
The Wagner Style
Close Readings and Critical Perspectives
Christopher Wintle(Editor)
Plumbago Books and Arts (Publisher)
Published on 20. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-9931983-1-1 (ISBN)
Description
A selection of Arnold Whittall's masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years' of critical reception - with copious music examples.
The book celebrates Arnold Whittall's 80th birthday with a collection of his key writings on Richard Wagner. The first ten chapters deal with the three Romantic operas, the four parts of The Ring and the three remaining music dramas. Their aim is to illuminate those aspects of Wagner's style that are both personal and important for his successors. Whittall sets close readings of key passages in the context of a critical debate that has itself ragedfor over a century, and his comprehensive range of reference makes this volume essential reading for all those who want to enter the debate. The final chapter deals with Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream (2007), a modern operatic treatment of Wagner the man and his unrealised Buddhist project, Die Sieger. Whittall's style is focussed and discriminating, yet also relaxed and accessible, and his text is rich in music examples.
ARNOLD WHITTALL is Professor Emeritus at King's College London. His previous books include Exploring Twentieth-Century Music and Serialism.
The book celebrates Arnold Whittall's 80th birthday with a collection of his key writings on Richard Wagner. The first ten chapters deal with the three Romantic operas, the four parts of The Ring and the three remaining music dramas. Their aim is to illuminate those aspects of Wagner's style that are both personal and important for his successors. Whittall sets close readings of key passages in the context of a critical debate that has itself ragedfor over a century, and his comprehensive range of reference makes this volume essential reading for all those who want to enter the debate. The final chapter deals with Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream (2007), a modern operatic treatment of Wagner the man and his unrealised Buddhist project, Die Sieger. Whittall's style is focussed and discriminating, yet also relaxed and accessible, and his text is rich in music examples.
ARNOLD WHITTALL is Professor Emeritus at King's College London. His previous books include Exploring Twentieth-Century Music and Serialism.
Reviews / Votes
In a time when the idea of a volume celebrating an individual scholar is rarely a publisher's delight, The Wagner Style presents, in its breadth and coherence, a compelling case for such a book, placing an important area of the author's work under the spotlight. WAGNER JOURNAL[Whittall's] hugely impressive - as well as up-to-date - familiarity with the wider Wagnerian literature. is clearly apparent on every page, while his conclusions . are as rewarding as they are original. * OPERA *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen
6 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9931983-1-1 (9780993198311)
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The Wagner Style
Close Readings and Critical Perspectives
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10/2015
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ARNOLD WHITTALL is Professor Emeritus of Music Theory & Analysis, King's College London and one of the leading authorities on twentieth-century music and analysis.