“a wagner matinee summary”

Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an eminent American author. She spent her childhood in Red Cloud, Nebraska, the same town that has been made famous by her writing. She insisted on attending college, so her family borrowed money so she could enroll at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While the... More

Wagner initiated Romantic image of the conductor as fiery, omniscient dictator of the podium. Here are his eloquent essays on role of the conductor, musical interpretation, many other topics. Still exciting and valid for the modern reader.... More

This book presents an informative and stimulating study of an opera that occupies a particular place in music-lovers' affections, yet always has more to reveal. John Warrack traces the evolution of the work from plans for a light comic opera, through all the drafts and the literary influences on the... More

RICHARD WAGNERS PROSE WORKS. RICHARD WAGNERS PROSE WORKS TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM ASHTON ELLIS EDITOR OP THE MEISTER, ETC. VOL. I. THE ART-WORK OF THE FUTURE, c. SECOND EDITION LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER CO., LTD. . 1895 CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE NOTE TO SECOND EDITION ..... v TRANSLATORS PREF... More

Reprint from Bell's Miniature Series of Musicians 1909... More

Large Format for easy reading. A comprehensive study of the great composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist's life and works, illustrated with portraits, photos and sections of music.... More

Wagner is one of the most controversial of composers, and much that has been written about him--including his autobiography--is misleading. Barry Millington draws on the best previous scholarship and his own original research to set the record straight. The first part of this book is devoted to biog... More