Le théoricien de l'oeuvre d'art totale revient en ces pages sur son éblouissant parcours. Il s'y livre sans complaisance et y révèle les ressorts intimes de ses plus grandes créations.

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le christianisme pour les nuls

L'anneau de Nibelung (Der Ring des Nibelungen) est l'oeuvre-monde de Wagner.
15 heures de théâtre et de musique qui nous transporte de la création du monde à la chute des dieux et l'avènement de la société des hommes.
Autour d'un anneau maudit, en compagnie d'un dragon, d'amours impossibles et de héros au destin tragique, Wagner redonne vie à la mythologie nordique et médiévale allemande et préfigure les mondes de la fantasy.
Mais supposons un dessinateur qui ne croit pas trop aux prophètes ni aux héros, qui désire rendre ces histoires à leur origine primitive, grotesque, irrévérencieuse. Comme un calque qui aurait bougé : des scènes s'ajoutent, des personnages disparaissent, des traits grossissent, des détails s'effacent, d'autres bouillonnent, et une demi-déesse amputée, abandonnée et trompée décide de bouleverser les plans des dieux et des hommes.
Brynhildr est l'histoire de cette femme, racontée par Frédéric Coché en 72 eaux-fortes.

Brynhildr : un opéra dessiné d'après Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner etait un compositeur de musique qui aurait voulu, dans sa jeunesse, etre Shakespeare avant d'etre Beethoven. Ce livre regroupe ses uvres litteraires (des nouvelles) evoquant la musique et la vie d'un musicien."

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Walkure ritt der walkuren poche

Les Maîtres Chanteurs/Die Meistersinger

Wagner's 'Lohengrin' is described as a 'great romantic opera' in which Wagner opens up two completely different worlds for the listener. On the one hand, there is the mystical world of the Knight of the Grail which could be described as embodiment of the Christian element in 'Lohengrin', and on the other hand, there is the opposing magical world of Ortrud. Wagner had studied the origins of the medieval legend of the Knight of the Swan intensively for years, with Wolfram von Eschenbach's work certainly being the best source for Wagner's libretto. Apart from the libretto, this edition contains introductory commentaries of Kurt Pahlen who also adds information on the compositional structure and context to the musical as well as external and internal dramatic action of the opera. A short synopsis and a brief outline of the genesis bring the work into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and life, thus offering a comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction. WWV 75

Operas of the world

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further attempt at a complete edition by Otto Strobel was abandoned at the preliminary stages. This third attempt at a complete edition will be the first scholarly, critical edition, based on an evaluation of all the accessible source materials and the latest findings of serious Wagner research. As the edition is also intended for practical performance, the musical text has been kept free of philological insertions ; these are listed in the appendices of each volume in the Critical Commentary. Numerous, partly unpublished works - some relatively unknown - and variant versions are published here for the first time. The edition presents authentic texts for Wagner specialists and researchers and critically based performing materials. Contrary to widely held opinions, even the well-known works of Wagner are not necessarily available in reliable editions. The genesis, history and performances directed by Wagner himself are extensively documented so as to present as complete an image as possible of Wagner's compositional intentions. WWV 75

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