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The Wagner Journal

The Wagner Journal, March 2013, Volume 7, Number 1

The Wagner Journal, March 2013, Volume 7, Number 1

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Features

Arnold Whittall, Heroic Gestures and Family Values in Wagner’s Ring 

Barry Emslie, The Kiss of the Dragon-Slayer 

Ingrid Kapsamer, Wieland Wagner’s Intellectual Path

 

Reviews (live performances)


Science, Sets and Symbols in Der Ring des Nibelungen: David Trippett appraises the Covent Garden Ring and an accompanying book

 

Reviews (CDs)

Take Five, Tristan und Isolde: David Breckbill weighs the merits of the fifth release in Janowski’s complete Wagner project, and muses on his past and future Ring cycles

Fading Glory: Matthew Rye is doubtful about the wisdom of a highlights disc

 

Reviews (DVDs)

Tradition in Vienna, Laboratory Experiment in Bayreuth: Graeme Feggetter assesses contrasting productions of Lohengrin

Nuremberg Life and Afterlife: Roland Matthews is concerned that David McVicar’s Glyndebourne production of Meistersinger fails to take account of its legacy

 

Reviews (books)

Profession and Faith: A study of the emerging role played by Jews in the musical business represents a welcome riposte to Wagner’s notorious essay, suggests Jonas Karlsson

Uplifting Experiences: Alexander H. Shapiro explores the Wagnerian elements in a new study of classical music in America’s Gilded Age

Rebel with a Cause: Life was tough for a black sheep of the Wagner family, finds Tim Blanning

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