Verdi And/Or Wagner

Two Men, Two Worlds, Two Centuries

Written by: Peter Conrad
Category: Non Fiction
Genre: Biography, Music

Book Details:

ISBN 10: 050051593X
ISBN 13: 9780500515938
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: United Kingdom, October 17th, 2011
Language: English
Condition: As New
Appearance: The book is in 'As New' condition with no noticeable markings, creases, or wear. The dust jacket is intact and in excellent condition. The cover and pages are clean and unmarked.

Synopsis:

Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the two greatest operatic composers of their time, had everything and nothing in common. Their achievements were comparable, but their personalities, their approaches to music and drama, and their complex legacies made them incompatible. Verdi thought of art as a comfort to mankind; it pleased Wagner to believe that the nervous intensity of his operas might drive listeners mad. Is it impossible - as Peter Conrad asks in this book, the first to investigate their affinities and explain their mutual mistrust - to love them both? These equally matched Titans offer us a choice between two kinds of art, two ways of life, two opposed philosophies of existence. During their lifetimes Verdi and Wagner helped to define the identity of their emerging nations; their music still dramatizes the light and dark sides of every human being's character and consciousness. Author Biography Peter Conrad taught English literature at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1973 to 2011. He has written more than twenty books, including How the World Was Won: The Americanization of Everywhere; Creation: Artists, Gods & Origins; At Home in Australia; and Modern Times, Modern Places: Life and Art in the Twentieth Century, all published by Thames & Hudson. Read more

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