Carl Dahlhaus

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Richard Wagner's Music Dramas

Carl Dahlhaus

Synopsis:
Previous studies of Wagner's operas have tended to approach the works as chunks of autobiography, philosophical speculations or historical-political comments on the age in which they were written. Carl Dahlhaus's aim in this book is to discover by careful analysis of the works from Der fliegende Hollander to Parsifal what are the dominant features of music drama and how Wagner achieves such profound, unified effects. Music examples are cited only when they are germane to the argument and only a limited amount of technical musical knowledge is required to understand the argument. This is not an exclusively specialist study; rather, it will help the enthusiastic beginner to come to terms with these great works of art as well as offering many valuable insights to the experienced Wagnerian.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2009, 2007, 1997, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995