I Saw the World End: A Study of Wagner's Ring (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Cooke, Deryck
ISBN 10: 0193153181 ISBN 13: 9780193153189
Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1992
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Long considered a masterpiece, Wagner's Ring has baffled and confused critics because of the highly complex meaning of its text and music. The diverse range of commentaries written on the subject since the first performance over one hundred years ago reveals just how little critics have understood The Ring. Deryck Cooke displays his masterly common sense in this study of how and why The Ring took the shape it did. This volume represents only a portion of the enormous book he had planned--his untimely death prevented him from writing a full analysis of the music. Even as it stands, I Saw The World End will give fresh understanding and appreciation to every lover of Wagner's music.
About the Author: The late Deryck Cooke, author of The Language of Music, completed Mahler's Tenth Symphony.
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Title: I Saw the World End: A Study of Wagner's ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair