Selected letters of Richard Wagner / translated and edited by Stewart Spencer and Barry Millington ; with original texts of passages omitted from existing printed editions.
| Author/creator |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 |
| Other author/creator | Spencer, Stewart, translator, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Millington, Barry, translator, editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, ©1987. |
| Description | ix, 1030 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Correspondence. Selections. English |
| Contents | Youth and early career 1813-1839 -- Indigence in Paris: recognition in Dresden 1839-1849 -- Exile in Switzerland 1849-1858 -- The wanderer 1858-1864 -- Royal patronage 1864-1872 -- The Bayreuth years 1872-1883 -- Appendix A: Minna Wagner's letter to Theodor Apel of 25 October 1840 ; Liszt's letter to Wagner of 4 January 1859 ; Ludwig II's letter to Wagner of 10 March 1865 -- Appendix B: Original texts of passages omitted from existing printed editions. |
| Abstract | Letters written by the German composer during each period in his life reveal his composing style, racism, political views, and opinion of critics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 953-958) and index. |
| LCCN | 87032470 |
| ISBN | 0393025004 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.W1 A317 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |