Wagner, Richard - Die Walküre WWV 86 B
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Wagner, Richard - Die Walküre WWV 86 B

Catalogue No: SEM8037
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Product FormatBook
Edition TypeLibretto
ComposerWagner, Richard
EditorPahlen, Kurt
£14.99
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
SeriesOperas of the world
Pages336
Publication Date4 January 2001
ISBN9783254080370 (3254080378)

This book, a comprehensive introduction to Richard Wagner's opera 'The Valkyrie', the first evening of the tetralogy 'The Nibelung's Ring', contains the complete libretto with numerous music examples. Kurt Pahlen comments on the work with music-related references as well explanations on the external and internal plot. A summary of the plot and a brief outline of the genesis bring 'The Valkyrie' into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and his life, thus providing comprehensive, richly illustrated information on this music drama.

Contents

  1. Zur Aufführung
  2. Kompletter Text mit musikalischen Erläuterungen
  3. Inhalt der "Walküre" mit den zum Verständnis notwendigen Erklärungen der anderen Dramen des "Rings"
  4. Zur Geschichte der "Walküre"
  5. Erläuterungen zu Wagners Sprachschöpfungen in der "Walküre"
  6. Tatsachen und Gedanken zur "Walküre"
  7. Leitmotiv-Tafel
  8. Biographische Daten Richard Wagners
  9. Die Bühnenwerke Wagners
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