The Wagner Operas: Volume I & Volume Ii
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few names in the history of Western music inspire as much reverence, controversy, and sheer dramatic power as Richard Wagner, and Ernest Newman's monumental The Wagner Operas remains the definitive guide to understanding why. Across two volumes, Newman chronicles each of Wagner's major operatic works — from the stormy seas of The Flying Dutchman and the chivalric romance of Lohengrin in Volume I, to the vast mythological sweep of The Ring Cycle, the ethereal mysticism of Parsifal, and the tender tragedy of Tristan and Isolde in Volume II — presenting readers with a comprehensive and authoritative road map through some of the most ambitious compositions ever staged. Newman, widely regarded as the foremost English-language music critic of the twentieth century, writes with a rare combination of scholarly rigour and passionate engagement, illuminating both the intricate musical architecture and the rich literary sources that underpin Wagner's genius. His prose is clear, authoritative, and deeply insightful, making these volumes as accessible to the curious newcomer as they are indispensable to the seasoned opera-goer. For anyone who has ever sat transfixed in a darkened opera house wondering what forces of myth, music, and human longing are unfolding before them, Newman's The Wagner Operas holds the answers — and asks still greater questions.
Author: Ernest Newman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few names in the history of Western music inspire as much reverence, controversy, and sheer dramatic power as Richard Wagner, and Ernest Newman's monumental The Wagner Operas remains the definitive guide to understanding why. Across two volumes, Newman chronicles each of Wagner's major operatic works — from the stormy seas of The Flying Dutchman and the chivalric romance of Lohengrin in Volume I, to the vast mythological sweep of The Ring Cycle, the ethereal mysticism of Parsifal, and the tender tragedy of Tristan and Isolde in Volume II — presenting readers with a comprehensive and authoritative road map through some of the most ambitious compositions ever staged. Newman, widely regarded as the foremost English-language music critic of the twentieth century, writes with a rare combination of scholarly rigour and passionate engagement, illuminating both the intricate musical architecture and the rich literary sources that underpin Wagner's genius. His prose is clear, authoritative, and deeply insightful, making these volumes as accessible to the curious newcomer as they are indispensable to the seasoned opera-goer. For anyone who has ever sat transfixed in a darkened opera house wondering what forces of myth, music, and human longing are unfolding before them, Newman's The Wagner Operas holds the answers — and asks still greater questions.