Prophetic Trumpets

Franz Liszt's and Richard Wagner's works for wind instruments and wind ensembles of various kinds, as well as for winds and voices in various combinations, epitomize much of nineteenth-century musical romanticism. From ceremonialand religious works to compositions for court occasions, from the concert hall to the operatic stage, Wagner's and Liszt's wind and wind-voice music offers insights into each composer's stylistic evolution as well as the emergenceof the symphonic poem and music-drama as genres in their own right.