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Radio Scotland,6 mins

Richard Wagner, Siegfried Idyll: Classical Icons

Classics Unwrapped

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Hugh MacDonald reveals the story behind Wagner's tender and intimate Siegfried Idyll, which is filled with private musical references that only Wagner's family would recognise.

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