Wagner (Master Musicians Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198164874 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It's a very good book."--BBC Music Weekly. "Millington has assimilated the discoveries of leading Wagner scholars of our day and presented them so lucidly that they will be understood and enjoyed by music lovers at large."--Opera"An account of the composer's life and career which is as close to the truth as we are currently able to get."--Classical Music"Absolutely masterlyto summarize Wagner's life, influence, works, and the whole political, philosophical, and social argument around them, from the standpoint of 1985, and to do it with such lucid, engaging style
"Top notch. Read with Magee insights." according to Douglas Thorpe. Best of short biographies. Very, very insightful when read with the two Magee books in which the author digs into the psychology of a composer who was out of this world in more ways that one. Skip the Watson book, which probably is the closest in size.. "Scholarly review of Wagner and his works." according to T. French. Well written.It helps to be a classical musician to understand the section devoted to his music since it goes into detail.. Five Stars Excellent and very informative. Easy to understand for both the layman and the student.
Barry Millington is a freelance writer and music critic
Wagner's magnetic and egoistic personality, his theories on art, on revolution, and racial purity are set against his social and cultural background. In his analysis of the music Barry Millington distils the results of the most modern scholarship, making it available to the general reader.