German composer Richard Wagner: The man behind the myth
Wagner's descendants subsequently tried to style the composer as superhuman ... he worked as the music director of the city's ...
'It’s very dear to many people': Katharina Wagner on reviving 'Lohengrin' for the Liceu
Living with the name Wagner is both a blessing and a curse at times, admits the great-granddaughter of the German composer. Katharina Wagner says she has learnt to live with the positives and the ...
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The dangerous world of the Wagner Group
The group took its name from Utkin’s call sign, a nod to the German composer Richard Wagner, a favorite of Adolf Hitler. Wagner, appropriately enough, was born amid the ashes of Russia ...
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Richard Wagner - ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ from ‘Die Walküre’
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a 19th Century musician and composer, and a very controversial figure. He is credited with the 'birth of modern music'. Wagner had a pretty established musical ...
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“Dreams also serve as legitimation”
From Stockhausen to Wagner: important composers from past centuries claim to have been inspired whilst asleep. An interview with musicologist Magdalena Zorn about dreams as a source of inspiration, ...