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RICHARD WAGNER
- Overture to 'Die Feen', WWV 32. ...
- Overture to 'Columbus', WWV 37. ...
- Overture to 'Das Liebesverbot', WWV 38. ...
- Overture to 'Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen', WWV 49. ...
- Eine Faust-Ouverture, WWV 59. ...
- Overture to 'Der fliegende Hollander', WWV 63. ...
- Prelude to Act III of 'Lohengrin', WWV 75. ...
- Prelude to 'Tristan und Isolde'.
- What is Wagner's most famous piece?
- Which is Wagner's greatest opera?
- What composers influenced Wagner?
- How many pieces did Richard Wagner compose?
What is Wagner's most famous piece?
'Ride of the Valkyries' is not only one of Wagner's most recognisable pieces of music, but one of the most popular opera songs in the whole canon. Due to being featured in a plethora of films and TV shows, including Apocalypse Now and Star Wars, it's a favourite amongst film buffs and opera goers alike.
Which is Wagner's greatest opera?
Lohengrin is his best Romantic opera. The prelude is enogh to make you fall in love with the whole opera.
What composers influenced Wagner?
In January 1828 he first heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony and then, in March, the same composer's 9th Symphony (both at the Gewandhaus). Beethoven became a major inspiration, and Wagner wrote a piano transcription of the 9th Symphony. He was also greatly impressed by a performance of Mozart's Requiem.
How many pieces did Richard Wagner compose?
Richard Wagner's works for the stage, representing more than 50 years of creative life, comprise his 13 completed operas and a similar number of failed or abandoned projects. His first effort, begun when he was 13, was a prose drama, Leubald, but thereafter all his works were conceived as some form of musical drama.
