| Description |
xii, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustration ; 23 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Unlocking the masters series ; no. 1
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Unlocking the masters series ; no. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217). |
| Contents |
Introduction : what's all the fuss? -- Setting the stage : Wagner's emergence as an artist -- Navigating a way into Wagner : Der fliegende Holländer -- What kind of love to sing? : Tannhäuser -- Making contact : the tragedy of Lohengrin -- The world's breath : Tristan und Isolde -- A touch of madness : the creative spirit and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -- Total artistic clarity : an overview of the Ring cycle -- Shimmering enigmas : Das Rheingold -- The heart of the matter : Die Walküre -- Coming of age : Siegfried -- In the end is the beginning : Götterdämmerung -- Made wise through compassion : Wagner's swan song Parsifal. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Operas.
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Operas -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Operas -- Analysis, appreciation. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| ISBN |
1574670972 |
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