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Die Walkure: (The Valkyrie) (English National Opera Guides)
Richard Wagner
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Description for Die Walkure: (The Valkyrie) (English National Opera Guides)
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Porter, Andrew. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
“Things like this are written only for people who have good powers of endurance (so really for nobody!)”, wrote Wagner about Die Walküre. Yet, as Geoffrey Skelton points out, the opera has enjoyed a separate popularity and existence from the Ring Cycle. George Gillespie shows just how the string of mythical events was converted into a drama remarkable for its concentrated excitement and fine construction. Barry Millington introduces the web of motifs in the complex score. The English version, with Elizabeth Forbes’s translation of the verses that Wagner did not eventually set to music but retained as footnotes to his ... Read more
“Things like this are written only for people who have good powers of endurance (so really for nobody!)”, wrote Wagner about Die Walküre. Yet, as Geoffrey Skelton points out, the opera has enjoyed a separate popularity and existence from the Ring Cycle. George Gillespie shows just how the string of mythical events was converted into a drama remarkable for its concentrated excitement and fine construction. Barry Millington introduces the web of motifs in the complex score. The English version, with Elizabeth Forbes’s translation of the verses that Wagner did not eventually set to music but retained as footnotes to his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714544229
SKU
V9780714544229
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About Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a composer who drew inspiration from Christian and Nordic mythology, as well as the philosophy of Schopenhauer, to pioneer dramatically new forms of music. His concept of the “Total Artwork” led to the construction of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, an opera house he designed specifically for productions of his own operas. He also wrote widely on music ... Read more
Reviews for Die Walkure: (The Valkyrie) (English National Opera Guides)
Brilliantly produced and superb value.
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.
TLS
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.
TLS