Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round Review

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(More customer reviews)This was the book that first taught me to appreciate Wagner's Ring cycle.Before reading this book, I had tried to watch the Met telecasts and listen to the music, but I confess that I actually found Wagner boring.Then, one year, my father gave me this small book as a Christmas present.
Since then, I have read and re-read the book, and listened to the operas over and over again.I have seriously considered becoming a collector of Ring recordings; I own the Bohm version recorded at Bayreuth, the Solti version and the Karajan version.I have gone from being indifferent to Wagner to being a Wagnerolater, and Father Lee's book is what set this off.
The book may not be of as much use to someone who is already well versed in Wagner scholarship, however it is an excellent introduction to the Ring cycle.It exposed me for the first time to the depths of Ring interpretation.It also ably explained Wagner's musical techniques and his historical context in ways that the layperson can easily understand.For understanding the various leitmotifs in the index, some musical training is helpful, but having a recording of the Ring by your side should help to make up for any deficiencies in this department.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in getting to know Wagner, and interested in understanding how he can weave such a spell over his audiences.This book opened my own eyes; it can do the same for you.

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Wagner's Ring: A Listener's Companion and Concordance (Amadeus) Review

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(More customer reviews)Wagner's Ring, written and compiled by J.K. Holman, is an exhaustive listener's companion to the Wagnerian cycle of operas, intended to specifically delineate the subtle nuances of the musical plot. From mythological sources of the Ring operas to a full English translation of each character's lines to a close look at how the opera is stage, Wagner's Ring takes the reader through every possible aspect of the opera short of actually listening to it and seeing it performed. An excellent reference for broadening one's understanding of a timeless classic, Wagner's Ring is a strongly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library operatic music history and reference collections.

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This book explores the mythology, story, music, characters and language of Wagner's monumental work. At its heart is a concordance of the keywords in the four librettos, a powerful reference tool. The volume also includes a brief synopsis of each of the four operas, a presentation of the 145 principal musical motives in order of appearance, and a discussion of the characters and their relationships, listing their appearances and the musical motives associated with them.

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