Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22nd May 1813???13th February 1883) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas" as he later came to call them). His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use of leitmotifs: themes associated with specific characters, locales, or plot elements. Wagner's chromatic musical language prefigured later developments in European classical music, including extreme chromaticism and atonality. He transformed musical thought through his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk ("total art-work"), epitomized by his monumental four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (1876). His concept of leitmotif and integrated musical expression was also a strong influence on many 20th century film scores. Wagner was and remains a controversial figure, both for his musical and dramatic innovations, and for his anti-semitic and political opinions.
| 1 | Act I, Scene I / Nun hör, Hagen (Gunther) | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 2 | Das Rheingold, Scene 3, IV, Nehmt euch in acht - S | Das Rheingold, Disc 2, Scenes 3 & 4 |
| 3 | Act 1 Sc 1a: Zwangvolle Plage! Mueh ohne Zweck! | Siegfried 1 - Wagner; Solti; Vienna Philharmonic |
| 4 | 2 | Die Walküre 2 (Der Ring des Nibelungen) |
| 5 | Tristan und Isolde - Vorspiel zum | Wagner: Selections from Tristan und Isolde, Tannha |
| 6 | Das Rheingold, Scene 2, VII, Hör', Wotan, der Harr | Das Rheingold, Disc 1, Scenes 1 & 2 |
| 7 | Das Rheingold; Zweite Szene | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| 8 | Die Walküre; Vierte Szene | Der Ring Des Nibelungen; Die Walküre 3 |
| 9 | ?????????/ ?1??1? | Wagner: Gotterdammerung (1/4) |
| 10 | ?????????/ ?1??2? | Wagner: Gotterdammerung (1/4) |
| 11 | Siegfried; Dritter Aufzug | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Dritter Tag - Götterdämmerung |
| 12 | 30. Act II, Scene IV / Einen Ring sah ich an deine | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 13 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 2, VI, Wer bist du, kühne | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 14 | Das Rheingold, Scene 4, V, Gepflanzt sind die Pfäh | Das Rheingold, Disc 2, Scenes 3 & 4 |
| 15 | Das Rheingold, Scene 4, I, Da, Vetter, sitze du fe | Das Rheingold, Disc 2, Scenes 3 & 4 |
| 16 | 31. Act II, Scene IV / Heil'ge Götter, himmlische | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 17 | Siegfried, Act I, Scene I, IV, Als zullendes Kind | Siegfried, Disc 1, Act I, Scenes 1-3a |
| 18 | SIEGFRIED - IDYLL | ORCHESTRAL WORKS |
| 19 | Das Rheingold, Scene 4, III, Bin ich nun frei? Wi | Das Rheingold, Disc 2, Scenes 3 & 4 |
| 20 | Die Walküre; Fünfte Szene | Der Ring Des Nibelungen; Die Walküre 3 |