Wagner's the Ring of the Nibelung

Wagner's the Ring of the Nibelung

Author: Burton D. Fisher

Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0977145581

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Opera classics library explores the inner soul of Wagner's colossus of music theater. All of the Ring's mysteries are unlocked, and its immensity and complexity are analyzed and made coherent for the newcomer as well as for the seasoned enthusiast.


Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

Author: Karol Berger

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2024-10-29

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 0520409256

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Beyond Reason relates Wagner's works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Karol Berger seeks to penetrate the "secret" of large-scale form in Wagner's music dramas and to answer those critics, most prominently Nietzsche, who condemned Wagner for his putative inability to weld small expressive gestures into larger wholes. Organized by individual opera, this is essential reading for both musicologists and Wagner experts.


Program Notes

Program Notes

Author: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Publisher:

Published: 1902

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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The volume for the 50th season, 1940/41, includes "Repertoire, 1891-1941" [62] p. and "Solists, 1891-1941" [5] p.


Understanding the Leitmotif

Understanding the Leitmotif

Author: Matthew Bribitzer-Stull

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-05-14

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1107098394

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Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music.