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The Ethereal
The opening orchestral strains of Wagner's opera Lohengrin with its high shimmering strings prompted the French poet Charles Baudelaire to observe that in Wagner's music he found "something rapt and enthralling, somethin...
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The Ethereal is an episode from The Listening Service by BBC. The opening orchestral strains of Wagner's opera Lohengrin with its high shimmering strings prompted the French poet Charles Baudelaire to observe that in Wagner's music he found...
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Published Oct 8, 2023, 29:31 long, audio available.
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