The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music
by Barry Millington
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Edited by one of the leading Wagner scholars of modern times, and with contributions from seventeen experts from around the world, The Wagner Compendium is the key to a complete understanding of the composer-- the most comprehensive, informative and well-organized guide to his life and times.Features include:calendar of Wagner's life, works and related events who's who of Wagner's contemporariesdetails of historical, intellectual and musical backgroundexploration of Wagner's character and show more opinionsfull list of Wagner's prose writingscomprehensive listing and discussion of the works show lessTags
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The standard reference work
A guide to what Wagner and his music and life were like. Love him or hate him. I love his music but what a cad.
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Barry Millington is music critic for The Times and reviews editor for BBC Music Magazine
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Richard Wagner
- First words*
- Dieses Handbuch soll über alle wichtigen Aspekte der Person Wagners und seiner Musik umfassend informieren.
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
Classifications
- Genres
- Music, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
- DDC/MDS
- 782.1 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music [formerly: Dramatic music and production of musical drama] Operas and related dramatic vocal forms; concert versions
- LCC
- ML410 .W13 .W122 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 82
- Popularity
- 386,286
- Reviews
- 2
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- (4.35)
- Languages
- English, French, German, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 1
