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Work: Wesendonck-Lieder

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ComposerWagner, Richard (1813-1883)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeVocal
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Aix-en-ProvenceMichael Spyres - Mathieu Pordoy

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Wagner, Mahler, Strauss R., Duparc
Michael Spyres; Mathieu Pordoy

Munich3. Festspiel-Kammerkonzert: Vielstimmiges mit Gesang

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Zemlinsky, Wagner, Schoenberg
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller; Christoph Traxler; Matjaž Bogataj; Hanna Asieieva

MunichFestspiel-Liederabend Ludovic Tézier

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Wagner, Duparc
Ludovic Tézier; Julius Drake
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The Met Orchestra and Lise Davidsen shine at Carnegie Hall

Lise Davidsen and Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Chris Lee

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra emerge from their orchestra pit onto the stage of Carnegie Hall last Thursday to strut their considerable stuff as a star attraction.

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Operatic Wagner and symphonic Shostakovich in the Elbphilharmonie

Andris Poga © Jānis Deinats
Conducting the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, the Latvian Andris Poga reveals a surer hand in Shostakovich's final symphonic statement than in the partnering of Nina Stemme in Wagner, where her big voice often missed the essential intimacy.
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Norwegian triumvirate triumphs at the Barbican

The final date in their recital tour brought the Norwegian soprano and pianist to London for a programme where Grieg outshone Strauss and Wagner.
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StockholmLied Concert with Anna Larsson

© Anna Thorbjornsson
Wagner, Rangström, Mahler, Schumann C., Strauss R.
Anna Larsson; Magnus Svensson

StuttgartMarek Janowski conducts Wagner and Bruckner

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Wagner, Bruckner
SWR Symphony Orchestra; Marek Janowski; Anja Kampe
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Stuart Skelton on Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder

Stuart Skelton © Guðmundur Ingólfsson
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Richard Wagner © Public Domain
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