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Born
22 May 1813
Born In
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Died
13 February 1883 (aged 69)
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German , theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he soug… read more
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German , theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libre… read more
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German , theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing hi… read more

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1 Play track Those Fabulous Hollywood Marches Ride of the Valkyries
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2 Play track A TO Z OF OPERA Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
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3 Play track Overtures Lohengrin: Prelude
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4 Play track Study Classics: Wagner Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Dritter Aufzug: The Ride Of The Valkyries
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5 Play track The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London - Volume 1 Tannhäuser: Overture (Concert Version)
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6 Play track Tristan und Isolde (Stein, Nilsson, Vickers) Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude
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7 Play track Wagner: The Very Best of der Ring des Nibelungen Das Rheingold: Prelude
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8 Play track Abbado: Vivaldi - Wagner + Galas & Recitals Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III Suite (Ed. Abbado): Karfreitagszauber "Good Friday Music"
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9 Play track Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
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10 Play track Favorites From The Classics, Vol. 19: Wagner's Greatest Hits Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude
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  1. 67,661 listeners

    1 Jan 1989 · 10 tracks

    Wagner, R.: Orchestral Music From Operas
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  2. 44,306 listeners

    1990 · 6 tracks

    Great Overtures
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  3. 42,050 listeners

    6 Oct 1988 · 7 tracks

    WAGNER, R.: Orchestral Highlights from Operas
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  4. 28,259 listeners

    1 Jan 1983 · 6 tracks

    Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Orchestral Excerpts)
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