Aspects Of Wagner
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Aspects Of Wagner
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Author : Bryan Magee
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 1988
Aspects Of Wagner written by Bryan Magee and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The man whom W.H. Auden called `perhaps the greatest genius that ever lived' has inspired extremes of adulation and loathing. In this penetrating analysis, Bryan Magee outlines the range and depth of Wagner's achievement, and shows how his sensational and erotic music expresses the repressed and highly charged contents of the psyche. He also examines Wagner's detailed stage directions, and the prose works in which he formulated his ideas, and sheds interesting new light on his anti-semitism. This new edition has been extensively revised. It includes a fresh chapter, `Wagner as Music'.
Richard Wagner
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Author : John Louis DiGaetani
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-02
Richard Wagner written by John Louis DiGaetani and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-02 with Music categories.
This is a new biography of the German composer Richard Wagner, 200 years after his birth, re-examining his life in light of new documents and new sensibilities. Since World War II Wagner has often been wrongly associated with Adolf Hitler because Hitler liked Wagner's music and used it in Nazi propaganda. But Wagner died in 1883--fifty years before Hitler's regime. It is time to have a fresh look at Wagner's life without the Nazi associations. His life was a series of abandonments and traumas for the self-destructive but creative genius, as he tried to survive as a freelance composer in the hostile environments of 19th century Germany.
Richard Wagner
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Author : Martin Geck
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-09-18
Richard Wagner written by Martin Geck and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-18 with Music categories.
“[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
The Wagner Compendium
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Author : Barry Millington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Wagner Compendium written by Barry Millington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Music categories.
The unrivaled single-volume survey of Wagner's life and work
Richard Wagner
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Author : Michael Saffle
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2002
Richard Wagner written by Michael Saffle and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Acknowledgements To Users of this Research Guide I. Introduction II. Introducing Wagner: Compendia and Other Survey Studies III. Researching Wagner: Reference Works of Various Kinds IV. The Documentary Legacy V. Wagner's Life and Character VI. Wagner as Composer: Studies in Techniques, Styles, and Influences VII. Wagner as Music-Dramatist VIII. Wagner as Instrumental and Vocal Composer and Arranger IX. Performing Wagner X. Wagner as Poet, Prose Writer, and Philosopher XI. Criticizing Wagner XII. Wagner and Culture, Past and Present XIII. After Wagner: Bayreuth, the Festivals, and Wagner's Descendents Index
Richard Wagner For The New Millennium
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Author : M. Bribitzer-Stull
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-09-17
Richard Wagner For The New Millennium written by M. Bribitzer-Stull and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-17 with Music categories.
Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. A central concern of this study is the relationship between Wagner the artist and Wagner the social phenomenon. Many of the essays within explore the most difficult yet most crucial issue in Wagner studies: the impact of the composer's problematic world view and complex personal life on his musical/dramatic creations.
Wagner And Literature
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Author : Raymond Furness
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1982
Wagner And Literature written by Raymond Furness and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Music categories.
Examines the influence of Wagner on European literature and culture, from Thomas Mann and Friedrich Nietzsche to the surrealist poet Stéphane Mallarmé and the decadent illustrator Aubrey Beardsley.
Otto Wagner
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Author : Harry Mallgrave
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 1996-07-11
Otto Wagner written by Harry Mallgrave and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-11 with Art categories.
These essays explore the parameters of Wagner's rich literary and architectural creations.
Wagner And The Romantic Hero
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Author : Simon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-06-24
Wagner And The Romantic Hero written by Simon Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-24 with Music categories.
Few major artists have aroused the ire and adulation of successive generations as persistently as Richard Wagner. He was the centre of controversy during his lifetime and yet, when he died, he was the most idolized man in Germany. The situation has not changed much since then. Simon Williams explores the reasons for this adulation and antipathy by examining an aspect that may be a fundamental cause for this radical division in the reception of Wagner's work, the phenomenon of heroism. Williams analyses this heroism as a function of Wagner's theatre and music, beginning with a definition and examination of the concept of the heroic. The book also discusses all thirteen stage works by Wagner and the phenomenon of heroism and Wagner's adaptation of the figure of the Romantic hero. Williams offers a theatrical, musical, and cultural re-evaluation of one of the most enduring figures in the arts.
The Philosophies Of Richard Wagner
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Author : Julian Young
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2014-09-09
The Philosophies Of Richard Wagner written by Julian Young and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Philosophy categories.
In addition to being a great composer, Richard Wagner was also an important philosopher. Julian Young begins by examining the philosophy of art and society Wagner constructs during his time as a revolutionary anarchist-communist. Modernity, Wagner argued, is to be rescued from its current anomie through the rebirth of Greek tragedy (the original Gesamtkunstwerk) in the form of the “artwork of the future," an artwork of which his own operas are the prototype. Young then examines the entirely different philosophy Wagner constructs after his 1854 conversion from Hegelian optimism to Schopenhauerian pessimism. “Redemption” now becomes, not a future utopia in this world, but rather “transfigured” existence in another world, attainable only through death. Viewing Wagner’s operas through the lens of his philosophy, the book offers often novel interpretations of Lohengrin, The Ring cycle, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger, and Parsifal. Finally, Young dresses the cause of Friedrich Nietzsche’s transformation from Wagner’s intimate friend and disciple into his most savage critic. Nietzsche’s fundamental accusation, it is argued, is one of betrayal: that Wagner betrayed his early, “life affirming” philosophy of art and life in favor of “life-denial." Nietzsche’s assertion and the final conclusion of the book is that our task, now, is to “become better Wagnerians than Wagner.”