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Richard Wagner

Wagner in 1871 Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas—although his mature works are often referred to as ''music dramas''. Unlike most composers, Wagner wrote both the libretti and the music for all of his stage works. He first achieved recognition with works in the Romantic tradition of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, but revolutionised the genre through his concept of the ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' ("total work of art"), which sought to unite poetic, musical, visual, and dramatic elements. In this approach, the drama unfolds as a continuously sung narrative, with the music evolving organically from the text rather than alternating between arias and recitatives. Wagner outlined these ideas in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852, most fully realising them in the first half of his four-opera cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung'').

Wagner's compositions, particularly in his later period, have complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate 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 regarded as an important precursor to modernist music. Later in life, he softened his ideological stance against traditional operatic forms (e.g., arias, ensembles and choruses), reintroducing them into his last few stage works, including ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' (''The Mastersingers of Nuremberg'') and ''Parsifal''.

To fully realise his artistic vision, Wagner had his own opera house built to his specifications: the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which featured many innovations designed to immerse the audience in the drama. It hosted the premieres of ''The Ring'' and ''Parsifal'', and remains entirely devoted to staging his mature works at the annual Bayreuth Festival. After Wagner’s death, his wife Cosima assumed leadership; it has since remained under the management of their descendants.

Wagner's unorthodox operas, provocative essays, and contentious personal conduct engendered considerable controversy during his lifetime, and continue to do so. Declared a "genius" by some and a "disease" by others, his views on religion, politics, and society remain debated—most notably the extent to which his antisemitism finds expression in his stage and prose works. Despite this, his operas and music remain central to the repertoire of major opera houses and concert halls worldwide. His ideas can be traced across many art forms throughout the 20th century; his influence extended beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts, and theatre.

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    Tannhäuser a zápas pěvců na Wartburgu : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Supraphon, 1986
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    Das Rheingold : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1982
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    Der fliegende Holländer : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1974
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    Weltstars singen Wagner : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1977
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    Lohengrin : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1974
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    Overtures and symphonic excerpts : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Melodija, 1981
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    Birgit Nilsson in Szenen aus Tristan und Isolde : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1978
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    Die Walküre : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

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    Das Rheingold : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Eterna, 1984
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    Rienci : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Melodija, 1980
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    Wesendonk Lieder : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Melodija, 1984
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    Siegfried - Idyll : zvukový záznam by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Supraphon, 1972
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    a barna konyv : napló,flejegyzések 1865-1882 by wagner,richard

    Published: gondolat, 1980
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    A bolygó hollandi : romantikus opera három felvonásban, 1843 : szövegkönyv a motívumok feltüntetésével by Wagner, Richard

    Published: Wagner Ring Alapítvány, 2012
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    Tristan és Isolde : cselekmény három felvonásban, 1865 : szövegkönyv a motívumok feltüntetésével by Wagner, Richard

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    Das Rheingold : Vorabend zum Bühnenfestspiel Der Ring des Nibelungen by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf & Härtel
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    Parsifal : Ein bühnenweihfestspiel in drei Aufzügen by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published: Hesse & Becker Verlag
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    Richard Wagner an Minna Wagner by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published: Verlag von Breitkopf & Haertel, 1908
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    Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

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    Richard Wagner an Minna Wagner by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published: Verlag von Breitkopf & Haertel, 1908
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