The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music

ISBN 10: 0028713591 / ISBN 13: 9780028713595

Published by Schirmer Reference, 1992

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Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music
• Publisher: Schirmer Reference
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028713591
• ISBN 13: 9780028713595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

The grandiose operas of Richard Wagner - Tannhauser, the Ring Cycle and Tristan und Isolde - still affect audiences with their deeply symbolic dramatic expressions of love, fate and religious fervor. Yet, because of the association of his music with National Socialism and his own anti-Semitism, Wagner himself remains deeply controversial.

Reviews

This compendium is a very useful source for information on all aspects of Wagner and his music. It offers a calendar of his life; biographical sketches of his contemporaries; historical and intellectual background; and evaluation of his influences, opinions, prose works, and legacy. Eighteen Wagner authorities contribute to this broadly based and encyclopedic study of one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 19th century. The individual studies are clear, concise, and packed full with the most up-to-date information. This admirable undertaking is an indispensable reference tool for serious music collections.
- Timothy J. McGee, Univ. of Toronto
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