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Composer of the Week Richard Wagner Episodes

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  1. The Holy Grail

    5/5 Donald Macleod discovers why Wagner took a 12-year break from his work on the Ring cycle.

  2. The Mad King

    4/5 Donald Macleod on how Wagner's luck hit new heights thanks to a new king of Bavaria.

  3. Exile

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores Wagner's exile in Switzerland.

  4. Uprising

    2/5 Donald Macleod considers why Wagner shared the revolutionary spirit of 1830s Germany.

  5. The Saxon Windbag

    1/5 Donald Macleod on Wagner's early works, including the operas Das Liebesverbot and Rienzi.