Richard Wagner: Concert Overtures Nos. 1 and 2
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Before his emergence as one of the greatest musical figures of the 19th century, Richard
Wagner wrote a series of overtures that chart his early compositional development.
The two high-octane Concert Overtures reflect his Beethovenian and Classical lineage,
whereas the overture to the historical tragedy König Enzio reveals a greater sense of
melancholy and nobility. Heroism is the key to his first opera, Die Feen, while his second,
Das Liebesverbot, is saturated in beguiling Mediterranean colour. Siegfried Idyll, a
surprise birthday gift for his second wife, Cosima, is a tender and intimate celebration of
scenes of family life.