Richard to Minna Wagner: Letters To His First Wife (Cambridge Library Collection - Music) - Softcover

Wagner, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108078524 ISBN 13: 9781108078528

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

This 1909 English translation of 270 letters from Wagner to his long-suffering first wife contains a wealth of biographical detail.

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Richard Wagner was a German composer and conductor of the 19th century. He was born in Leipzig in 1813 and began studying music at a young age. He later moved to Dresden, where he worked as a conductor and composer. Wagner is best known for his operas, which include Tristan and Isolde, The Ring of the Nibelung, and Parsifal. He was a controversial figure during his lifetime due to his unorthodox views on music and his involvement in revolutionary politics. Wagner was also a prolific writer and commentator on music, art, and politics. In addition to his autobiography, My Life, he wrote several essays on music theory and aesthetics. He is credited with developing the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, or "total artwork," which incorporates music, drama, and visual elements into a unified whole.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1108078524
• ISBN 13: 9781108078528
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 424
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