The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music by Millington, Barry
The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music by Millington, Barry
Softcover, ISBN 9780500282748
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2001
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The unrivaled single-volume survey of Wagner's life and work
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 contemporaries
- details of historical, intellectual and musical background
- exploration of Wagner's character and opinions
- full list of Wagner's prose writings
- comprehensive listing and discussion of the works
30 illustrations
