Wagner as I Knew Him - Brossura

Praeger, Ferdinand

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108078222 ISBN 13: 9781108078221

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

The German composer, performer and critic Ferdinand Praeger (1815–91) moved to London in 1834, and served as the London correspondent of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik from 1842. A lifelong devotee of Wagner, he helped engage the composer to conduct eight concerts at the Philharmonic Society in 1855. His enthusiasm for Wagner led to the publication of this work in English in 1892, although it was soon claimed that he had greatly overplayed his role in the composer's career. There were accusations of invented stories, distorted facts and altered letters, subsequently supported by evidence obtained by biographers such as William Ashton Ellis, and also by Houston Stewart Chamberlain's comparison of original letters with those featured in this biography. Such negative publicity caused the publishers of the German edition to withdraw the book. Nonetheless, it contains personal impressions which remain of interest, and is now considered less exaggerated than previously thought.

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Descrizione del libro

The German composer, performer and critic Ferdinand Praeger (1815–91) was active in London from 1834. His personal knowledge and admiration of Richard Wagner led to the publication of this work in 1892, which overplayed his role in the composer's career. Nonetheless, it contains personal impressions which remain of interest.

Contenuti

Dedication; 1. 'The child is father to the man'; 2. His visit to an uncle; 3. Wagner enters the Kreuzschule, Dresden; 4. Leipzic; 5. Revolution and romanticism; 6. Life and troubles at Magdeburg; 7. First impressions; 8. Boulogne, 1839; 9. Paris, 1839–42; 10. Paris, 1839–42 (cont.); 11. Dresden, 1842–3; 12. Hostility of the Dresden press; 13. 'Tannhäuser'; 14. The Saxon revolution; 15. The new chamber of deputies; 16. Wagner seeks asylum in Paris; 17. 'Judaism in music'; 18. Wagner invited to London; 19. The 9th Symphony rehearsed; 20. Letters of Wagner; 21. Zurich 1856; 22. Wagner's health shattered; 23. Letters from Wagner; 24. Munich.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108078222
• ISBN 13: 9781108078221
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364