Richard Wagner war Mitte zwanzig, als er diese fiktive Erzählung für eine französische Musikzeitschrift verfasste. Sie wurde 1840 -- einige Jahre nach Beethovens Tod -- veröffentlicht und bezeugt...
"My dear Kläre,I promised you something more detailed about the true causes of the serious step in which you now see me engaged. I will tell you what is needful, that you may also be able to refute any other gossip; toward which, however, I am...
A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagnerâs Ring Cycle , in a Penguin Classics hardcover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Continental Europe has a long standing drama tradition, including Austrian, Italian and French opera, and plays dating from the German Romanticism of the 19th century, and French Romanticism of the same period. Some examples of European drama include:...
Books about Music composition and teaching of the theory and practice of music are part of music education. Titles include: Applied Harmony, Elements & Notation of Music, Choral Orchestration, How to Modulate, The Homophonic Forms of Musical Compositi...
Continental Europe has a long standing drama tradition, including Austrian, Italian and French opera, and plays dating from the German Romanticism of the 19th century, and French Romanticism of the same period. Some examples of European drama include:...
Economists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of âLord of the Manorâ. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can ultimately be destructive to capitalism and...
William Ashton Ellis (1852-1919) abandoned his medical career in order to devote himself to his Wagner studies. Best known for his translations of Wagner's prose works, Ellis also translated Wagner's letters to family and friends. In this 1899...
Wagnerâs book-length essay on Beethoven is really about Wagner himself rather than Beethoven. It is generally regarded as the principal aesthetic statement of the composerâs later years and is an essential text in the...
âThe Rhinegold and the Valkyrieâ was written by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas, and are here translated into English by Margaret Armour....
This book forms part of our âPook Pressâ imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in classic literary works. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrieâ was written by the German composer Richard Wagner...
The German actress Minna Planer (1809-66) was Wagner's first wife. Though it lasted until her death, their marriage, never an easy one, was punctuated by long periods of separation, and during its early years Minna was the main breadwinner. William...
The second instalment of Richard Wagners best-known work The Rind of Nibelung has been translated by Margaret Armour and is presented in this volume alongside Arthur Rackhams gorgeous illustrations.