The successful BR-KLASSIK WISSEN ((BR-Klassik Knowledge) series is now being continued with an audio biography entitled Feuerzauber, Weltenbrand ("Magic Fire - World Conflagration"). On four CD's, narrator and noted voice actor Udo Wachtveitl guides us through the turbulent and complex life and music of the composer Richard Wagner- supported by musical selections from canonical recordings featuring conductors Leonard Bernstein, Bernard Haitink, Rafael KubelÃk, Wolfgang Sawallisch and many others. Additionally, the release features the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons with four complete orchestral selections, interludes from Wagner's operas to complete this odyssey into the life of Wagner.

Tracklist:

Lohengrin: Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 2: Provinz-Theater (1834-1839)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 3: Ein Ende In Paris (1839-1842)
Tristan Und Isolde: Tristan Und Isolde, Act I: Prelude - Act III: Isolde's Liebestod
Gotterdammerung (Twilight Of The Gods): Gotterdammerung (Twilight Of The Gods), Act I: Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 4: Ich Bin Die Revolution (1842-1849)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 5: Ein Asylant In Zurich (1849-1854)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 6: Tristan Und Mathilde (1852-1859)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 7: Gottgesandter Konig (1860-1865)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 8: Tribschen-Idyll (1865-1870)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 9: Wo Sein Wahnen Frieden Fand (1870-1876)
Feuerzauber Weltenbrand: Chapter 10: Weltabschiedswerk (1877-1883)
Tannhauser: Tannhauser: Overture
Lohengrin: Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
Tristan Und Isolde: Tristan Und Isolde, Act I: Prelude - Act III: Isolde's Liebestod
Gotterdammerung (Twilight Of The Gods): Gotterdammerung (Twilight Of The Gods), Act I: Siegfried's Rhine Journey

UPC: 4035719009033
Label: Br Klassiks
Release Date: 2.26.13
Format: CD

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Feuerzauber Weltenbrand (4 CD)