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Minna Wagner, Richard Wagner's wife from 1836 to 1866, was given short shrift by early commentators who were keen to expunge her from the Wagnerian firmament. Yet she was at Richard's side as he matured into the composer of the Ring and Tristan, and provided him with the emotional stability he craved. In this biography, translated from the German by Chris Walton, Eva Rieger reveals Minna as a self-assured woman who was crucial to the creativity of her husband.
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EVA RIEGER is professor emeritus in historical musicology at the University of Bremen.
CHRIS WALTON teaches music history at the Basel Academy of Music in Switzerland, is an Honorary Professor at Africa Open Institute (Stellenbosch University in South Africa) and runs a research project at the Bern Academy of the Arts for the Swiss National Science Foundation.
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