Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner

Author: Michael Saffle

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-06-10

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1135839522

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Richard Wagner: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer.

The Quest for Voice
The Quest for Voice

Author: Lydia Goehr

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780198166962

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Concentrating on the music, politics, and philosophy of Richard Wagner, Lydia Goehr addresses some fundamental questions of German Romanticism: Is all music musical? Is music made less musical by the presence of words? What is musical autonomy? How do composers avoid censorship? How are composers affected by exile? Can music articulate a 'politics for the future'? What is the relation between music and philosophy?

Wagner Operas
Wagner Operas

Author: Ernest Newman

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2013-07-03

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 0307830845

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The foremost authority on Wagner presents in this comprehensive volume all that the opera-goer, radio listener, music-love, and confirmed Wagnerite will wish to know about: The Flying Dutchman Tannhäuser Lohengrin Tristan and Isolde The Mastersingers of Nuremberg The Nibelung’s Ring The Rhinegold The Valkyrie Siegfried The Twilight of the Gods Parsifal Newman’s complete grasp of his is clear at every turn, as are his wit and sheer writing ability. He lards his treatment of the stories, texts, and music of the operas and music dramas with biographical and historical materials acquired in the process of completing his numerous book on Wagner the man, including the magisterial Life of Richard Wagner, of which the fourth and final volume was published in 1946.