Preceding Opera Australia’s ‘Ring Cycle’, pianist Alex Raineri and Wagner scholar and author Peter Bassett present a compelling program exploring the world of Richard Wagner through his letters and music, tracing his connections with some of his contemporaries and followers.
Like Beethoven before him, Wagner transformed the way music was composed, leaving a legacy that evolved in different directions. While some of his successors tried to resist the gravitational pull of his musical ideas and personality, none could ignore it.
PROGRAM
Richard Wagner
In the album of the Princess Metternich
Felix Mendelssohn
Variations serieuses
Franz Liszt
Second Year of Pilgrimage: Italy – Marriage
Richard Wagner/Franz Liszt
‘Liebestod’ from Tristan and Isolde
Alban Berg
Sonata Op.1
Alexander Scriabin
Sonata No.4 in F sharp