The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner

The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner

This indispensable Guide provides a wealth of insights into Wagner and is essential reading for anyone with an interest in both and the man and his music.

Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas, which have an immense immediate impact, as well as providing food for endless thought and discussion, Wagner has had an influence on many fields outside music.

In this pocket guide, Tanner gives concise accounts of all his operas - the likes of Parsifal, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde - showing how important it is to grasp the dramatic situations at every point, and indicating some of the key musical features. He also provides an outline of Wagner's astonishing life, and shows that he has often been unfairly criticised and made a scapegoat, especially for political events which took place long after his death.

Also available in the Faber Pocket Guide Series:

Bach

Handel

Haydn

Mozart

Alternatively:

Dover Full scores: Overtures and Preludes, Parsifal, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg, Tannhäuser