Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen.
My Life — Volume 1
"My Life — Volume 1" by Richard Wagner is an autobiographical work written in the mid-19th century. This volume details the early years and formative ...
By Richard Wagner
My Life — Volume 2
"My Life — Volume 2" by Richard Wagner is a memoir written in the early 20th century. This work provides an intimate look into Wagner's life, particul...
By Richard Wagner
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1
Translation of Briefwechsel zwischen Wagner und Liszt.
By Richard Wagner
The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie The Ring of the Niblung, part 1
"The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie" by Richard Wagner is an opera libretto, written in the late 19th century. This work serves as the first two parts of Wa...
By Richard Wagner
On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : A Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music
"On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren): A Treatise on Style in the Execution of..." by Richard Wagner is a musicological treatise published during the l...
By Richard Wagner
Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods The Ring of the Niblung, part 2
"Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods" by Richard Wagner is an operatic drama written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the adventures o...
By Richard Wagner
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2
Translation of Briefwechsel zwischen Wagner und Liszt.
By Richard Wagner
Tristan and Isolda: Opera in Three Acts
The German text is not included in this eBook.
By Richard Wagner