Richard Wagner
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His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—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. The ''Ring'' and ''Parsifal'' were premiered here and his most important stage works continue to be performed at the annual Bayreuth Festival, which was galvanized by the efforts of his wife Cosima Wagner and the family's 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 Nürnberg'' (''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 – particularly since the late 20th century, as they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; his influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre.
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Das Rheingold / De Nederlandse Opera ; composer/libretto, Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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The Pyongyang concert. Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Siegfried / Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Die Walküre / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Prelude and Love death : from Tristan and Isolde. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Der fliegende Holländer / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tannhäuser / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde / Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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The "Ring" without words = Der "Ring" ohne Worte / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Die Walküre / Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Der fliegende Holländer = The Flying Dutchman / Richard Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Die Meistersinger : highlights. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Die Meistersinger / Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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My life / Authorized translation from the German. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Reiner conducts Wagner. by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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