Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( VAHG-nər; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] (listen); 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature 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 sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). 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, 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 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, where 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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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 1202 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-13545 | 12-in. | 7/9/1913 | Rheingold selection | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-13568 | 12-in. | 7/10/1913 | Rienzi overture | Conway's Band | Band, with 2 drums | composer | |
Victor | C-13793 | 12-in. | 9/16/1913 | Träume | Elsie Baker | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-13963 | 12-in. | 10/16/1913 | Lohengrin : Prelude | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14175 | 12-in. | 12/10/1913 | Bridal chorus | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14188 | 12-in. | 12/11/1913 | Siegfried's funeral march | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14334 | 12-in. | 1/16/1914 | Magic fire scene | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14335 | 12-in. | 1/16/1914 | Magic fire scene | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14338 | 12-in. | 1/16/1914 | Ride of the Valkyries | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14371 | 12-in. | 1/26/1914 | Träume | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14395 | 12-in. | 1/28/1914 | Prelude | Vessella's Italian Band | Band, with flute solo | composer | |
Victor | C-14408 | 12-in. | 2/3/1914 | Spinning chorus | Victor Women's Chorus | Female vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14408 | 10-in. | 7/19/1915 | Whirl and twirl | Victor Women's Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14445 | 10-in. | 2/11/1914 | Pilgrims' chorus | Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-14445 | 10-in. | 5/12/1926 | Pilgrim's chorus | Victor Male Chorus | Tenor vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14499 | 12-in. | 2/20/1914 | Weiche Wotan, weiche! | Margarethe Arndt-Ober ; Reinald Werrenrath | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14691 | 12-in. | 4/9/1914 | Elisabeth's Gebet | Ema Destinnová | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14770 | 12-in. | 4/27/1914 | Lohengrin fantasie | Rosario Bourdon | Cello solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14924 | 10-in. | 6/2/1914 | Siegmund's love song | Tollefsen Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-14933 | 10-in. | 6/3/1914 | An album leaf | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | C-14944 | 12-in. | 6/11/1914 | Rienzi overture | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-15010 | 12-in. | 6/26/1914 | Gems from Lohengrin | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15011 | 12-in. | 6/26/1914 | Gems from Lohengrin | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15076 | 12-in. | 7/22/1914 | Amfortas' Gebet, 'Mein Vater!' | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15783 | 12-in. | 3/12/1915 | Magic fire spell | Julius L. Schendel | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wagner, Richard," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102472.
Wagner, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102472.
"Wagner, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.
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