Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts with music and text by Richard Wagner.  It is based on the two Germanic legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg.  The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love and redemption through love, a theme which runs through almost all of Wagner's mature work.

 

This abridged arrangement for brass band of the exciting overture has been expertly crafted by David Twitchings.