Tarmo's Tristan

How do you explain the lightning strike of Tristan and Isolde to someone unfamiliar with the piece? You could tell about how all overwhelming stops are pulled out. You can seek words for the sublime intimacy of two people bringing the world to a standstill for one night. Or you can let the music speak for itself, with the best singers of our time and a conductor for whom this opera is the most beautiful thing in existence.