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Composer of the Week: Wagner

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In the first of two programmes about love, Donald Macleod considers the profound influence of the philosopher
Schopenhauer on Wagner, and the dark world of Tristan and Isolde.
Bridal March (Lohengrin, Act 3) Vienna State Opera Choir, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
Lohengrin (closing section)
Jessye Norman (soprano), Eva Randova (mezzo), Placido Domingo (tenor), Hans Sotin (bass), Vienna State Opera Choir, Vienna PO, conductor Georg Solti
Wesendonck Lieder Margaret Price (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde) Helga Dernesch (mezzo), Berlin PO, conductor Herbert von Karajan

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Soprano:
Jessye Norman
Soprano:
Eva Randova
Tenor:
Hans Sotin
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Conductor:
Wesendonck Lieder Margaret
Soprano:
Graham Johnson
Unknown:
Helga Dernesch
Source: Radio Times

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