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Donald Macleod looks into 贵补耻谤茅's married life and his encounters with the music of Richard Wagner.

Gabriel 贵补耻谤茅鈥檚 story begins during the second half of the 19th century, when the musical world was dominated by the heavily romantic voices of composers like Wagner, Brahms and Liszt. 贵补耻谤茅 became a key protagonist in a musical revolution that opened audiences鈥� ears to new modes of expression - modern, refined and utterly French. As a composer, and as a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, he left a huge legacy on the music of the 20th century. This week Donald Macleod explores some of the many turning points in 贵补耻谤茅鈥檚 career, and how those events affected his life and his art.

Gabriel 贵补耻谤茅 was often asked by the megastar singer, Pauline Viardot, to turn his attention to opera, and he set off to experience the greatest operas of his day. He commented that Wagner鈥檚 music made him 鈥榳eary with admiration鈥� but he never became a total devotee of the Wagner cult. In 1883, 贵补耻谤茅 married to Marie Fremiet. Their liaison seems to have begun by 贵补耻谤茅 pulling Marie鈥檚 name out of a hat! Their life quickly settled into a comfortable routine but it soon must have been obvious to Marie that she would have to play a subsidiary role in her husband鈥檚 world.

Gabriel 贵补耻谤茅 and Andr茅 Messager
Souvenirs de Bayreuth
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
Bruno Rigutto, piano

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Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15
Hermitage String Trio
Kathryn Stott, piano

Ballade in F sharp, Op 19
Kathryn Stott, piano

Les roses d鈥檒spahan, Op 39 No 4
Olga Peretyatko, soprano
Basel Symphony Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Produced by Luke Whitlock for 大象传媒 Wales