WAGNER, Richard
Siegfried Idyll for chamber orchestra WWV 103
Maximiano Valdés, guest conductor
Sony Chamber Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music
Maestro Valdés works in depth on all the expressive details contained in this piece. One must listen to the speed of the first two notes. The high B must be played with more vibrato, as if it were played in a string quartet. He gives instructions to the concertmaster to lead the phrasing. The crescendos must be held in the strings so as not to cover the flute, and the solo horn must listen to the strings so that everyone goes together. He corrects bowings in the second violins. The Maestro insists on the first rule of the orchestra musician: listen to each other. The harmony has to be defined much more and the pizzicati accompany in tempo, the resolution in the chorale has to go more unnoticed, it is like an unexpected metamorphosis. In order not to lose the character, the bows have to be accented. He corrects intonation issues in the horns and rhythm and tempo. The triplets in the violins are very staccato and have to coincide with woodwinds and trumpets.
Language: Spanish
