Wayne Marshall; OAE/Rattle

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSunday's two Proms allowed us to hear sections from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde as we rarely hear them: first as the basis of an organ improvisation, then on period instruments. The improvisation was part of Wayne Marshall's afternoon recital, much of which was given over to virtuoso Wagner transcriptions by Edwin Lemare (1866-1934). Lemare preserved the majesty of the Meistersinger overture and the excitement of The Ride of the Valkyries. But the organ's associations w...

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