The Wagner compendium : a guide to Wagner's life and music
edited by Barry Millington
- London: Thames T Hudson Ltd., 1992.
- 431p.
Includes bibliography and index.
CALENDAR OF WAGNEWS LIFE, WORKS AND RELATED EVENTS BARRY MILLINGTON WHO’S WHO OF WAGNER’S CONTEMPORARIES BARRY MILLINGTON HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1789 The French Revolution and the Wars of Liberation: 1789-1815 Reaction and revolution: 1815-1849 German unification from above’: 1850-1871 The Reich in Europe: 1871-1885 KONRAD BUND INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND Philosophy ROGER HOLLINRAKE Literature RAYMOND FURNESS Religion ROGER HOLLINRAKE MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCES Formation of the earlier style The music drama and its antecedents Patronage, commissions and royalties in Wagner’s day THOMAS S. GREY WAGNER AS AN INDIVIDUAL Paternity BARRY MILLINGTON Family BARRY MILLINGTON Appearance and character BARRY MILLINGTON Wagner as a conductor DAVID BRECKBILL Wagner’s working routine THOMAS S. GREY THE PORTRAITS (plates 1-20) Wagner as polemicist WILLIAM WEBER Finances and attitude to money BARRY MILLINGTON Wagner and women BARRY MILLINGTON Relationship with King Ludwig II BARRY MILLINGTON Dealings with publishers RONALD TAYLOR Dealings with critics RONALD TAYLOR Wagner as scapegoat BARRY MILLINGTON MYTHS AND LEGENDS BARRY MILLINGTON OPINIONS AND OUTLOOK Social and political attitudes ROGER HOLLINRAKE Philosophical outlook roger hollinrake Religious beliefs roger hollinrake Literary tastes stewart spencer The Beethoven legacy thomas s. grey Opera and social reform william weber Wagner and the Greeks hugh lloyd-jones Wagner and the Jews barry millington Wagner’s Middle Ages stewart spencer Bayreuth and the idea of a festival theatre stewart spencer Contemporary composers thomas s. grey Wagner, animals and modern scientific medicine joachim thiery and ulrich trohler Wagner’s critique of science and technology JOACHIM THIERY and ULRICH TROHLER SOURCES Autobiographical writings stewart spencer Diaries stewart spencer Letters stewart spencer Collected writings stewart spencer Autograph manuscripts: Sketches/drafts (text) Skctclies/drafls (music) Scores WARREN DARCY WAGNER’S HAND (places 21-30) Printed editions: Breitkopf edilion Samltiche Werke (Schott) Miscellaneous WARREN DARCY A WAGNERIAN GLOSSARY THOMAS S. GREY MUSICAL STYLE Compositional process warren darcy Musical language Arnold whittall WAGNER AS LIBRETTIST stewart spencer THE MUSIC Operas Orchestral music Choral music Chamber music Works for solo voice and orchestra Works for solo voice and piano Piano music Projected or unfinished dramatic works Editions and arrangements BARRY MILLINGTON THE PROSE WORKS A list of Wagnefs writings, speeches, open letters and reviews BARRY MILLINGTON ORCHESTRA TION JONATHAN BURTON PERFORMANCE PRACTICE The orchestra Conducting Singing Wagner and the early music movement DAVID BRECKBILL WAGNER IN PEREORMANCE Singing david breckbill Conducting david breckbill Staging BARRY MILLINGTON RECEPTION Contemporary assessments david c. large Posthumous reputation and influence david c. large The Bayreuth legacy david c. large The birth of modernism: Wagner’s impact on the history of music ARNOLD WHITTALL Wagner s impact on literature Raymond furness Wagner’s impact on the visual arts MICHAEL HALL Wagner literature: Biographies Stewart spencer Analysis and criticism Christopher wintle Miscellaneous stewart spencer