Richard Wagner A Life in Music
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Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
22.12.2022
Verlag
The University of Chicago PressSeitenzahl
444 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
10722 KB
Übersetzt von
Stewart Spencer
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780226924625
"[An] intriguing exploration of the composer's life and thought as exemplified by his music. An excellent biography." -
Library Journal
Best known for the four-opera cycle
The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics and culture of his time. His ideas traveled beyond musical circles into philosophy, literature, theater staging, and the visual arts. To befit such a dynamic figure, acclaimed biographer Martin Geck offers here a Wagner biography unlike any other, one that strikes a unique balance between the technical musical aspects of Wagner's compositions and his overarching understanding of aesthetics. A landmark study of one of music's most important figures
"People who would like to know more about Wagner, and people who have loved his music for years ... will find a great deal in this book to enjoy and to admire." -
Tablet
"Geck describes a Wagner who is grounded, focused and even cautious, a savvy realist and ironist rather than a flamboyant, flailing ideologue... Suffused with his readings of contemporary productions of the operas, Geck's musical analyses are succinct and superb" -
New York Times
"As an editor of
Wagner's Complete Works, Geck brings a deep familiarity with the composer to his task." -
Weekly Standard
"A thoroughly approachable yet consistently provocative study." -Thomas S. Grey, editor of
The Cambridge Companion to Wagner
Library Journal
Best known for the four-opera cycle
The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics and culture of his time. His ideas traveled beyond musical circles into philosophy, literature, theater staging, and the visual arts. To befit such a dynamic figure, acclaimed biographer Martin Geck offers here a Wagner biography unlike any other, one that strikes a unique balance between the technical musical aspects of Wagner's compositions and his overarching understanding of aesthetics. A landmark study of one of music's most important figures
"People who would like to know more about Wagner, and people who have loved his music for years ... will find a great deal in this book to enjoy and to admire." -
Tablet
"Geck describes a Wagner who is grounded, focused and even cautious, a savvy realist and ironist rather than a flamboyant, flailing ideologue... Suffused with his readings of contemporary productions of the operas, Geck's musical analyses are succinct and superb" -
New York Times
"As an editor of
Wagner's Complete Works, Geck brings a deep familiarity with the composer to his task." -
Weekly Standard
"A thoroughly approachable yet consistently provocative study." -Thomas S. Grey, editor of
The Cambridge Companion to Wagner
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