Wagner's 'Tristan' Chord We'll hear the world-famous Tristan Chord... in its natural habitat: the prelude to Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde.Mariss Jansons (YAHN-sohns) leads the Oslo ...

Totally geeky. And all in the first ten seconds as well. 2. The Tristan Chord If there was a prize for the geekiest chord in the world, this is about as squirmingly nerdy as it gets. The 'Tristan' ...

One of the most famous cadential moments in Wagner’s oeuvre, and in Western classical music, is called the Tristan chord because it occurs extensively in Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde.

‘Tristan und Isolde” is about longing for something you never reach. The consummation of a relationship. The resolution of a chord. The ideal performance. The next intermission. Is ...

and in that chord the struggle reaches its climax. Listen to the full programme. The 'Tristan' chord shows something essential about chords in general, which is they get much of their meaning and ...

Indeed, the sensual plot and impressive score have found their place in our shared intellectual and cultural history with the famous »Tristan chord«, the prelude and the motive of the ...