Throwing traditional methods aside, the future composer of Lohengrin and Tristan and Isolde went directly to the great masters' works and copied their music, note by note, until it became a part of him.
With this volume, he gives us a summation of decades of engagement with the phenomenon of Wagner and, at the same time, the result of an abiding critical passion for his works.
Richard Wagner
Newman's Life of Wagner, published between 1933 and 1947, the culmination of forty years' research, is a classic biography.
Richard Wagner
There are few, if any, scholars today who know more about Wagner and his legacy than Geck, who builds upon his extensive research and considerable knowledge as one of the editors of the Complete Works to offer a distinctive appraisal of the ...
Included in the text are portions of unpublished letters exchanged between Wagner and Hermann Levi. Altogether, the book reveals astonishing complexities in a man long known as much for his prejudice as for his epic contributions to opera.
This book presents an in-depth but easy-to-read overview of Wagner's life, work and times.
Combines biographical and critical studies of Wagner and his music, examining his personal merits and defects and assessing his artistry and achievement
Egon Voss, einer der besten Kenner des Lebens und der Werke Wagners, hat eine fundierte und sehr gut lesbare Biographie seines Protagonisten verfasst, die gleichermaßen dessen kompositorischer Größe wie seinen persönlichen (Un- )Tiefen ...