Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner, 1813 in Leipzig geboren, wandte sich mit zwanzig Jahren der Theaterlaufbahn als Kapellmeister und Opernkomponist zu. Die Städte Würzburg, Magdeburg, Riga, Paris, Dresden, München sind...

Nur eine seiner Opern hat Richard Wagner wiederholt ausdrücklich als sein 'Meisterwerk' bezeichnet: seine 'Meistersinger von Nürnberg'. Von den ersten schöpferischen Gedanken bis zur Vollendung hat si...

Diese Musik entstammt der vierten Szene aus dem zweiten Aufzug der Oper 'Lohengrin', als Elsa in einem feierlichen Zug zum Münster geleitet wird, wo sie ihren geheimnisvollen Retter heiraten soll. Ric...

Fest Fanfare (Einzug der Gäste - Entry of the Guests) Gebet der Elisabeth - Elisabeth's Prayer Wolfram allein - Wolfram alone Aus der Ferne - At a Distance Chor der älteren Pilger - Chorus of Older Pi...

This young, comic opera, composed in 1835 on one of Wagner's own libretti, based on a play by Shakespeare, was unsuccessful at the Magdeburg theatre in 1836 and even the composer considered it a 'sin...

The titleThis famous Wagnerian piece, taken from his opera 'Tannhäuser', adapts well the expressive abilities of a woodwind orchestra. The splendid transcription by Lorenzo Pusceddu for a symphonic ba...

The piece''Die Walküre'' (the Valkyries) is the second of the four works that make up the 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' (The Ring of the Nibelung). It premiered in Munich in 1870. The 'Ride of the Valkyri...

Lucien Cailliet's concert band arrangement for Richard Wagner's Elsa'a Procession to the Cathedral maintains the timeless elegance that has made this piece a standard. (5:57)

Elsas Procession to the Cathedral is from the opera "Lohengrin" and is one of the grand events in music history. It is music for a glorious procession of the beautiful bride, Elsa, as she walks to the...

Elsas Procession to the Cathedral is from the opera "Lohengrin" and is one of the grand events in music history. It is music for a glorious procession of the beautiful bride, Elsa, as she walks to the...

This new transcription of one of the most glorious musical moments in opera history has been lovingly prepared by the former director of the U.S. Marine Band. A stunning setting of this well-known ban...

This original work for military band was written by the great composer in honor of the young king, Ludwig II, who became Wagners greatest patron. This meticulously edited new edition enables the moder...

This original work for military band was written by the great composer in honor of the young king, Ludwig II, who became Wagners greatest patron. This meticulously edited new edition enables the moder...

This original work for military band was written by the great composer in honor of the young king, Ludwig II, who became Wagners greatest patron. This meticulously edited new edition enables the moder...

Classical Guitar Tab Edition.

In this bicentennial year I hope the piece will give pleasure and amusement to Wagnerians, and may also encourage those who haven't heard the whole cycle to embrace the extraordinary experience that W...

A second score included for performance.

A second 84 page part is included. - RIENZI - Arioso und Chor der Friedensboten - DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER - Spinnerlied - Duett - Kavatine des Erik - TANNHÄUSER - Arie der Elisabeth - Einzug der G#ste...