Der Ritt der Walkuren vs Overture to Tannhauser: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Arranged Organ music, Excerpts, Arranged Excerpts, Vocal scores with piano, Scores, Opera

Cover of Der Ritt der Walkuren

Der Ritt der Walkuren Richard Wagner · 1800 79 pages · ≈ 1 h 28 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Overture to Tannhauser

Overture to Tannhauser Richard Wagner · 1800 39 pages · ≈ 43 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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