Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen : a companion volume / by Rudolph Sabor.
| Author/creator | Sabor, Rudolph |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Phaidon Press, 1997. |
| Description | 254 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Ring des Nibelungen |
| Contents | Foreword -- Translating Wagner's Ring -- Wagner's life and music -- Journey towards the Ring -- Wagner's sources for the Ring -- Genesis of the Ring -- The Wagnerian leitmotif -- Characters of the Ring -- Synopsis of the Ring -- Performance history -- History of composition -- Commentaries then and now -- The Ring orchestra -- Leitmotifs of the Ring. |
| Abstract | The companion volume to the Ring libretto translations by Rudolph Sabor provides a guide through the labyrinth of the Ring, clarifying its literary and musical idiom and significance. It offers essays, surveys and summaries--designed to inform, enlighten, and occasionally, provoke. A biography of Richard Wagner's colourful life precedes an essay on the myriad mythological sources that inspired the opera cycle. How the Ring came about, and what it can be taken to mean, are considered in the essay 'The Genesis of the Ring'. Wagner's complex use of the leitmotif--his musical 'labels' of people, emotions, events--is clarified, and the author introduces the reader to both the characters and the story of the Ring. A history of 120 years of performances, at Bayreuth and elsewhere, is copiously illustrated. Appendices include a full bibliography, discography, videography, and a short listing of Wagner's orchestral forces. The volume concludes with a list of all the leitmotifs in the Ring. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography, discography and videography, and index. |
| ISBN | 0714836508 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.W15 S22 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |