Harnoncourt Conducts Wagner: Orgasm in the Clamor of Battle (faz.net)

• ORF recording of a Wagner performance under Harnoncourt
• Harnoncourt as a sharply delineating conductor
• Comment on philistines and falling in love as catastrophe

"An ORF recording captures Nikolaus Harnoncourt as a sharply delineating Wagner conductor. He commented on the catastrophes when philistines fall in love. The recording highlights his unconventional interpretation and dramatic clarity."