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| My Life |  | Author: Richard Wagner
Publisher: Scholarly Press
Category: Book
List Price: $89.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2222974
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 911
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 2.2
ISBN: 0403017157
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.10924
EAN: 9780403017157
ASIN: 0403017157
Publication Date: June 1978
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Written for Wagner's second wife, Cosima, and his patron, King Ludwig II, "My Life" runs from the composer's birth in 1813 up to 1864, and presents a sweeping view of Wagner's times and contemporaries, as well as offering a unique perspective on his operas. This is the 1983 translation.
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Wagner tells his own story. August 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Monumental both in creativity and egotism, Richard Wagner drafted an autobiography that is amazingly accurate with not too many exaggerations by the author. If one wants the composer's insights on the various encounters he has when bringing his music to life, this is one book you must read. At times it is tediously detailed but the "devil is in the details." It is impossible to understand the man and his world without reading this personal insight. He was, above all other things, one of the foremost musical geniuses that changed the face of opera forever. The consummate Wagner student must, at some time in his study read this book, cover to cover.
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