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 / Wen rätst du nun zu frein (Gu | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 2 | 31. Act II, Scene IV / Heil'ge Götter, himmlische | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 3 | Götterdämmerung; Dritter Aufzug | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Dritter Tag - Götterdämmerung |
| 4 | Act I, Scene II / Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 5 | Das Rheingold; Zweite Szene | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| 6 | Wesendonck - Lieder - Schmerzen | Wagner: Selections from Tristan und Isolde, Tannha |
| 7 | Siegfried, Act III, Scene 2, I, Mein Vöglein Schwe | Siegfried, Disc 4, Act III, Scenes 1b-3 |
| 8 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 2, II, Daß der mein Vater | Siegfried, Disc 2, Act I, Scene 3b, Act II, Scenes |
| 9 | Das Rheingold; Erste Szene | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| 10 | Siegfried, Act III, Scene 3, V, Dort seh' ich Gran | Siegfried, Disc 4, Act III, Scenes 1b-3 |
| 11 | ?????????/ ?? | Wagner: Gotterdammerung (1/4) |
| 12 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 2, III, Aber wie sah mein | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 13 | Siegfried | Wagner: Siegfried |
| 14 | Siegfried, Act III, Scene 3, II, Das ist kein Mann | Siegfried, Disc 4, Act III, Scenes 1b-3 |
| 15 | 23. Act II / Vorspiel | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 16 | Siegfried, Act I, Scene 2, III, Was zu wissen dir | Siegfried, Disc 1, Act I, Scenes 1-3a |
| 17 | Prologue / Willst du mir Minne schenken (Brünn | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 18 | Lohengrin: Prelude | Masters of Classical Music, Vol. 5 |
| 19 | ?????????/ ?1??1? | Wagner: Gotterdammerung (1/4) |
| 20 | Das Rheingold, Scene 2, V, Immer ist Undank Loges | Das Rheingold, Disc 1, Scenes 1 & 2 |