Hayes introduces people to Vitaphone. In terms of quality this short certainly isn't anything overly special as we get the New York Philharmonic Orchestra being conducted by Henry Hadley as they perform the overture to Tannhauser (just as the title says). I'm sure some some music fans may want to check this out just to see the New York Orchestra from this period but the real highlight is simply in terms of the history surrounding the picture. Overall the music is quite impressive but that's to be expected. The most shocking thing for me was hearing how incredibly good the sound quality was because a couple of the shorts shown on the program this night were a little off in terms of quality and even DON JUAN had a few noticeable low-quality moments but the sound to this short is actually quite powerful.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jun 5, 2011
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- Overture Tannhäuser, by Richard Wagner, Played by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
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- Runtime10 minutes
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