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Biography


Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas" as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner always wrote the scenario and libretto for his works himself. Wagner's compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their contrapuntal texture, rich chromaticism, harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use of leitmotifs: musical themes associated with specific characters, locales, or plot elements. Wagner pioneered advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, which greatly influenced the development of European classical music. He transformed musical thought through his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk ("total artwork"), the synthesis of all the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, epitomized by his monumental four-

Discography

Bruckner: Symphony No4, WAB104; Wagner: Lohengrin WWV75


Wagner: Tristan und Isolde


Kiri Te Kanawa - German Opera Arias


Helen Traubel And Lauritz Melchior Sing Wagner


Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer


Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll; Strauss: Metamorphosen


Leopold Stokowski Conducts


King Frederik IX conducts The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra


Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Highlights)


Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Siegfried-Idyll


The Best Of Wagner


Klemperer Legacy - Wagner: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 / Philharmonia Orchestra



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