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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Richard Wagner

Composer of the Week: Richard Wagner: Episode 2: Uprising

Richard Wagner

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Episode 2: Uprising

Uprising

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Richard Wagner, Uprising

Donald Macleod considers why Wagner shared the revolutionary spirit of 1830s Germany.

Donald Macleod considers why Wagner shared the revolutionary spirit of 1830s Germany with its political, social, artistic and moral changes. Plus the revolutionary Tristan chord.

As his opera Rienzi is removed from the opera programme in Dresden, Richard Wagner takes to the streets and political storm clouds gather. Donald Macleod explores why Wagner shared the revolutionary spirit of 1830s Germany with its political, social, artistic and moral changes. Plus the almost nuclear force of the revolution Wagner detonated on the entire history of tonal music with his astonishing Tristan chord.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores the life and controversial music of Richard Wagner

Donald Macleod explores the life and controversial work of Richard Wagner. His life was every bit as much of a titanic saga as the epic music dramas which he created

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