Richard Wagner's Essays on Conducting A New Translation with Critical Commentary

The first modern English edition of Richard Wagner's essays on conducting, extensively annotated, with a critical essay on Wagner as conductor: his aesthetic, practices, vocabulary, and impact.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Walton, Chris, 1963- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press 2021
2021.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Eastman studies in music, v. 175
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426992806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Richard Wagner's writings on conducting. Reminiscences of Spontini ; Report on the performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony in Dresden in 1846 ; About conducting ; On performing Beethoven's ninth symphony
  • pt. II. Critical essay. Richard Wagner and the Art of conducting. About conducting ; Wagner in review ; Wagner in the picture ; Annotated scores and parts ; Writing on conducting ; Mania, Helmsmen, and theory ; Berlioz the catalyst? ; Über das Dirigieren ; Early impact
  • Über das Dirigieren ; Structure, context, and meta-text ; Of "Elegance" and Anti-Semitism ; Wagner and the Academy ; Wagner and Beethoven's Ninth ; The Bayreuth performance of Beethoven's Ninth in 1872 ; Finding a vocabulary for conducting ; Melos and the Body ; Tempo modification ; Freedom, control, and the "Two Cultures" ; Charles Darwin and the Imperceptible Art of Transition ; Wagner ex Cathedra ; Wagner's School of Capellmeisters ; Wagner in Translation ; The Triumph of Time.