Episode 2
Donald Macleod examines the dark sides of Wagner's personality, unveiling his many affairs with the wives of his friends and patrons. Including excerpts from Tristan und Isolde.
Donald Macleod continues his examination of the dark sides of Wagner's personality, revealing his many affairs with the wives of his friends and patrons and revealing how Wagner himself viewed these relationships, through the composer's own writing, interwoven with music from the passionate but illicit love story of Tristan and Isolde.
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Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde
Performer: Isolde: Helga Dernesch Performer: Tristan: Jon Vickers Performer: Brangane: Christa Ludwig Performer: Kurwenal: Walter Berry Performer: King Marke: Karl Ridderbusch Performer: Melot: Bernd Weikl Performer: Sailor and Shepherd: Peter Schreier Performer: Helmsman: Martin Vantin Performer: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Performer: Herbert von Karajan (Conductor)
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- Tue 29 Dec 200912:00BBC Radio 3
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