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Born: May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany
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Died: February 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy
Genre: Classical

Biography:
Richard Wagner was one of the most revolutionary figures in music, and dominated the development of classical music from about 1850 to 1875, a quarter-century, significantly, in which not a single new symphony was produced that entered the permanent standard repertoire. Wagner, like all the composers in this article, was also a "theatre man, " with... Continue Bio >>

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Tannhauser Overture

Discography:
Parsifal
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