Richard Wagner Knihy

Prestižní cenou Willa Eisnera ověnčené zpracování cyklu oper Richarda Wagnera Prsten Nibelungův předkládá čtenářům v atraktivní podobě grafického románu jeden z nejslavnějších eposů evropské kultury. Staňte se svědky dávných úkladů mohutných obrů proti samotným bohům, kteří ve snaze odvrátit svůj pád nemilosrdně intrikaří proti zamilovanému páru. Ve jménu lásky, zlata a mocného prstenu umírají i ti nejudatnější hrdinové. Kniha je vrcholným dílem uznávaného výtvarníka a scenáristy P. Craiga Russella. Kromě samotného příběhu nabízí také informace o vzniku celého díla, autorovy poznámky k výtvarnému zpracování a dosud nepublikované skici. Pokud si kdy nějaké dílo zasloužilo označení „epické“, a to v původním i novodobém slova smyslu, pak je to právě toto.

The scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult life and revolutionized the nature of opera, the orchestra, the demands on singers and on the audience itself. The four operas-The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods - are complete worlds, conjuring up extraordinary mythological landscapes through sound as much as staging. Wagner wrote the entire libretto before embarking on the music. Discarding the grand choruses and bravura duets central to most operas, he used the largest musical forces in the context often of only a handful of singers on stage. The words were essential: he was telling a story and making an argument in a way that required absolute attention to what was said. The libretto for The Ring lies at the heart of nineteenth century culture. It is in itself a work of power and grandeur and it had an incalculable effect on European and specifically German culture. John Deathridge's superb new translation, with notes and a fascinating introduction, is essential for anyone who wishes to get to grips with one of the great musical experiences.

Chcete se stát ve svém oboru úspěšnými? Nezáleží na tom, odkud pocházíte, důležitá je jen vaše píle a to, jaké úsilí na cestě k vrcholu vynaložíte. Přestože Havlíčkův Brod hrál nejlepší soutěž jen jednou, má napříč svou dosavadní historií celkem jednašedesát českých mistrů, dalších šestnáct držitelů titulů ze zahraničních vrcholných soutěží, deset mužů získalo zlatou medaili z mistrovství světa, další si potěžkal pohár pro vítěze Calder Cupu a jeden rodák z města v srdci republiky si domů přivezl i nejcennější hokejový triumf - Stanley Cup. Všech těchto velkých vítězství dosáhli brodští odchovanci právě díky tvrdé dřině a pevné vůli. Jen jejich vlastní odhodlání bylo tím pomyslným kouskem, který jim umožnil,aby se z Havlíčkova Brodu dostali do světa.

With Richard Wagner, opera reached the apex of German Romanticism. Originally published in 1851, when Wagner was in political exile, Opera and Drama outlines a new, revolutionary type of musical stage work, which would finally materialize as The Ring of the Nibelung. Wagner's music drama, as he called it, aimed at a union of poetry, drama, music, and stagecraft. ø In a rare book-length study, the composer discusses the enhancement of dramas by operatic treatment and the subjects that make the best dramas. The expected Wagnerian voltage is here: in his thinking about myths such as Oedipus, his theories about operatic goals and musical possibilities, his contempt for musical politics, his exaltation of feeling and fantasy, his reflections about genius, and his recasting of Schopenhauer. ø This edition includes the full text of volume 2 of William Ashton Ellis's 1893 translation commissioned by the London Wagner Society.

Wagner's autobiography, first published by Constable in 1911, tells, as no one else possibly could, the real nature of the great composer, whose music continues to hypnotize millions. My Life is celebrated for its frankness - it is the self-confession of a genius. But it is also the sole source of information about many aspects of Wagner's life and work, about the origin and inspiration of his great masterworks from Rienzi to Parsifal. The continuing intrinsic importance of this book is emphasized in Lord Harewood's foreword. 'What music expresses,' writes Wagner, 'is eternal, infinite and ideal: it does not express the passion, love or longing of such and such an individual but passion, love or longing in itself and this it presents in that unlimited variety of motivations which is the exclusive and particular characteristic of music, foreign and inexpressible to any other language.'

A companion volume offering essays, surveys and summaries to inform and enlighten.

(Vocal Score). German/English. Translated by MacFarren.

The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translation—except where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and each guide is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.

The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translation—except where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and each guide is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.

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