Derek Watson (1)
Author of The Wordsworth Dictionary of Musical Quotations
For other authors named Derek Watson, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Derek Watson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1948. He studied music at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1971. As an actor, he performed under the name Derwent Watson at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. After he retired from the theater in 1994, Watson opened Linton Books. He also wrote show more several biographies of classical music composers. He wrote Richard Wagner: A Biography and edited the Dictionary of Music Quotations. He also contributed several volumes to the Master Musicians series of books including Bruckner and Liszt. He died September 17, 2018 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Derek Watson's biography of Wagner is concise while providing cultural context for this amazing musical genius's life. Wagner did not lead the life of a closeted composer. Rather he led a protean existence that saw him on the battlements in 1848; traveling throughout Europe, in Paris and elsewhere promoting his new music; making love to multiple women; and more. The life is one that deserves the many biographers that have been attracted to it. This short volume is a great introduction to one show more who defined Romanticism with his actions: a towering artist, writer, thinker, and musician. Simply a genius of the nineteenth century. show less
ביוגרפיה שקולה, אוביקטיבית ומרתקת של ווגנר. לא רק המוזיקה של האיש מופלאה אלא גם חייו. מסתבר שווגנר האדם היה ביחוד לקראת סוף חייו באמת מפלצת - אך אין בכך בכדי לגרוע כהוא זה מן המוזיקה שלו.
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