Wagner: Prelude & Redemption from Parsifal (Transcription for Piano Solo)

[@montsalvat4796]

Bravo Nate, your rendition of this magnificent piece is superb...!!! Much more and something which cannot be expressed is the spiritual quality you gave the music. This was not just a technical interpretation but one full of meaning as Wagner perhaps envisioned it...!!! True performances of his music must transport and transform us. We are left somewhere between the heavens and earth...!!! You have accomplished this...!!! Thank you.... Rob

[@jlaws007BD]

Couldn't have been stated any better than this, and is exactly the intent. To move us in ways few things can, and touch our very soul's in so doing !! That dreamy state of consciousness that only the musically inclined would understand 🎼 🎶💯

[@roydlchen2004]

God put you on this earth to play this music.

[@michaelhanrahanmoore1622]

This is a very special interpretation .certainly the most lyrical on piano ive yet heard. The ring is extraordinary but parsifal is beyond words.

[@buddhagivemercy_]

the way you immersed yourself into the piece speaks not only of the composition, but of you aswell

[@Dolls.and.Ponies]

Wunderschön, danke fürs Teilen🫶

[@willsmit2841]

stunningly beautiful! and so is the man himself!!

[@powerinpop]

This makes me cry like nothing els. Just stunning. Thank you!

[@tonylamberti9623]

today i am listening to you playing this grand transcription wagners final and grand opera parsifal since the Holy season of Easter will be here soon. Your playing puts me in the passion mood..thank you again for playing this grand and powerful transcription...

[@natachu444]

I am so glad to hear this! To know you have appreciated it year over year makes me so happy. I sometimes feel like I haven’t done much with my life, but to know I could be a spiritual conduit for just 15 minutes to a few people really makes me feel like I have at least a tiny bit of a legacy. This made my day and thank you for the appreciation!

[@davidcallahan2832]

Every time I play Liszt's transcription of the Solemn Procession from Parsifal, I regret that he did not also do one of the Prelude and Finale. Well, here it is, by a different transcriber---a lovely and convincing keyboard rendition of the sublime orchestral score. My perfect Easter devotional would require only Nate on this beautiful, clear instrument playing this music.

[@Guerrace01]

Amazed is what I am, I have been listening this transcription over and over for the last 4 months. I love Wagner music, but what I feel listening to your performance is indescriptible. I feel like capable of understanding three languages I do not know, this is because There are three melodies o chained melodies happening in this piece at the same time! Thank you very much Nate for this experience!

[@natachu444]

You are so welcome. It makes me so happy to hear you say that!

[@giovannipaisiello289]

@@natachu444 can I have the score, please?

[@natachu444]

@@giovannipaisiello289 It’s the first and last part of the Kleinmichael transcription on IMSLP

[@danielcamilleri95]

Made me cry! Just astounding 😀

[@Phinweg2]

I rarely comment on here, but I have to congratulate you on this. *Parsifal* is my personal all-time favorite piece of music. This is just an amazingly emotional performance that really captures the spirit of the work as I believe Wagner intended it. And you are correct about the intreresting correspondence to Wagner's stage directions: "Allmähliche sanfte Erleuchtung des Grales. Zunehmende Dämmerung in der Tiefe bei wachsendem Lichtscheine aus der Höhe. ... Lichtstrahl: hellstes Erglühen des Grales. Aus der Kuppel schwebt eine weisse Taube herab und verweilt über Parsifals Haupte." I wish I could have seen the recent Met performance/broadcast as well. I emailed them and asked them if they plan to release it on DVD, and unfortunately they said no, there are no plans for that at this time. Thanks you so much for posting this.

[@lamo515]

I know your comment is already 7 years old, but if you still have this account and didn't know yet: You can find the whole rendition with Kaufmann and Pape if you search for "Parsifal Met 2013". It's split into three videos, one for each act, and has Chinese letters in the title

[@marian444]

Very beautiful !!!

[@Wolf.88]

Beautiful man. Thank u for your passion. The Master would be proud!

[@alexparker4099]

Absolutely superb, capture's Wagners mood right from the soul. Only a performer at the peak of his ability can reproduce that piece so emotionally perfect. Well Done that man.

[@Bill-cc5ml]

I am overwhelmed by this performance.

[@pauldiffenderfer]

wow! awesome! thank you for your work Sir! Wahrschlich eine treue Interpretation den Romantische Meisterwerk!

[@drooski]

Fabulous Nathan! I remember laying beneath the piano and listening to you play. Brings back memories. I love the way you play.

[@MOVINGCLASSICS]

beautiful rendition, i was enjoying it...

[@SeanJeremyPalmer]

Bravo. So many favorite (and unexpected) moments. The transition at 10:13 gave me chills.

[@andywilkins9826]

Wow, thank you Nate. It is rare that a pianist can capture the feelings expressed by a full Wagnerian orchestra. You playing was so beautiful.

[@talvela-talvela4935]

I will coming from Detroit to see"Parsifal" at the MET in little over two weeks, for the first time on stage in my life, and after 25+ years of loving its message, music and spell. I never imagined i would ever get to live that moment; i dreamed of it, but never truly thought it would happen. It is so close now. I was looking for something different to prepare myself for that life experience and that is how i ran into your performance. I am beyond words and that is just about all i can say. Thank you for posting this; thank you for the heartfelt performance which so profoundly shows your love and understanding of the great masterpiece.

[@natachu444]

You are so welcome. I hope the performance inspires you as much as it inspired me!!!

[@angryjalapeno]

I also love the message, music, and spell of Parsifal. And this piano playing really captures that spirit. I hope you enjoyed the MET performance; I have the Blu-ray and it is a pale shadow of the on-site performance in terms of sound and visuals.

[@sunshadow2101]

Thanks for this amazing performance, Nate.

[@fartissimo]

Bravo! Completely unexpected and inspiring performance! I didn't think you could adequately capture the emotional range and depth of the original orchestral version

[@christianmccartney243]

Wow. There aren’t many good Wagner piano transcriptions out there, but this one is excellent. I agree with some of the other commenters that not only was the transcription wonderfully done, you brought a level of spirituality to the piece that heretofore was only possible with an orchestra. Piano players everywhere should rejoice for such a quality piece of Wagnerian music on their own instrument. I would like to add that it seems that all the transcriptions out there of Wagner’s music are just compressed orchestral compilations. This one, and your performance, showcased the strengths of the instrument without diminishing the orchestral grandness that one has come to expect with Parsifal. Loved the compilation of the redemption motifs together. Excellent job and thank you.

[@saltinyoureye]

This is magic.

[@tonylamberti9623]

TONIGHT HAD TO LISTEN TO YOUR GRAND TRANSCRIPTION OF WAGNER'S LAST OPERA I KNOW IF WAGNER HEARD THIS PLAYING HE TO WOULD BE IN TEARS OF JOY AND TOTAL PASSION OF YOUR GRAND PLAYING...BRAVO WAGNER...AND BRAVO NATE.............

[@slenko5960]

A half an hour ago I didn't know you existed. After listening to you at the piano playing themes from "Parsifal," I want to kiss your hands. Thank you, and stay well.

[@germanrodriguez6056]

La pieza más sublime ,jamás superada sobre la superficie del planeta brillante tu ejecución mis agradecimientos y cariño por compartir esta joya wagneriana

[@joebailey9437]

Bravisimo! Tear inducing soul resonating beauty..Thank you. Having the good fortune of hearing Levin's Met's Parsifal twice, you nailed it!I

[@ClaudioBritoPlaylist61]

Maravilha de interpretação.

[@lorisvendramecounselingfil5587]

Beautiful Thanks

[@DenilsonBedin]

Maravilhoso. Impressionado.

[@Lourival_Souza]

Wonderful, divine...

[@sagesaith6354]

AWESOME !!!!

[@foreverkarajanfan]

Bravo! A truly beautiful performance!

[@kosmocookieduster]

Wow! Thank you.

[@denhorn5]

すばらしい！日本から、あなたのワーグナーに感動しました。

[@benschroth7717]

Beautiful.

[@dfw3355]

Speechless.

[@dfw3355]

11.00----end

[@Mritalicsmine]

great job; a pleasure to listen to

[@Dan474834]

Marvelous

[@sarahharding3080]

Stunning.

The emotion you put into your playing made this my favorite interpretation of this piece so far. Heavenly beauty. Thank you

[@philippeyared2050]

Beautiful!

[@mackjay2]

Bellissimo!

[@raghazzadihazza311]

Wow! This is the best version of Parsifal I've ever heard

[@jimwigler]

Just so beautiful. Thank you.

[@tonylamberti9623]

FOR ME THERE IS NO OTHER BUT PARSIFAL..YOUR PLAYING IS A GOD SENT TO MY EARS.....I WAS IN TEARS...

[@AllanRosendo]

You nailed it!!! :D

[@hugoschwarz9084]

Belleza sobrecogedora

[@carminedentecompositore]

Thank you...

[@jefolson6989]

Best I've heard. You understand this music, and the atmosphere, which is vital. If you did the march and entrance into grail hall, all my Parsifal transcrption needs would be met!

[@viacheslavvlasov]

Super! Bravo!!!

[@waukee321]

Thank you so much for this post. Beautifully done. I've posted a 4 hand piano roll arrangement and feel a similar sentiment while playing it on a player but certainly not to the extent that you must with your magnificent piano playing talents.

[@Chelovyek]

Thank you, Nate. Even though most of my family is Jewish, I still find that Wagner's music, along with that of Mahler--the Jewish composer who achieved fame as an interpreter of Wagner--, touch the soul to its very heart. To me, Wagner was the channel by which the music of G-d came to us. You might be interested in reading what the British composer Cyril Scott had to say about Wagner. Additionally, Wagner's relationships with Joseph Rubinstein and Hermann Levi are fascinating to ponder.

[@terryhammond1253]

A Sensative and Breathtaking performance. I love you, Nate... But I love Wagner more. 🎹⚘👍

[@jancossmann7006]

Besser geht es nicht!

[@pierrejacquart3494]

En effet admirablement joué, difficile à transcrire pour piano je suppose ☺️

[@zamplify]

Woooooow

[@edwardroberts178]

This is stunning. Would be great if you could upload a performance of Stradal's Verwandlungsmusik transcription.

[@opticalmixing23]

Beauty ful

[@be2thoven286]

NAMASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....................

[@tinyguy9398]

Nate - I cannot listen to this without being overcome with emotion. Your playing is superb. Such passion! I would even go so far as to say that you far exceed Stefan Mickisch in your interpretation. I can not find enough words to thank you for sharing this with us. Kudos! By the way, selfish request here, but if this ever were to go off KZbin I would truly be sad. Is there a way to share with me an MP3 of this so that I may have it for forever. Listen to it even if I'm not connected to the internet. Let me know. All the best - Lawrence

[@natachu444]

+Tiny Guy Sure! Put some MP3s here for you www.dropbox.com/sh/8erd846hvpj94n8/AACZEz-pjnlsmaMUYB8E48W7a?dl=0

[@tinyguy9398]

Wow, thank you so much! How generous of you.. These are all you? They all sound amazing. I'm so grateful for you sharing these.

[@singinginachurch]

This is amazing. Is there any place that one would be able to find the sheet music?

[@wormswithteeth]

Wonderful. Is there a Midi file of both movements?

[@mehoboshit1]

wow very good,.. one little thing is that you could get more out in the climax at 5:00... with this i mean taking a longer rest in the pauses and playing a bit more slowly.. (just my humble opinion :)) anyway, great work!

[@johannesdorn3342]

You know how to play such impressive music! Did you make a full recording of parsifal or why only these two parts?

[@natachu444]

Hahaha ... there's no way I could ever learn a full transcription. Or maybe I could but I would have to work on it for like 15 years. I picked these two parts because they just go so well together. In the prelude, the rising redemption motif (do-mi-sol-la-la) gets immediately beheaded by the motif of the wound (ti-do-ti mi-fi-sol) ... and the prelude has many statements of faith but is full of the motifs for the spear, the wound, and agony. It ends hanging on an unresolved Eb7 chord, which is perfectly resolved back to Ab at the beginning of the end of the piece. Then, the redemption motif finally gets to rise to it's full heights, over and over, the pain is gone, all that is left is faith and redemption, and Wagner leaves us with 4 minutes of the most ethereal and life-affirming music he ever wrote. It just made a lot of sense to me to pair them like this!

[@johannesdorn3342]

Thank you for your detailed answer!

[@arturoguillen1758]

Superb! Could you tell me the name of the score please? :)

[@natachu444]

+Arturo Guillén González, it's just the first and last few pages of Kleinmichel's transcription on IMSLP, but I had to change it slightly 'cause it was missing some important notes :)

[@alessandrobilotta8019]

Have you written the tabs? Or where can I find them?

[@giovannipaisiello289]

Can i have the score please?

[@RamiroBrandan]

what scene is the redemption?

[@jefolson6989]

The "redemption" music is the finale of Parsifal. The last 10 glorious minutes. Always staggering.

[@somedude8877]

Incredible. I think I like it better than the orchestral version. Are you a professional pianist?

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

Who's here on Good Friday?

[@beecolor]

very good amateur interpretation !