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 | Das Rheingold; Zweite Szene | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| 2 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 2, IV, Meine Mutter, ein | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 3 | Das Rheingold, Scene 2, II, Sanft schloß Schlaf de | Das Rheingold, Disc 1, Scenes 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Act I, Scene II / Begrüße froh, o Held (Gunthe | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 5 | Die Walküre; Vierte Szene | Der Ring Des Nibelungen; Die Walküre 3 |
| 6 | Die Walküre; Erste Szene | Wagner: Die Walküre |
| 7 | ?????????/ ?1??2? | Wagner: Gotterdammerung (1/4) |
| 8 | 2 | Die Walküre 2 (Der Ring des Nibelungen) |
| 9 | Siegfried; Dritter Aufzug | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Dritter Tag - Götterdämmerung |
| 10 | Act I, Scene II / Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 11 | Wesendonck - Lieder - Traume | Wagner: Selections from Tristan und Isolde, Tannha |
| 12 | Gotterdammerung | Wagner: Selections from Tristan und Isolde, Tannha |
| 13 | 01. Prologue / Welch Licht leuchtet dort (1. Norn) | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 14 | Act I, Scene I / Nun hör, Hagen (Gunther) | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 15 | Die Walküre; Dritte Szene | Wagner: Die Walküre |
| 16 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 1, III, Mit mir nicht, ha | Siegfried, Disc 2, Act I, Scene 3b, Act II, Scenes |
| 17 | 35. Act II, Scene V / Vertraue mir, betrogne Frau! | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 18 | Siegfried, Act III, Vorspiel | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 19 | Siegfried, Act II, Scene 3, IV, Da lieg auch du, d | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 20 | Götterdämmerung; Dritter Aufzug | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Dritter Tag - Götterdämmerung |