Wagner in Switzerland. Wesendonck-Lieder /

This concert is a celebration of Richard Wagner's 200th anniversary in 2013, featuring famous soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra who perform Wagner's Siegfried Idyll at his home in Tribschen, Switzerland: The original place, where he composed and world premiered the piece on the st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (Composer)
Other Authors: Kulman, Elisabeth (Singer), Kutrowatz, Eduard (Instrumentalist)
Format: Video
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German.
Published: Berlin, Berlin State : C Major Entertainment, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This concert is a celebration of Richard Wagner's 200th anniversary in 2013, featuring famous soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra who perform Wagner's Siegfried Idyll at his home in Tribschen, Switzerland: The original place, where he composed and world premiered the piece on the staircase in 1870 as a birthday present to his wife Cosima. The program is rounded by the Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in the original version for female voice and piano, performed by the exceptional mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman and pianist Eduard Kutrowat on Wagner's original grand piano. The performance-part is complemented by documentary features offering an insight into Richard Wagner's life at Tribschen.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 26, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.)
Playing Time:00:25:58