Richard Wagner

S'il para t difficile d'expliquer d'une mani re satisfaisante le lien r el qui rattache un grand artiste sa nation, la difficult s'accroit infiniment quand il s'agit d'un musicien. Le trait caract ristique qui lie Beethoven la nation allemande doit cependant avoir une racine plus profonde. Il est aussi passionnant de rechercher cette origine que de vouloir p n trer l'essence m me de la musique. Dans ce pays o p n trent nos armes, la source m me de 'la mode impudente', le g nie de Beethoven avait d j remport la plus noble des conqu tes. L o nos penseurs et nos po tes n'avaient fait qu'effleurer, la symphonie beethov nienne avait d j p n tr au plus profond de l' tre. Ainsi c l brons donc ce grand pionnier.

Richard Wagner's Letters to His Dresden Friends, - Theodor Uhlig, Wilhelm Fischer, and Ferdinand Heine is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Nibelung's Ring - English words to Richard Wagner's Der ring des Nibelungen, in the alliterative verse of the original is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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John Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message: "I have been compelled to cease all work, and I am unable to support myself and family on the small pension allowed me. I am a broken-down old man and pray for an increase." It was a sad end for an Irishman who had come to America in 1857 looking for a better life--someone who learned the trade of iron molding before enlisting in the First Regiment of United States Artillery. Doran participated in most Civil War encounters from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, earning promotions from private to sergeant while serving in the "fighting first" until 1874. During the war, he suffered starvation, sleep deprivation, extreme fatigue, an eye injury impairing his vision, a foot injury causing a debilitating limp, an ear injury, and numerous other infirmities in the line of duty. Somehow, he survived to return to his family and iron molding in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1874. But injuries haunted him, and he was forced to give up manual labor and fight for the next twenty-one years for a small stipend for his military service.

John Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message: "I have been compelled to cease all work, and I am unable to support myself and family on the small pension allowed me. I am a broken-down old man and pray for an increase." It was a sad end for an Irishman who had come to America in 1857 looking for a better life--someone who learned the trade of iron molding before enlisting in the First Regiment of United States Artillery. Doran participated in most Civil War encounters from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, earning promotions from private to sergeant while serving in the "fighting first" until 1874. During the war, he suffered starvation, sleep deprivation, extreme fatigue, an eye injury impairing his vision, a foot injury causing a debilitating limp, an ear injury, and numerous other infirmities in the line of duty. Somehow, he survived to return to his family and iron molding in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1874. But injuries haunted him, and he was forced to give up manual labor and fight for the next twenty-one years for a small stipend for his military service.

Der Ring des Nibelungen ist ein aus vier Teilen bestehender Opernzyklus von Richard Wagner, zu dem er den Text schrieb, die Musik komponierte und detaillierte szenische Anweisungen vorgab. An diesem Hauptwerk (auch "Opus magnum" genannt) hat Wagner mit Unterbrechungen von 1848 bis 1874 gearbeitet. Die Intention Wagners war eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der menschlichen Gesellschaft, f r die er - in Anlehnung an griechische Trag dien-Vorbilder - die germanische G tterwelt als Vorlage benutzte. Der germanische Held und "freie Mensch" Siegfried sollte wie Prometheus gegen die etablierten G tter k mpfen und durch einen gemeinsamen Erl sungstod mit Br nnhilde eine bessere (nat rlichere) Ordnung einleiten. Ring und Gold (sie symbolisieren hier Macht und Kapital), Vertr ge und Betrug, Auflehnung und Scheitern eines Helden - all das sind zyklisch wiederkehrende Archetypen und zeitlose mythische Themen, die Wagner in seinem Musikdrama verwendet. So verkn pft er Heldensage und G ttermythos zu einem Drama ungeheuren Ausma es, in dem auf der B hne nicht nur durch Inzest ein Held gezeugt wird, sieben Morde geschehen und ein Freitod zelebriert wird, sondern die Welt in einem Flammenmeer und einer Flut untergeht ... um Platz zu machen f r eine neue Ordnung (ein immer wiederkehrender Zyklus des Lebens).

The Sacred Festival-Drama of Parsifal is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

From its conception in 1857 to its first performances in 1882, Parsifal represented the culmination of the themes that preoccupied Wagner during the latter part of his life. This guide includes a series of articles on Wagner’s profound and complex opera, which the composer preferred to call a Bühnen­weihfestspiel – a ‘Stage Consecration Festival Play’. Dieter Borchmeyer discusses the mythological foundations of Parsifal and its relation to Wagner’s earlier works. Barry Emslie’s thought-provoking piece explores the ‘virtues of sin’ in Wagner’s last opera. Robin Holloway provides a study of Parsifal’s musical motifs, followed by Carolyn Abbate’s article, which examines the relation between music and drama in the opera. Gerd Rienäcker contributes an essay on the dramaturgy, and analyses some of the major scenes. Finally, Mike Ashman writes about Parsifal on the stage. The present edition contains a literal translation of the libretto opposite the original German text, a number of photographs covering a wide chronology to the present day, a comprehensive thematic guide, a bibliography and discography, as well as DVD and website guides. It will prove an essential companion for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Wagner’s final masterpiece. English National Opera, based at the London Coliseum, is a creative and vibrant home for compelling, high quality theatrical productions created by imaginative stage directors and designers from across the arts, performed by leading British and international artists.

Lohengrin - Romantic Opera is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Flying Dutchman - Romantic Opera in Three Acts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.