Great Dates 1 - 1874 Wagner - Part 1

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ka2-FGnFb4

Four part music history series originally broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK, Autumn 2002.

Composer Howard Goodall links great pieces of music to the era in which they were written in a bid to prove that time, place, culture and politics had more of a part to play in the end product than the genius of the producer. He begins with a historical look at 1874, the year which saw the completion of Wagner's influential Ring cycle.

As always, should these become commercially available i will remove them immediatly. If you enjoy this series please purchase the DVD!

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Education

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• goodall
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• dates
• wagner
• 1874
• ring
• cycle
• history

[Omerulez]

Thank you very much for uploading this.

[ishitbriks]

Wagner-> first heavy metal artist

[spam1138]

7:38 lord of the ring refrence

[ssatrofma]

An interesting video, but I wish there were footnotes (proof) for the many claims made in it. Many interpretations have been made about the Ring. This is only one.

[ssatrofma]

Thanks for posting. Hilarious. Leave it to the English to make Wagner funny.

[fromwkfsmouth]

Thanks for posting this one up - I am an avid fan of Goodall (He'll be my web contact soon!), and this is the first documentary series when his wedding ring was shown onscreen!