WAGNER AND HIS WORKS/Story of His Life with Critical Comments ( 2Vol Set)

Used, covers have wear and staining, insides good condition. Vol1, 460 pgs; Vol 2, 530 pgs.

This comprehensive portrait traces the composer’s later years, his bold Bayreuth vision, and the waves of support and opposition he faced. Through intimate letters, public debates, and critical commentary, the book reveals how personal trials, political pressures, and artistic ideals shaped Wagner’s work and his enduring influence.

Readers gain a clear view of Wagner’s complex personality, his creative genius, and the forces that both propelled and hindered his aspirations. The narrative blends biography with critical analysis to illuminate the man behind the music and the cultural moment he helped redefine.

• Close look at Wagner’s final years of exile and the drive to realize his national theatre project
• Accounts of Bayreuth’s birth, its postponements, and the political-cultural context surrounding it
• Interactions with Liszt, Praeger, and other contemporaries that influenced his work
• Discussion of his evolving vocal writing, orchestration, and dramatic concepts