Who's Who In Wagner's Life & Work
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Richard Wagner stands as one of the most towering and controversial figures in the history of Western music, and Who's Who in Wagner's Life & Work serves as an indispensable guide to the vast cast of characters who shaped — and were shaped by — this extraordinary composer. Phillip Hodson's comprehensive reference work catalogues the real-life individuals, mythological figures, and dramatic personas that populate Wagner's world, from intimate collaborators and patrons like King Ludwig II to the gods, heroes, and doomed lovers of the operatic canon, illuminating the intricate web of relationships that fuelled his revolutionary art. Hodson writes with clarity and authority, bringing scholarly rigour to a subject that demands both musical fluency and biographical precision, making this an essential companion for opera enthusiasts and musicologists alike. The work situates Wagner's personal turbulences — his feuds, loves, and political entanglements — alongside the grand mythological architecture of works such as The Ring Cycle, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal, revealing how life and art were, for Wagner, utterly inseparable. For anyone seeking to decode the Wagnerian universe in all its epic complexity, this volume raises as many tantalising questions as it answers.
Author: Phillip Hodson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Richard Wagner stands as one of the most towering and controversial figures in the history of Western music, and Who's Who in Wagner's Life & Work serves as an indispensable guide to the vast cast of characters who shaped — and were shaped by — this extraordinary composer. Phillip Hodson's comprehensive reference work catalogues the real-life individuals, mythological figures, and dramatic personas that populate Wagner's world, from intimate collaborators and patrons like King Ludwig II to the gods, heroes, and doomed lovers of the operatic canon, illuminating the intricate web of relationships that fuelled his revolutionary art. Hodson writes with clarity and authority, bringing scholarly rigour to a subject that demands both musical fluency and biographical precision, making this an essential companion for opera enthusiasts and musicologists alike. The work situates Wagner's personal turbulences — his feuds, loves, and political entanglements — alongside the grand mythological architecture of works such as The Ring Cycle, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal, revealing how life and art were, for Wagner, utterly inseparable. For anyone seeking to decode the Wagnerian universe in all its epic complexity, this volume raises as many tantalising questions as it answers.