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Wagner's Parsifal
William Kinderman
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Description for Wagner's Parsifal
William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career. Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 halftone illustrations, 93 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career, and offers a reassessment of the ideological and political history of Parsifal, shedding new light on the connection of Wagner's legacy to the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The compositional genesis is traced through many unfamiliar manuscript sources, revealing unsuspected models and veiled connections to Wagner's earlier works. Fresh analytic perspectives are revealed, casting the dramatic meaning of Parsifal in a new light. Much debated ... Read more
William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career, and offers a reassessment of the ideological and political history of Parsifal, shedding new light on the connection of Wagner's legacy to the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The compositional genesis is traced through many unfamiliar manuscript sources, revealing unsuspected models and veiled connections to Wagner's earlier works. Fresh analytic perspectives are revealed, casting the dramatic meaning of Parsifal in a new light. Much debated ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195366921
SKU
V9780195366921
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About William Kinderman
William Kinderman is professor of music at the University of Illinois, has taught extensively in Berlin and Munich, Germany, and held many seminars at the Wagner Festival at Bayreuth. He has written or edited many books, including Beethoven and Mozart's Piano Music. He is an accomplished concert pianist, and has recorded Beethoven's Diabelli Variations and last sonatas.
Reviews for Wagner's Parsifal
I am eager with anticipation of this new book and will carry it with me for years to come!
Eric Halfvarson, Bass
The best of the bicentennial books that I have examined...Elegantly written, drawing from cutting-edge scholarship and historical sources, Kinderman's study probes the genesis, literary roots, music and afterlives of Parsifal along with its many contradictions, chief ... Read more
Eric Halfvarson, Bass
The best of the bicentennial books that I have examined...Elegantly written, drawing from cutting-edge scholarship and historical sources, Kinderman's study probes the genesis, literary roots, music and afterlives of Parsifal along with its many contradictions, chief ... Read more