Short bio Siegfried Wagner
Birthday:
1869 in Tribschen, Switzerland
Died:
1930 in Bayreuth, Germany
Active:
1890s - 1920s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic
Full biography Siegfried Wagner
Siegfried Wagner was a German composer and conductor, born on June 6, 1869, in Germany. He was the son of composer Richard Wagner, who is widely considered one of the most significant figures in the history of opera. Siegfried Wagner was the director of the Bayreuth Festival, which his father founded, from 1908 until his death in 1930.
Siegfried Wagner began his career studying music in Berlin. He was heavily influenced by his father's musical style, and his compositions often showed similarities to Richard Wagner's works. Siegfried Wagner composed a number of operas during his lifetime, including "Der Heidenkönig" and "An allem ist Hütchen schuld!".
Notably, Siegfried Wagner was interested in incorporating new musical techniques into his compositions, including influences from French and Russian music. He was also interested in exploring themes related to mysticism and mythology in his works.
Despite his artistic achievements, Siegfried Wagner's legacy is also marked by controversy. He was a member of the Nazi party and continued to direct the Bayreuth Festival during the Nazi era. Additionally, some scholars have raised questions about his relationship with his father, particularly regarding rumors that Richard Wagner had a romantic relationship with Siegfried's mother.
Overall, Siegfried Wagner's contribution to the world of opera is significant, both as the son of Richard Wagner and as an artist who sought to incorporate new techniques into his works. However, his involvement with the Nazi party and broader questions regarding his personal life have complicated his legacy.
Compositions featuring Siegfried Wagner
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prelude to Das Flüchlein, das jeder mitbekan | Orchestral | 1930 | |
| 2 | Das Flüchlein, das jeder mitbekam, opera | Opera | 1929 | |
| 3 | Wahnopfer, opera, Op. 16 | Opera | 1928 | |
| 4 | Weihnacht, for voice & piano | 3:29 min | Vocal Music | 1927 |
| 5 | Symphony in C | 34:21 min | Symphony | 1925 |
| 6 | Glück, symphonic poem | 27:41 min | Orchestral | 1923 |
| 7 | Rainulf und Adelasia, opera, Op. 14 | 203:59 min | Opera | 1922 |
| 8 | Die heilige Linde, opera, Op. 15 | 148:45 min | Opera | 1922 |
| 9 | Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär! scherzo, for orchestra | 10:19 min | Orchestral | 1922 |
| 10 | Der Schmied von Marienburg, opera, Op. 13 | 188:40 min | Opera | 1920 |
| 11 | Concerto for violin & orchestra | 24:37 min | Concerto | 1915 |
| 12 | An allem ist Hütchen Schuld, opera | 161:05 min | Opera | 1915 |
| 13 | Der Friedensengel, opera, Op. 10 | 168:17 min | Opera | 1915 |
| 14 | An allem ist Hütchen Schuld Suite | Orchestral | 1915 | |
| 15 | Sonnenflammen, opera, Op. 8 | 132:43 min | Opera | 1914 |
| 16 | Der Heidekönig, opera, Op. 9 | 159:59 min | Opera | 1914 |
| 17 | Das Märchen vom dicken fetten Pfannekuchen, fairy story for baritone & orchesra | 8:53 min | Vocal Music | 1913 |
| 18 | Schwarzschwanenreich, opera, Op. 7 | 101:32 min | Opera | 1911 |
| 19 | Banadietrich, opera, Op. 6 | 122:46 min | Opera | 1909 |
| 20 | Sternengebot, opera, Op. 5 | Opera | 1907 | |
| 21 | Bruder Lustig, opera, Op. 4 | Opera | 1905 | |
| 22 | Der Kobold, opera, Op. 3 | 195:09 min | Opera | 1903 |
| 23 | Schäfer und Schäferin, for voice & piano | 1:30 min | Vocal Music | 1903 |
| 24 | Herzog Wildgang, opera, Op. 2 | Opera | 1900 | |
| 25 | Das Bärenhäuter Suite | Orchestral | 1899 | |
| 26 | Der Bärenhäuter, opera | 139:25 min | Opera | 1898 |
| 27 | Frühlingsblick, for voice & piano | 3:58 min | Vocal Music | 1897 |
| 28 | Abend am Meere, for voice & piano | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | 1897 |
| 29 | Sehnsucht, symphonic poem after Friedrich Schiller | 20:00 min | Orchestral | 1895 |
| 30 | Abend auf dem Meere, for voice & piano | 2:32 min | Vocal Music | 1890 |
| 31 | Nacht am Narocz, for voice & piano | 5:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 32 | Frühlingsglaube, for voice & piano | 3:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | Frühlings Tod, for voice & piano | 4:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | Eind Hildisch-Hymne, for voice & piano | 1:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | Ein Hochzeitslied, for voice & piano | 3:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 36 | Das Dryaden-Lied, for voice & piano | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Wahnfried-Idyll, for voice & piano | 3:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Das Bales-Tänzchen, for voice & piano | 4:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 39 | Was soll das bedeuten, carol for voice & ensemble | 3:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | Concertino for flute & small orchestra | 11:04 min | Concerto | - |
Albums featuring Siegfried Wagner
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Anton Urspruch, Erich J. Wolff, Ludwig Thuille, Rebecca Broberg, Thorsten Scharnke, Peter P. Pachl, Rainer Maria Klaas – ...In Trunken-schönem Tanz!(CD, Album) | 2018 | Thorofon |
| 2 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Hermann Abendroth, Heinz Tietjen, Karl Böhm – Overtures & Preludes, Violin Concerto(2×CD, ) | 2014 | Desert Island Collection |
| 3 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Rebecca Broberg, Hans-Martin Gräbner – Wahnfried-Idyll / The Complete Songs | 2010 | Marco Polo |
| 4 |  |
Der Kobold (The Goblin)(2×DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo) | 2008 | Naxos |
| 5 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Broberg • Mauel • Mitschke • Hoffmann • Föttinger • Meierhöfer • Horn • Isherwood • Borst • Lukic • Bappert • Höchbauer • Kohler • Park • Hoferichter • PPP Music Theatre Ensemble, Munich • Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra • Frank Strobel – | 2007 | Marco Polo |
| 6 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Wachutka • van Aken • Joswig • Trekel • Stuttgarter Choristen • Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz • Werner Andreas Albert – Rainulf Und Adelasia(3×CD, Album, Box Set, ) | 2006 | cpo |
| 7 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Trekel, Schuster, Brunner, Giesecke, Bátori, Chor & Orchester Des Opernhauses Halle, Roger Epple – Sonnenflammen(2×CD, Album) | 2005 | cpo |
| 8 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Leslie Head, Raffaele Polani, Valerie Hill, Martha Mödl, Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Raimund Herincx, Christopher Adams (3) – Der Friedensengel(3×CD, Album) | 2005 | Living Stage |
| 9 |  |
Siegfried Wagner / Kodama – Der Heidenkönig(3×CD, ) | 2005 | Marco Polo |
| 10 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Thies • Hesse • Klorek • Bennett • Adam • Gothe • Hahn • Dittebrand • Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra • Hagen Theatre Chorus • Georg Fritzsch (2) – Bruder Lustig (Brother Lustig)(3×CD, Album) | 2002 | Marco Polo |
| 11 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Dagmar Schellenberger, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Werner Andreas Albert – Dagmar Schellenberger Sings Siegfried Wagner(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2002 | cpo |
| 12 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Werner Andreas Albert, Roman Trekel – Scenes & Arias For Baritone(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2001 | cpo |
| 13 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Werner Andreas Albert, Iris Vermillion – Scenes & Arias For Mezzo-soprano(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2000 | cpo |
| 14 |  |
Sternengebot(2×CD, Album) | 2000 | Marco Polo |
| 15 |  |
Siegfried Wagner: Complete Orchestral Works(7×CD, ) | 2000 | cpo |
| 16 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert – Symphony In C | 1997 | cpo |
| 17 |  |
Wagner Conducts Wagner : Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Richard Wagner, Siegfried Wagner – Tristan Und Isolde: Love Duet (Fragment), Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Parsifal, Tristan Und Isolde, Siegfried-Idyll, Huldigungsmarsch(2 | 1997 | Grammofono 2000 |
| 18 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Werner Andreas Albert – Symphonic Poems(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | cpo |
| 19 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert – Complete Overtures 4 | 1996 | cpo |
| 20 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert – Complete Overtures 3 | 1996 | cpo |
| 21 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Ulf Hoelscher ∙ Andrea Lieberknecht ∙ Dietrich Henschel ∙ Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz ∙ Werner Andreas Albert – Violin Concerto • Flute Concertino • Das Märchen Vom Dicken Fetten Pfannekuchen(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | cpo |
| 22 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert – Complete Overtures 2 | 1995 | cpo |
| 23 |  |
Schwarzschwanenreich / The Kingdom Of The Black Swan(2×CD, Album, Stereo) | 1995 | Marco Polo |
| 24 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert – Complete Overtures 1(CD, Album) | 1994 | cpo |
| 25 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Heinrich Hollreiser – Symphony In C | 1988 | Koch Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 26 |  |
Siegfried Wagner – Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Peter Erös – Symphony In C(CD, Stereo) | 1987 | Delysé |
| 27 |  |
Siegfried Wagner - Richard Wagner – Siegfried Conducts Richard Wagner | 1987 | Trax Classique |
| 28 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Peter Erös – Symphony By Siegfried Wagner(LP, Album) | 1986 | Delysé |
| 29 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Aalborg Symfoniorkester, Peter Erös – Siegfried Wagner | 1986 | Delysé |
| 30 |  |
Albert Becker, Wilhelm Berger, Ferdinand Hummel, Engelbert Humperdinck (2), Hugo Kaun, Wilhelm Kienzl, Robert Radecke, Max Reger, Theodor H. H. Verhey, Siegfried Wagner - Brigitte Ganady / Ursula Jurk – Die Nacht Der Wunder - Weihnachtslieder Der Romantik | 1984 | Mixtur |
| 31 |  |
Music Of Siegfried Wagner(LP) | 1982 | A.N.N.A. Record Company |
| 32 |  |
Siegfried Wagner, Symphonisches Orchester Berlin Dirigent: John Bell (40) – Symphonische Dichtung "Gluck" - Scherzo "Und Wenn Die Welt Voll Teufel War" - Vorspiel Zur Oper "Die Heilige Linde"(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1975 | Mixtur |
| 33 |  |
Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Siegfried Wagner – Parsifal(LP, Mono) | 1963 | Columbia |
| 34 |  |
Wagner, Siegfried Wagner, Bayreuth Festival Orch. – Parsifal: Good Friday Music, Act 3 | 1927 | Columbia |
| 35 |  |
Siegfried Wagner & The State Symphony Orchestra, Berlin – Parsifal(2×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) | 1927 | Odeon |
| 36 |  |
Beethoven, Egk, Weber, S. Wagner, Rossini - Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Karl Anton Rickenbacher – Live!(LP) | - | TBS Records |
| 37 |  |
Wagner, The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Conducted by Siegfried Wagner – Parsifal. Good Friday Music Act 3, Part 3 / Forest Murmurs Act 2(Shellac, 12", 80 RPM) | - | Columbia |
| 38 |  |
Die Walküre(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Parlophon |
| 39 |  |
La Walkyrie(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Parlophon |
| 40 |  |
L'Or Du Rhin(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Parlophon |
| 41 |  |
Wagner, London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Siegfried Wagner – Siegfried Idyll(2×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | His Master's Voice |
| 42 |  |
Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Siegfried Wagner – Tristan et Iseult(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Parlophone |
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