Composed around the time of Tristan and Isolde and connected to the romantic musical drama by multiple threads, the Wesendonck cycle is a particularly exciting work within Wagner’s oeuvre. The author of the poems was Mathilde Wesendonck: "She was and remains my first and only love. The years spent with her were the most radiant of my life,” Wagner once said. Az est második részében Liszt Ferenc Faust-szimfóniája hangzik el, amelyet Goethe drámai költeménye ihletett. A kompozíciót 1857-ben mutatták be Weimarban, a szerző vezényletével. In the second half of the evening, we will hear Ferenc Liszt’s Faust Symphony, a work inspired by the dramatic poem by Goethe. The piece was premiered in Weimar in 1857, with the composer conducting.

Presented by: Hungarian Radio Art Groups (MRME)