Composed as a birthday present to his wife and based on a German lullaby, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll captures the composer in an intimate domestic setting a world away from the bombast of his famous operas. Written when he was just 18 but already demonstrating a clear and unique style, Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonietta…

Composed as a birthday present to his wife and based on a German lullaby, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll captures the composer in an intimate domestic setting a world away from the bombast of his famous operas. Written when he was just 18 but already demonstrating a clear and unique style, Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonietta…