Wagner on Music and Drama (Wagner - paperback)

Author: Wilhelm Richard Wagner

ISBN: 9780306803192

Binding: paperback

Section: Music

Wagner was one of the first composers to recognize the importance of establishing a public persona to advance his work. He wrote extensively on a wide range of topics to prepare his audiences for his music, especially his operas. A potent polemicist, he paid as much attention to his reputation as to his genius, and took previous time from composition to write essays and books, including his autobiography. This collection provides contemporary readers with ample evidence of the silk and thistles of Wagner's ideas.