The challenge of playing the Wagner tuba can produce many questions for a hornist, one them being: ‘Who made the very first Wagner tuba?‘ Wagner’s Tuben Search – Richter & Ottensteiner As mentioned in our history section, Richard Wagner first had the idea for developing the instrument in 1853 whilst working on Das Rheingold. He […]
Christmas Eve In The Life Of Wagner
Christmas 1870 – A Special Birthday Gift Richard Wagner’s wife Cosima was born on Christmas Eve 1837 but she usually celebrated it on Christmas Day. On Christmas Day 1870, only a few months after their long-awaited marriage (25 August 1870 in Lucerne), Wagner decided to give his wife a very special birthday gift. With prior […]
