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 | Siegfried | Wagner: Siegfried |
| 2 | Siegfried, Act I, Scene I, V, Vieles lehrtest du, | Siegfried, Disc 1, Act I, Scenes 1-3a |
| 3 | 24. Act II, Scene I / Schläfst du, Hagen, mein Soh | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 4 | Die Walküre; Vierte Szene | Der Ring Des Nibelungen; Die Walküre 3 |
| 5 | Die Walküre; Dritte Szene | Wagner: Die Walküre |
| 6 | Das Rheingold, Scene 1, VI, Der Welt Erbe gewänn' | Das Rheingold, Disc 1, Scenes 1 & 2 |
| 7 | Act 1 Sc 3a: Dritte Szene: Verfluchtes Licht! | Siegfried 1 - Wagner; Solti; Vienna Philharmonic |
| 8 | Siegfried, Act III, Scene 3, III, Heil dir, Sonne! | Siegfried, Disc 4, Act III, Scenes 1b-3 |
| 9 | Das Rheingold, Scene 4, II, Gezahlt hab' ich; nun | Das Rheingold, Disc 2, Scenes 3 & 4 |
| 10 | Die Walküre; Zweite Szene | Wagner: Die Walküre |
| 11 | 29. Act II, Scene IV / Gegrüßt sei, teurer Held (G | Götterdämmerung - Solti - Wiener Philharmoniker - |
| 12 | 1 | Die Walküre 2 (Der Ring des Nibelungen) |
| 13 | Gotterdammerung | Wagner: Selections from Tristan und Isolde, Tannha |
| 14 | Siegfried, Act III, Vorspiel | Siegfried, Disc 3, Act II, Scenes 2b-3, Act III, S |
| 15 | Das Rheingold, Scene 2, III, Zu mir, Freia! Meide | Das Rheingold, Disc 1, Scenes 1 & 2 |
| 16 | Act 1 Sc 2d: Die Stuecken! Das Schwert! O weh! Mir | Siegfried 1 - Wagner; Solti; Vienna Philharmonic |
| 17 | Die Walküre; Vierte Szene | Der Ring Des Nibelungen; Die Walküre 3 |
| 18 | Ac 1 Sc 2a: Heil dir, weiser Schmied! | Siegfried 1 - Wagner; Solti; Vienna Philharmonic |
| 19 | Götterdämmerung; Dritter Aufzug | Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Dritter Tag - Götterdämmerung |
| 20 | SIEGFRIED - IDYLL | ORCHESTRAL WORKS |