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| 2004-07-28 | Prose Works |
A Glance at the German Operatic Stage of to-day
This is Wagner's detailed report of his visit with Cosima to theaters in the provinces from 10 November to 15 December 1872 to acquire artistic personnel for the planned first festival. It contains a merciless judgment on the routine operation of German opera houses. He established that it was not just his works which suffered from inadequate performance conditions. Wagner praises only a production of Gluck's "Orfeo" in Dessau. [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 632] |
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| 2004-07-28 | Prose Works |
Prologue to a reading of the "Götterdämmerung" before a select audience in Berlin
Wagner again summarizes in a few paragraphs his idea of a musical drama as set out in "Opera and Drama". [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 634] |
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| 2004-07-28 | Correspondence |
Richard Wagner an Mathilde Wesendonk, Tagebuchblätter und Briefe 1853-1871
I added a link to the German edition of the Wesendonck letters. The Correspondence index page has now the same look-and-feel as the prose and articles index pages. |
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| 2003-12-25 | Prose Works |
On Opera Poetry and Composition in particular
Contains for the most part detailed investigations of the relationship between the text and the music in the German operas of Marschner and Weber, as well as in Beethoven and Rossini ("Against Rossini there was many an outcry: yet it was merely his originality that vexed us"). [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 625] |
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| 2003-12-25 | Prose Works |
On the Application of Music to the Drama
Deals again with symphonic composition (instrumental music) as the starting point for Wagnerian drama. The central element - which Wagner explains with examples from the Ring - is the technique of motifs; Wagner is less interested in Hans von Wolzogen's leitmotifs and "their dramatic significance and effect" than in their "use in building musical composition," the multiple linking of themes, their variations, and their interrelationships. [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 625] |
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| 2003-12-25 | Other |
The return of the prodigal son: Richard Wagner and Der Fliegende Holländer
A sample chapter in PDF format of "Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer", edited by Thomas Grey. Available from Cambridge University Press. |
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| 2003-12-25 | Other |
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
I provided a link to George Ainslie Hight's book of 1912, available at Project Gutenberg. "Some sort of Introduction appears to me a necessary preliminary to the study of Wagner, not because his works are artificial or unnatural, but because our minds have become perverted by the highly artificial products of the Italian and French opera, so that a work of Wagner at first appears to us very much as Paradise Lost or a tragedy of Sophokles would appear to a person who had never read anything but light French novels. He must entirely change the attitude of his mind, and the change, although it be a return to nature and truth, is not easy to make." |
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| 2003-09-02 | Prose Works |
On Poetry and Composition
Variations of individual sections of "Opera and Drama", especially parts 1 and 2. Really nothing more than a collecion of witty aperçus. [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 625] |
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| 2003-09-02 | Prose Works |
Religion and Art
"One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion by recognising the figurative value of the mythic symbols which the former would have us believe in their literal sense, and revealing their deep and hidden truth through an ideal presentation." |
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| 2003-09-02 | Prose Works |
"What Boots This Knowledge?"
A supplement to "Religion and Art". "We recognise the cause of the fall of Historic Man, and the necessity of his regeneration; we believe in the possibility of such Regeneration, and devote ourselves to its carrying-through in every sense." |
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| 2003-09-02 | Prose Works |
On the Womanly in the Human Race
The planned fourth and last supplement to "Religion and Art" is given over to a further aspect of Wagner's critique of civilization: the relationship between the sexes and the need for the emancipation of women. The text remains a fragment; Wagner collapsed dying over the manuscript... [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 618] |
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| 2003-09-02 | Prose Works |
Introduction to Count Gobineau's "Ethnological Résumé of the Present Aspect of the World"
As in the writings on "Religion and Art", here Wagner also links a racial doctrine with his interpretations of "true Christianity" as the religion of compassion, from whose redemption alone regeneration could come. [from the "Wagner Handbook", p. 628] |
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| 2003-09-02 | Correspondence |
The Family Letters of Richard Wagner
Added letters 19 - 28. |
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| 2003-09-02 | Other |
Orpheus Ascending
The opening paragraphs from 'Orpheus Ascending: a reassessment of Wagner and Wagnerism', are excerpted from a talk given by Peter Nicholson on 18th April, 1999 at the Goethe Institute in Sydney. Subsequently this talk was published in London in WAGNER, The Wagner Society of the United Kingdom ISSN 0963-3332 March 2001 Vol 22 No 1 pp 3-37. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Prose Works |
Opera and Drama
Part III is finished at last. I also added the translator's preface, where William Ashton Ellis gives us "a few details" about the document's history. Still missing from the online edition are the Index and Summary. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
Richard Wagner
Article from "Appleton's journal" of June 15, 1872 by George B. Miles. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
Foreign Notes
This document collects Wagner related information from the "Foreign Notes" column of "Appleton's Journal" over a period from April 1869 till June 1875. It is a kind of society gossip column and may not be completely accurate, but I could not resist adding it to the library. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
The New School of Music
Article from "Appleton's journal" of April 4, 1874 by George T. Ferris. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
Wagner at Home
Article from the "Overland monthly" of July 1883 by John Parrott Junior. "...my eyes fell on Richard Wagner. I say, purposely, FELL on Richard Wagner; for oh, how our ideals tumble with a crash before the stern reality! How prone we are to invest the person of a genius with a presence befitting the immensity and power of his mind!..." |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
Under the Influence of Wagner
Article from the "Overland monthly" published in december 1900. "...Shown the part of Elizabeth in "Tanhauser," Adelina Patti said: 'Yes, very nice - for a cornet.' At the close of the nineteenth century the great singers are the Wagner singers. Patti is all but a memory..." |
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| 2003-08-05 | Articles |
Richard Wagner - Wunderkind Or Monster
Free CliffNotes by Diana Glazer of July 05, 2002. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Other |
Art Life and Theories of Richard Wagner
I provided a link to the online edition of Edward L. Burlingame's book at the Cornell University Library Historical Monographs site. This edition was published in 1875 in New York and contains translations of some of Wagner's prose works, some of which are not (yet) available in The Wagner Library. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Maintenance |
Site Maintenance
The index pages of the prose works and articles now contain information about the download size. People using slow connections will appreciate this as an indication of how long a download will take. The size includes any images that may appear in the document. |
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| 2003-08-05 | Maintenance |
RSS Newsfeed
The RSS newsfeed contains the most recent updates to the Wagner Library. For those of you running a content aggregator on your site or local desktop. |
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| 2003-03-25 | Other |
Great Composers: Wagner
New! Draft version of the transcription of Great Composers: Wagner. |
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| 2003-03-25 | Prose |
Opera and Drama
Update! Opera and Drama Part II is completed. Work on Part III has started... |
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| 2002-11-05 | Correspondence |
Family Letters of Richard Wagner
Update! Reorganised Family Letters of Richard Wagner in one page. |
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| 2002-11-05 | Correspondence |
Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck
New! Added first 28 letters of "Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck". |
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| 2002-11-05 | Other |
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
New! Added references to (german) texts of Houston Stewart Chamberlain |
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| 2002-11-05 | Esoteric |
Wagner's birth chart
New! Richard Wagner's birth chart! |
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| 2002-11-05 | Articles |
Concert of the London Wagner Society
New! Concert of the London Wagner Society by W. F. A. |
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| 2002-08-13 | Articles |
Faithful, all too faithful
New! "Faithful, all too faithful" by David Cormack. Biography of William Ashton Ellis, the translator of Richard Wagner's prose works. Copyright David Cormack (all rights reserved) 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003. |
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| 2002-08-13 | Other |
Friedrich Nietzsche
New! Added links to relevant works of Friedrich Nietzsche about Wagner. |
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| 2002-08-13 | Articles |
Wagner at Bayreuth
New! Wagner at Bayreuth |
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| 2002-08-13 | Articles |
Articles: TEI Editions available
I managed to put the TEI version online, together with the polished HTML version. Page numbers are provided for reference to the original works and whenever possible, references are resolved in hyperlinks throughout all documents. Feedback is much appreciated. |
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| 2002-07-09 | Prose Works |
Prose Works: TEI Editions available
I managed to put the TEI version online, together with the polished HTML version. Page numbers are provided for reference to the original works and whenever possible, references are resolved in hyperlinks throughout all documents. Feedback is much appreciated. I'll continue with Opera and Drama before tackling the articles... |
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| 2002-04-09 | Articles |
Behind the Scenes of an Opera-House
New! Behind the Scenes of an Opera-House It's been a while, and the only thing I can offer right now is an 1888 article containing interesting behind-the-scenes information on "Lohengrin" and "Siegfried". New additions will not arrive before the end of May, due to my busy schedule right now. The new style should then be applicable for the complete site. |
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| 2002-02-20 | Prose Works |
Opera and Drama
New! Opera and Drama - First Part Page numbers corresponding to the Ellis edition have been added for reference purposes. Expect new additions on a monthly basis (Yes, I'm quite busy now, preparing a major redesing of the site...) TEI encoding is in progress, and editions in formats like MS-Reader, Rocket eBook, PDF, Mobipocket, Franklin Reader, etc. will be provided. |
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| 2002-01-13 | Prose Works |
Beethoven
New! Beethoven |
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| 2001-12-19 | Prose Works |
On the name "Musikdrama"
New! On the name "Musikdrama" (You can expect the essay "Beethoven" online mid january 2002 !) |
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| 2001-11-21 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letters 15, 16, 17 and 18 |
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| 2001-11-14 | Prose Works |
The Destiny of Opera
New! The Destiny of Opera |
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| 2001-10-30 | Prose Works |
What is German?
New! What is German? |
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| 2001-10-16 | Prose Works |
Art and Revolution
New! Art and Revolution |
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| 2001-10-10 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letters 11, 12, 13 and 14 |
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| 2001-10-03 | Prose Works |
A Communication to my Friends
Update! A Communication to my Friends The edition is now complete and spans more than 50 A4-sized pages. |
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| 2001-09-26 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letters 7, 8, 9 and 10 |
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| 2001-08-23 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letters 4, 5 and 6 |
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| 2001-08-10 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Translator's Preface |
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| 2001-08-10 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letter 3: To the same |
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| 2001-08-09 | Prose Works |
A Communication to my Friends
New! A Communication to my Friends Incomplete but in progress, already 20 pages (A4 format) |
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| 2001-08-08 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letter 2: To sister Rosalie |
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| 2001-08-03 | Correspondence |
Family Letters
New! Letter 1: To sister Ottilie |
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| 2001-07-26 | Other Authors |
Max Nordau's Degeneration
New! Max Nordau's Degeneration, Book II, Chapter V: The Richard Wagner Cult |
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| 2001-07-18 | Prose Works |
Modern
New! Modern |
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| 2001-07-18 | Prose Works |
Know Thyself
New! Know Thyself This concludes the list of Wagner's major anti-semitic writings. |
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| 2001-07-11 | Prose Works |
Hero-dom and Christendom
New! Hero-dom and Christendom The Wagner Library wishes to express its gratitude to Greg Chesher for providing an electronic edition of this text. |
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| 2001-07-06 | Prose Works |
The Art-Work of the Future
Update! Added Parts IV and V of The Art-Work of the Future The edition is now complete and spans about 68 A4-sized pages! |
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| 2001-07-02 | Other Authors |
Wagner and the Jews
New! Added link to Simon Weil's Wagner and the Jews |
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| 2001-06-21 | Prose Works |
The Art-Work of the Future
Update! Added Part III of The Art-Work of the Future |
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| 2001-06-18 | Articles |
The Opera, before the Court of Reason
New! The Opera, before the Court of Reason |
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| 2001-06-12 | Prose Works |
The Art-Work of the Future
Update! Added Part II of The Art-Work of the Future |
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| 2001-06-06 | Prose Works |
The Art-Work of the Future
New! The Art-Work of the Future (Part I) |
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| 2001-05-30 | Prose Works |
Some explanations concerning "Judaism in Music"
New! Some explanations concerning "Judaism in Music" |
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| 2001-05-21 | Articles |
"Parsifal" at Baireuth
New! "Parsifal" at Baireuth. |
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| 2001-05-17 | Prose Works |
Judaism in Music
New! Judaism in Music |
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| 2001-05-11 | Articles |
The New German School of Music
New! The New German School of Music |
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| 2001-05-07 | Prose Works |
An End in Paris
New! An End in Paris |
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| 2001-05-07 | Articles |
Nordau's Theory of Degeneration: A Musician's Retort
Update! Nordau's Theory of Degeneration: A Musician's Retort Appended the answer of Max Nordau to Seidl's criticism. |
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| 2001-05-04 | Articles |
Parsifal at Bayreuth
New! Parsifal at Bayreuth |
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| 2001-05-04 | Articles |
The Opera
New! The Opera |
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| 2001-05-04 | Articles |
Nordau's Theory of Degeneration: A Musician's Retort
New! Nordau's Theory of Degeneration: A Musician's Retort |
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| 2001-04-30 | Articles |
How To Listen To Wagner's Music
New! How To Listen To Wagner's Music. A Suggestion. |
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| 2001-04-30 | Articles |
German Opera and Every-Day Life
New! German Opera and Every-Day Life |
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| 2001-04-26 | Articles |
The Wagner Music-Drama
New! The Wagner Music-Drama |
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| 2001-04-26 | Articles |
Wagner's Influence on Present-day Composers
New! Wagner's Influence on Present-day Composers |
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| 2001-04-25 | Prose Works |
On State and Religion
New! On State and Religion |
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| 2001-04-25 | Articles |
Wagner and Scenic Art
New! Wagner and Scenic Art |
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| 2001-04-20 | Articles |
Wagner and the pianist Bulow
New! Wagner and the pianist Bulow |
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| 2001-04-19 | Prose Works |
A Happy Evening
New! A Happy Evening |
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| 2001-04-18 | Articles |
Opera
New! Opera. (This article was commented on by Edgar J. Levey in his "Boucicault and Wagner") |
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| 2001-04-17 | Prose Works |
The Wibelungen
New! The Wibelungen. World-History as told in Saga |
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| 2001-04-17 | Articles |
Wagner and Tannhauser in Paris
New! Wagner and Tannhauser in Paris, 1861 |
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| 2001-04-12 | Prose Works |
The Artist and Publicity
New! The Artist and Publicity |
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| 2001-04-12 | Prose Works |
Rossini's Stabat Mater
New! Rossini's Stabat Mater |
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| 2001-04-12 | Prose Works |
Das Liebesverbot
New! Das Liebesverbot: Account of a first Operatic Performance |
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| 2001-04-11 | Articles |
Richard Wagner, and His Theory of Music
New! Richard Wagner, and His Theory of Music |
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| 2001-04-10 | Articles |
To Richard Wagner
New! To Richard Wagner - A Dream of the Age |
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| 2001-04-09 | Articles |
Bayreuth Revisited
New! Bayreuth Revisited |
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| 2001-04-09 | Articles |
The Wagner Festival at Bayreuth
New! The Wagner Festival at Bayreuth |
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| 2001-04-06 | Articles |
New Books on Music
New! New Books on Music |
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| 2001-04-06 | Articles |
The Abuse of Applause
New! Open Letters - The Abuse of Applause |
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| 2001-04-05 | Prose Works |
On the Overture
New! On the Overture |
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| 2001-04-05 | Articles |
The Work and Mission of my Life
New! The Work and Mission of my Life - Part II |
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| 2001-04-04 | Prose Works |
Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater"
New! Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater" |
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| 2001-04-04 | Prose Works |
The Virtuoso and the Artist
New! The Virtuoso and the Artist |
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| 2001-04-04 | Articles |
The Work and Mission of my Life
New! The Work and Mission of my Life - Part I |
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| 2001-04-03 | Articles |
Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics of Music
New! Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics of Music |
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| 2001-04-02 | Articles |
Some of Wagner's Heroes and Heroines
New! Some of Wagner's Heroes and Heroines |
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| 2001-04-02 | Articles |
Richard Wagner
New! Richard Wagner |
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| 2001-04-02 | Sources |
Measure for Measure
New! William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure |
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| 2001-03-30 | Articles |
Wagner's Parsifal
New! Wagner's Parsifal |
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| 2001-03-29 | Prose Works |
Bellini: A Word in Season
New! Bellini: A Word in Season |
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| 2001-03-29 | Prose Works |
On German Music
New! On German Music |
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| 2001-03-29 | Articles |
Richard Wagner's Theories of Music
Corrections: Richard Wagner's Theories of Music |
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| 2001-03-27 | All |
Announcement
Start-up of the Wagner Library |
