Composer of the Month 5/2013: Richard Wagner (selected by Peter van Dessel / Belgium)

Germany 2.5.2013 The video shows the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel with the "Ring Without Words". This piece is a summary of the highlights of the four operas of Richard Wagner, created by Lorin Maazel in 1988. Richard Wagner was born on 22 May 1813 in Leipzig. He was a composer, playwright, poet, writer, theater director and conductor. With his music dramas, he is considered one of the greatest innovators of European music in the 19th Century. He changed the impression of romantic music and created a new basis for the opera by designing text, music and stage directions of the dramatic action as a total art work. As a composer, he founded the Bayreuth Festival. His innovations in the harmonies influenced the development of music to the modern day. Richard Wagner died on 13. Februar 1883 in Venice. In May 2013 his birth anniversary comes up for the 200th time. More composer can be found in the members only section