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The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner
Dr Michael Tanner
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Paperback. Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. The author gives accounts of all his operas and indicating some of the key musical features. He also provides an outline of Wagner's astonishing life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas, which have an immense immediate impact, as well as providing food for endless thought and discussion, Wagner has had an influence on many fields outside music. In this lively pocket guide, Michael Tanner gives concise accounts of all his operas - the likes of Parsifal, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde - showing how important it is to grasp the dramatic situations at every point, and indicating some of the key musical features. He also provides ... Read more
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Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571237364
SKU
V9780571237364
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About Dr Michael Tanner
Michael Tanner was a lecturer in the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Cambridge for thirty-six years, and is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He has been the opera critic of The Spectator since 1996, and reviews CDs and DVDs of music and opera widely. His life as a teacher was divided between philosophy and literature, though music has ... Read more
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