Walton, Chris.

Richard Wagner's Essays on Conducting : A New Translation with Critical Commentary. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (325 pages)

Richard Wagner's Essays on Conducting -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- Reminiscences of Spontini -- Report on the Performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Dresden in 1846 -- About Conducting -- On Performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony -- Richard Wagner and the Art of Conducting -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

9781800101890


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