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Richard Wagner
(born: Leipzig, 22 May 1813; died: Venice, 13 Feb 1883).
German composer. In 1833 he became chorus master at the W??rzburg theatre and wrote the text and music of his first opera, Die Feen; this remained unheard, but his next, Das Liebesverbot, written in 1833, was staged in 1836.
In 1839 he traveled to London and then to Paris, where he was befriended by Meyerbeer and did hack-work for publishers and theatres. In 1842 Rienzi, a large-scale opera with a political theme set in imperial Rome, was accepted for Dresden and Wagner went there for its highly successful premi?¿re. Its theme reflects something of Wagner's own politics (he was involved in the semi-revolutionary, intellectual 'Young Germany' movement).
The theme of redemption through a woman's love recurs in Wagner's operas (and perhaps his life). In 1845 Tannh?ñuser was completed and performed and Lohengrin begun. In both, Wagner moves towards a more continuous texture with semi-melodic narrative and a supporting orchestral fabric helping convey its sense. In 1848 he was caught up in the revolutionary fervour and the next year fled to Weimar and then Switzerland; politically suspect, he was unable to enter Germany for 11 years. In Z??rich, he began sketching the text and music of a series of operas on the Nordic and Germanic sagas. By 1853 the text for this four-night cycle (to be The Nibelung's Ring) was written, printed and read to friends - who included a generous patron Otto Wesendonck, and his wife Mathilde, who inspired Tristan und Isolde - conceived in 1854 and completed five years later. Here Wagner, in depicting every shade of sexual love, developed a style richer and more chromatic than anyone had previously attempted, using dissonance and its urge for resolution in a continuing pattern to build up tension and a sense of profound yearning.
The first two Ring operas, Das Rheingold and Die Walk??re, were given in Munich in 1869 and 1870; Wagner however was anxious to have a special festival opera house for the complete cycle and spent much energy trying to raise money for it. Eventually, the house was built at Bayreuth, designed by Wagner as the home for his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ('total art work'- an alliance of music, poetry, the visual arts, dance etc). The first festival, an artistic triumph but a financial disaster - was held there in 1876, when the complete Ring was given. The Ring is about 18 hours of music, held together by an immensely detailed network of themes, or leitmotifs, each of which has some allusive meaning: a character, a concept, an object etc. They change and develop as the ideas within the opera develop. They are heard in the orchestra, not merely as 'labels' but carrying the action, sometimes informing the listener of connections of ideas or the thoughts of those on the stage. There are no 'numbers' in the Ring; the musical texture is made up of narrative and dialogue, in which the orchestra partakes. The work is not merely
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    Richard Wagner Talich Special Edition Vol. 8
CD 1 listed $57

    Richard Wagner Tanhauser- Opera En 3 Actes
CD 1 listed $191

    Richard Wagner TannhaÜser- Opera En 3 Actes
20 listed $54 - $287

   Richard Wagner Tannh¿user
4 listed $11 - $220

    Richard Wagner Tetralogie - "le Ring&quo
9 listed $54 - $546

    Richard Wagner The 1954 London Records
2 listed $88

    Richard Wagner The Duet Scenes - Tristan Et I
CD 1 listed $98

    Richard Wagner The Great Operas
CD 1 listed $245

    Richard Wagner The Ring Of The Nibelung
mint 5 lp set seraphim -is-6100. NP60200 1972 LP 1 listed $200

    Richard Wagner Toscanini Conducts Wagner : Lo
CD 1 listed $69

    Richard Wagner Transcriptions Pour Piano Ns D
CD 1 listed $63

   Richard Wagner Tristan Und Isolde
rca victor (red seal), kirsten flagstad with elizabeth hongen, issay dobrowen as conductor, cover has seam split along the spine. 36 listed $31 - $303

    Richard Wagner (artist Tannhauser-complete Opera
year: 1995; label: myto records italy; tracks: 1. overture - orch der bayreuther festspiele; 2. naht euch dem strande! - wilhelm pitz; 3. geliebter, sag, wo weilt dein sinn? - grace bumbry; 4. dir to. CD 1 listed $75

    Richard Wagner (artist Tannhäuser / Domingo, Studer,
year: 1989; label: deutsche grammophon; tracks: 1. tannhäuser - paris version - overture; 2. tannhäuser - paris version / act 1 - naht euch dem strande (venusberg music); 3. tannhäuser - paris versio. CD 1 listed $36

    Richard Wagner (artist Thielemann - Wagner ~ Meisters
year: 1998; label: deutsche grammophon; tracks: 1. die meistersinger von nürnberg - overture10:26; 2. lohengrin - prelude to act i 9:49; 3. lohengrin / act 3 - prelude to act iii 3:11; 4. parsifal . CD 1 listed $17

   Richard Wagner (compos Tristan Und Isolde Comp (ger)
Polydor 028941331526 1982 Box Se 1 listed $66

    Richard Wagner (compos The Metropolitan Opera Guid Pr
CD 1 listed $41

    Richard Wagner (compos Tannhauser [box Set]
year: 1995; label: stradivarius . CD 1 listed $53

    Richard Wagner (compos The Best Of Wagner
year: 1994; label: naxos; tracks: 1. die meistersinger von nurnberg, act i: prelude: overture; 2. tristan und isolde: liebestod; 3. tannhauser: overture; 4. lohengrin, act i: prelude: prelude; 5. der. CD 1 listed $9

    Richard Wagner (compos The Goodall Ring (highlights)
year: 2004; label: chandos . CD 1 listed $12

    Richard Wagner (compos The Masterpiece Collection: Ri
year: 1997; label: unison records . CD 1 listed $9

    Richard Wagner (compos The Power Of Wagner
year: 2005; label: sony special product . CD 1 listed $9

    Richard Wagner (compos The Sword & The Grail - Wi
year: 1993; label: rpo; tracks: 1. gralserzaehlung des lohengrin; 2. lohengrins abschied; 3. loges erzaehlung; 4. siegmunds liebeslied; 5. siegfrieds schmiedelied; 6. siegfrieds tod; 7. gebet des rie. CD 1 listed $13

    Richard Wagner (compos The Vienna Philharmonic Plays
year: 2007; label: decca . CD 1 listed $13

    Richard Wagner (compos The Wagner Collection
year: 1997; label: delos records; tracks: 1. the flying dutchman: overture; 2. the flying dutchman: prelude; 3. the flying dutchman: brangane's warning; 4. the flying dutchman: prelude to act iii; 5. CD 1 listed $25

    Richard Wagner (compos Tiana Lemnitz, Vol. 1 Works Of
year: 1995; label: della voce luna . CD 1 listed $64

    Richard Wagner (compos Toscanini, Vol. 6
year: 1999; label: grammofono 2000 . 3 listed $29 - $64

    Richard Wagner (compos Tristan Und Isolde Highlights
year: 1995; label: elektra / wea . 7 listed $12 - $58

    Richard Wagner (compos Twilight Of The Gods: The Esse
year: 1998; label: deutsche grammophon . CD 1 listed $12

    Richard Wagner (compos Thomas Trotter Performs Richar
CD 1 listed $13

    Richard Wagner / Charl Tannhauser/walkure/gotterdamme
RCACamden CCV5044 1964 LP 1 listed $3

    Richard Wagner, arturo Toscanini: The 1941 Legendary
3 listed $22 - $38

    Richard Wagner, camill The Very Best Of The Bbc
bbc, vol 6 no 3, 1997, m/m. CD 1 listed $6

    Richard Wagner, gabor The Sword & The Grail
CD 1 listed $36

    Richard Wagner, sir Ge The World Of Wagner
CD 1 listed $10

    Richard Wagner: Das Rh The First, And Briefest Of The (special order)
wagner, richard (artist) pages :328. Dover Publications Sheet 1 listed $49

    Richard Wagner: Die Wa This Is The Second Ring Opera (special order)
wagner, richard (composer) pages :710. Dover Publications Sheet 1 listed $72

   Richard Wagner: Die Wa The Second Opera In Richard Wa (special order)
wagner, richard (composer) (1-) die walkurie [wagner, richard] pages :320. Dover Publications Sheet 1 listed $41

    Richard Wagner: Gotter The Final Ring Opera Reprinted (special order)
wagner, richard (artist) pages :615. Dover Publications Sheet 1 listed $78

    Richard Wagner: Loheng The Magical Tale Of The Swan-k (special order)
wagner, richard (composer) pages :299. Dover Publications Sheet 1 listed $52

   Richard Wagner: Three Three Short Fanfares By Richar (special order)
wagner, richard (composer) (1-) three fanfares pages :8. Chester Music Sheet 1 listed $31

    Wagner Richard Tanhauser / Highlights (ft. Ro
lp. Europa LP 1 listed $20

    Wagner Richard Tannhauser / Sinopoli-domingo-
2894276252 wagner richard: tannhauser / sinopoli¥domingo¥studer barcode: 2894276252. 9 listed $25 - $166

    Wagner Richard The \"ring\" Without (special order)
8940801542 wagner richard: the \"ring\" without words / maazel¥berlin philh orch barcode: 8940801542. CD 1 listed $35

    Wagner Richard Tristano E Isotta / Furtwangle
63694313212 wagner richard: tristano e isotta / furtwangler¥suthaus¥flagstad barcode: 63694313212. 12 listed $15 - $190

    Wagner, richard Tannhauser
Angel 3620 1960 2 listed $11 - $78

   Wagner, richard The Flying Dutchman
much shelf wear to cover. Black Dog amp Leventhal 2002 Book 1 listed $12

    Wagner, richard Treasury Of Great Music, Vol.5
box 4 lps (mono) toscanini, arturo recorded from 1941 to 1952 wagner: les maitres chanteurs lohegrin tristan et isolde parsifal siegfried.. grandes scènes du ring avec helen traubel et lauritz mel. RCA VCM 5 4LP 1 listed $48

   Wagner, richard Tristan & Isolde Vol. 2
vienna master series, highlights from… (spine says tristan & isolde only) 'w' . Pilz 160 330 4 listed $1 - $64

    Wagner, richard Twilight Of The Gods
Polygram 2894591412 1998 CD 1 listed $9

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