German EUROPA and Richard Wagner FDC 德国欧罗巴和瓦格纳首日封

German EUROPA and Richard Wagner Real Posted FDC. Posted on 2nd May from Berlin, Germany

德国欧罗巴和瓦格纳的首日实寄封。5月2日由柏林寄出

"Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor primarily known for his operas  His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music; his Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music."

"威廉·理查德·瓦格纳(1813年5月22日－1883年2月13日)，德国作曲家。他是德国歌剧史上一位举足轻重的人物。前面承接莫扎特、贝多芬的歌剧传统，后面开启了后浪漫主义歌剧作曲潮流，理查德·施特劳斯紧随其后。同时，因为他在政治、宗教方面思想的复杂性，成为欧洲音乐史上最具争议的人物。"