Richard Wagner by Martin Geck
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epub | 1.66 MB | English | Isbn:9780226924618 | Author: Martin Geck | Year: 2013
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"[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
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
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