The Best of Wagner

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Published on May 13, 2021
The Best of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 -- 13 February 1883)

Wagner's compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifsâ€”musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music.

Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. It was here that the Ring and Parsifal received their premieres and where his most important stage works continue to be performed in an annual festival run by his descendants. His thoughts on the relative contributions of music and drama in opera were to change again, and he reintroduced some traditional forms into his last few stage works, including Die Meistersinger von NÃ¼rnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg).

Until his final years, Wagner's life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment in recent decades, especially where they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; their influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre.

â™« Recorded by various artists from various decades. â™«

(0:00) Die Meistersinger von NÃ¼rnberg, Act I: Prelude
(9:23) The Flying Dutchman Overture
(19:57) Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
(37:45) Die WalkÃ¼re, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
(42:47) Die WalkÃ¼re, Act III: Magic Fire Music
(50:21) Siegfried, Act II: Forest Murmurs
(58:07) Lohengrin, Act II, Scene 4: "Gesegnet Soll Sie Schreiten" (Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral)
(1:04:05) Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude
(1:07:34) Lohengrin, Act III, Scene 1: "Treulich gefÃ¼hrt" (Bridal Chorus)
(1:12:52) Das Rheingold, Act I: Prelude
(1:17:06) TannhÃ¤user: Overture and Venusberg Music
(1:38:20) GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung, Act III: Siegfried's Funeral Music
(1:46:09) Faust: Overture
(1:56:57) Parsifal, Act I: Prelude
(2:10:05) Parsifal, Act III: Good Friday Music
(2:18:26) Rienzi Overture

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