For the Kaisermarsch, Wagner added a Volksgesang (a chorale for community singing) to celebrate the German victory in the Franco-Prussian war and the coronation of the Prussian king as emperor.
Composer Biography
Richard Wagner, primarily known for his operas after 1840, initially aimed to succeed in the genre of the symphony.
Composition History
The Symphony in E major, WWV 35, remained incomplete because Wagner left only sketches and stopped working on it thirty bars into the second movement.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wagner believed that in a classical work, the sense of drama and the changes between tension and relaxation were more important than fixed proportions of duration among sections.
Composition History
The Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97, was written in 1864 for King Ludwig II of Bavaria, as Wagner "badly needed the money."
Performer Biography
Neeme Järvi, the conductor on this album, has amassed a discography of over 440 discs, with more than 150 released on Chandos.
Composition History
The Kaisermarsch, WWV 104, was commissioned by the publishing firm Peters during the Franco-Prussian War, with the commissioner requesting an heroic morale booster instead of Wagner's initial proposal for funeral music.
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