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This book analyzes the lifelong impact of Beethoven's music on Wagner and its importance for his conception of music drama. Kropfinger charts and scrutinizes Wagner's early responses to the composer and considers his experience as a conductor of Beethoven's music. A discussion of the Romantic "Beethoven image" leads to a careful study of Wagner's aesthetic writings, including his "programmatic explanations," the text "Concerning Franz Liszt's symphonic poems," and his Beethoven centenary essay. The penultimate chapter addresses Wagner's theory and practice of music drama, which he came to regard as the preordained successor to the Beethoven symphony. By analyzing special terms--such as "Leitmotiv"--Wagner's structural view of musical drama comes to the fore; it is a view that deepens not only our understanding of musical drama as a "hybrid" genre of art but also of purely musical structure and forms that Wagner sought to outdo. ... Read more

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But the greatest peril of all, is that which the author would incur by his frequent use of the word Communism, should he venture into the Paris of to-day with these art-essays in his hand; for he openly proclaims his adherence to this severely scouted category, in contradistinction to Egoism. (6) I certainly believe that the friendly German reader, to whom the meaning of this antithesis will be obvious, will have no special trouble in overcoming the doubt as to whether he must rank me among the partisans of the newest Parisian "Commune. ... Read more

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Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography of composer Richard Wagner. Acclaimed music writer Stephen Johnson follows Wagner’s development as man and composer, and sets out the experiences-the personal joys and sorrows as well as the broader cultural forces-that formed him and made him one of the most widely loved composers in classical music.

Wagner was an innovator both in harmony and in the structure of his operas, frequently applying themes or melodies to a particular character or event. He created his own version of the “Gesamtkunstwerk,” compositions in which the arts were brought together into a single unity.

Included are two CDs of carefully chosen Wagner pieces.

Readers also gain access to an exclusive website that offers new essays, the musical works in full and more. This revolutionary biography utilizes traditional and new media to provide a uniquely rounded portrait of the composer and his music. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1871 edition by C. F. W. Siegel, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1873 edition by E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1871 edition by C. F. W. Siegel, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This edition of Wagner’s magnificent lyric opera reproduces the original 1845 full orchestral and vocal score as slightly amended in 1847. Included is the ballet music for Act One written for the 1861 Paris production.
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1871 edition by C. F. W. Siegel, Leipzig. ... Read more

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Publisher: London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Doublday, PagePublication date: 1911Subjects: OperasNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.Amazon.com Review
In the third of Wagner's four Ring operas, we meet theloutish young hero, Siegfried, a muscular boor who knows no fear, andMime, the dwarf who has reared him since the boy's mother, Sieglinde,died in childbirth. Mime is the brother of Alberich (the evil dwarfwho set the events of the Ring in motion by stealing the goldof the Rhinemaidens and forging the eponymous ring of power), andextreme unpleasantness seems to be a family trait. Mime wantsSiegfried to kill Fafner--the former giant turned dragon--to get hishoard, which includes the ring, after which he plans to poison theyouth. Siegfried kills the dragon, but by inadvertently licking someof the beast's blood from his hand, finds he can discover the languageof birds. An avian promptly advises him to watch out for Mime--andSiegfried discovers he can hear Mime's evil thoughts. Siegfried killsthe dwarf, pockets the ring and the shape-shifting Tarnhelm, and goesoff to Brunnhilde's mountaintop. There he breaks his grandfatherWotan's spear, marches through the flames, and wins himself a bridefit for a hero.

This translation beautifully captures Wagner's sometimes impenetrablepoetry. The intent, says Rudolph Sabor, is "to provide the readerand singer with a libretto which does not sound like a translation,but rather like the text Wagner might have written had he been bornnot in Leipzig but in London." Sabor succeeds, and also providesthe reader with other useful information, including suggestedrecordings, side notes on the action, and a key to the leitmotifs thatare so essential to understanding the Ring operas. ... Read more

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A Fabulous Libretto!!!!
I had searched for quite a while for a passing libretto of Wagner when I stumbled upon this gem. Sabors translation is sheer poetry and is a joy to follow along with during the operas. A must buy if you want a fantastic Wagner libretto!

Another great gift from Sabor
I've read much of Rudolph Sabor's Wagner material, and I want to be sure he knows, from and ardent student of the composer, just how much I love and appreciate all his work. But these four books from Phaidon on the Ring cycle are masterpieces. The extraordinarily elegant presentation not only invites you into another world, but Sabor's clarification and mythic understanding of Wagner goes far beyond anything that is available to the reader so far. In "The Real Wagner",which I have in both English and Spanish, Sabor's deadly sense of humour peeked through whenever irony was appropriate, and even in these translations and notes, he, as a writer and critic, never forgets the subtleties and contradictions Wagner offers to us. If possible, please extend both to the author and to the publishers, my profound appreciation of the symphony they have created together. Let's call these books "collectors items". And in paperback!
And thank you, Amazon, for getting them to me so quickly up here in the mountains of southern Mexico.

Linda ... Read more

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The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools. ... Read more

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Useful Tools
A good read for leaders who are looking to strengthen their systems. A few really good tools which I've used with a few schools. A good leadership team read. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1904.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Wagner and Brecht are seemingly opposed in their approach to drama, music, and visual representation, the former believing in the integration of these different elements in the "Gesamtkunstwerk", the other in their separation.However, they share common ground in their sophisticated use of leitmotivic networks, a bridging device for Wagner who builds onto its verbal and semantic foundation a unique and complex musical language.Both use the device to explain and evaluate a dramatic action as it unfolds, i.e. as a major form of perspectival commentary.Brown discusses the paradox that Wagner's theory can shed light on Brecht's dramatic practice, since Brecht's own thematical concerns focus almost exclusively on the gestic and disjunctive perspectives identified with epic theatre. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1871 edition by C. F. W. Siegel, Leipzig. ... Read more

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Ten complete operas: Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan&Isolde, Meistersinger, Parsifal; and the series of four Ring operas: Rheingold, Walkure, Siegfried, Gotterdammerung :)

"Complete with English and German parallel texts and music of the principal airs."

My copy is the 1938 Crown edition, which is hardback in Red boards with gold-colored lettering and decoration on spine, 470 pp.

Some of the best music CD's of Wagner operas are older and cheaper budget sets which do not come packaged with booklets. Well then this volume will serve as a replacement translation text to read while listening...

Wagner's earliest 3 are missing, not having been considered important enough for inclusion: Die Feen, Rienze, Das Liebesverbot :(

Everything in one place
This is a nice collection of the libretti of the Wagner operas.It's nice to have everything in one place rather than multiple libretti.Only only complaint is the small print, which gets hard to read as I age. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1871 edition by C. F. W. Siegel, Leipzig. ... Read more