Wilhelm richard wagner biography and workshop

As a young boy Wagner had always had a deep interest in music but had not had any serious training other than piano lessons at Pastor Wetzel's school in Possendorf, near Dresden. As a result, he had gravitated towards literature.

However, as soon as he enrolled at the Nicolaischule, the spirit of Leipzig began working its charm, and he became increasingly absorbed in the musical language of his time.

Wilhelm richard wagner biography and workshop

Neglecting his dreams of becoming another Shakespeare or Goethe (the main influences evident in Leubald und Adelaide), he began taking lessons in harmony and counterpoint with Christian Gottlieb Müller, a conductor in Leipzig.

At this time, the young Wagner also began to attend musical performances in his native city and elsewhere. His lifelong obsession of composing music was fueled by performances of Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz and Beethoven's Fidelio.

Further, he also became fascinated with the path that composer Giacomo Meyerbeer was forging with his tita