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Format:

Audio Book on CD, Audio Books, Nonmusical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Author:

Greenberg, Robert, 1954-

Title:

The music of Richard Wagner / Robert Greenberg.

Publisher, Date:

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2010]

Description:

24 audio discs (approximately 1080 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 86 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Summary:

Provides an overview of the life and work of the controversial German composer Richard Wagner. The three goals of the course are to trace Wagner's artistic development through a study of his stage works, investigate Wagner as a man, and to contextualize Wagner's ideas and philosophies within his own environment, including an exploration of Wagner and the rise of German nationalism.

Series:

Great courses

Great courses (Compact disc)

Subjects:

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

Operas -- 19th century.

Composers -- Germany.

Music appreciation.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Instructional and educational works.

Lectures.

Speeches.

Other Author:

Teaching Company.

Notes:

In three containers (19 cm.).

Compact discs.

Lecturer: Robert Greenberg.

Contents:

Vol. 1. The escape from Riga -- London, Paris and Rienzi -- What to do about Germany? -- The rise of German opera -- The Flying Dutchman (parts 1 & 2) -- Dresden and Tannhäuser (parts 1 & 2).

Vol. 2. Lohengrin (parts 1 & 2) -- The escape from Dresden, exile, and essays -- Tristan and Isolde (parts 1 & 2) -- Miracles -- The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (parts 1 & 2).

Vol. 3. The ring (parts 1-6) -- Parsifal (parts 1 & 2).

LCCN:

2011621002

ISBN:

9781598036923

1598036920

Publisher Number:

IC7290A

Other Number:

681549191

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

627667

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

GREAT CD 782.1 Greenber