The Wagner Compendium - Millington, Barry
A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music
KORTE INHOUD
Wagner is perhaps as renowned for controversy he inspires as for his music. The Wagner Compendium presents a comprehensive survey of the man, his oeuvre and his times. The musical and intellectual background and influences which helped shape the Wagnerian canon are considered along with the historical context of German unification and the creation of Bismarck's Reich. Wagner's character, opinions, and his behaviour towards women and Jews - the principal sources of the notoriety which has dogged him - are fully examined, and there is a special chapter on 'Myths and Legends' wittily correcting the extraordinary misconceptions with which Wagner has become associated. The operas, orchestral and choral music are analysed together with the lesser-known works for solo voice, the piano music, and the projected operas - intriguingly left uncompleted. Wagner's musical and literary style are treated in depth, as are the sources that throw light on both the man and his work. Chapters on orchestration and Wagner in perfor...
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2001Uitgever: Thames & Hudson432 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 253x178ISBN-10: 0500282749ISBN-13: 9780500282748Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2001, 432pp, paperback, mooi exemplaar / fine copy [Auteur: Millington, Barry] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Thames & Hudson Ltd] [Jaar: 2001] [Titel: The Wagner Compendium / A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music]
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Paperback, 430pp., 18x25.5cm., 30 b/w. ills., in very good condition (as new). ISBN 9780500282748.
Thames & Hudson 2001
Edited by one of the leading Wagner scholars of modern times, and with contributions from seventeen experts from around the world, The Wagner Compendium is the key to a complete understanding of the composer? the most comprehensive, informative and well-organized guide to his life and times. Features include: calendar of Wagner's life, works and related events, who's who of Wagner's contem...
Thames & Hudson 2001
Edited by one of the leading Wagner scholars of modern times, and with contributions from seventeen experts from around the world, The Wagner Compendium is the key to a complete understanding of the composer? the most comprehensive, informative and well-organized guide to his life and times. Features include: calendar of Wagner's life, works and related events, who's who of Wagner's contem...
