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 ...
According to the Meister , " One enters with the hush of expectation , one passes hours spellbound in the hush of realization , and one leaves amid the hush of meditation . ” 115 Of particular interest in this volume is William C.
Included in the text are portions of unpublished letters exchanged between Wagner and Hermann Levi.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.
It is well known that Richard Wagner, the renowned and controversial 19th century composer, exhibited intense anti-Semitism. The evidence is everywhere in his writings as well as in conversations...
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 ...
Richard Wagner's Prose Works
The popularity of The Lord of the Rings echoes a similar work about a ring with magical powers. This work is known as The Ring of the Nibelung, and it consists of four separate operas.
Wagner On Music And Drama
Harvard University's Widener Library purportedly owns a copy (shelfnumber “Widener Depository Phil 3640.190.20”) but it was unavailable for examination by the present author; so was the copy identified in the Library of Congress on-line ...
Ranging far beyond the bounds of conventional biography and music history, this book examines the cultural background of Wagner's art, including the nether regions of nationalism and racism. New Introduction...
This book also includes translations of essays, reviews, and memoirs by champions and detractors of Wagner; glimpses into his domestic sphere in Tribschen and Bayreuth; and all of Wagner's program notes to his own works.