本片是一部英国纪录片片，由Kriss Rusmanis导演，由Daniel Barenboim/Deborah Polaski/Stephen Hawking主演。
剧情简介：Musical genius, political hero and racist demon, the life of Richard Wagner reads like the ultimate Boys-own story. The Ring cycle is regarded as one of the finest achievements of the human soul. This documentary examines the connections between Wagner’s own spiritual vision and his art, including coded anti-Semitic references in his music and the techniques he used to mesmerise his audience. It is filmed in Switzerland, Italy and King Ludwig’s Bavaria. Musicians include the world’s greatest and most controversial performers: Daniel Barenboim, Roger Norrington, Siegfried Jerusalem, Deborah Polaski, Graham Clarke, Falk Struckmann with contributions from Wagner experts John Deathridge and Barry Millington as well as Stephen Hawking, George Steiner and Edward Said. Excerpts include The Ring, Rienzi, The Flying Dutchman, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal.
GREAT COMPOSERS – THE SERIES
This landmark series presents the lives and works of seven musical giants from the Baroque era to the twentieth century. It examines the backgrounds, influences and relationships that make these seven composers part of the very fabric of the history of western music. Each composer’s life and work is presented through extensive performance sequences, and through interviews and comment from some of today’s greatest artists and most respected authorities.
外文名：Great Composers: Richard Wagner
别名：BBC伟大的作曲家第四集：瓦格纳 / BBC伟大作曲家纪录片系列
类型：纪录片 / 音乐
地区：英国
导演：Kriss Rusmanis
演员：Daniel Barenboim / Deborah Polaski / Stephen Hawking / Roger Norrington / Georg Solti / Deborah Polaski / Siegfried Jerusalem / John Deathridge
