The Ring of the Nibelung

The Ring of the Nibelung
Title The Ring of the Nibelung PDF eBook
Author Richard Wagner
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 708
Release 2018-07-26
Genre Music
ISBN 0241305861

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A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycle 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.

The Ring of the Nibelung

The Ring of the Nibelung
Title The Ring of the Nibelung PDF eBook
Author P. Craig Russell
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Pages 453
Release 2014
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN 1616554010

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The Eisner Award-winning series, finally collected in one volume, presents one of the grandest stories of Western civilisation, one of the most explosive epics in the history of comics. Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, the lives of great warriors are ruined and countless people are slain in the name of love and gold. This re-telling of the Ring Cycle marks a new high point in the career of this true artist's artist, and features a lavish index of production notes, sketches and commmentaries.

Song of the Nibelungs

Song of the Nibelungs
Title Song of the Nibelungs PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 384
Release 2008-01-08
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 9780300125986

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It portrays the existential struggles and downfall of an entire people, the Burgundians, in a military conflict with the Huns and their king."--Jacket.

The Nibelung's Ring

The Nibelung's Ring
Title The Nibelung's Ring PDF eBook
Author Richard Wagner
Publisher
Pages 368
Release 1877
Genre Librettos
ISBN

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The Mentor, the Ring of the Nibelung

The Mentor, the Ring of the Nibelung
Title The Mentor, the Ring of the Nibelung PDF eBook
Author Henry T. Finck
Publisher BoD – Books on Demand
Pages 46
Release 2020-07-27
Genre Fiction
ISBN 3752347740

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Reproduction of the original: The Mentor, the Ring of the Nibelung by Henry T. Finck

Reflections on Wagner's Ring

Reflections on Wagner's Ring
Title Reflections on Wagner's Ring PDF eBook
Author John Culshaw
Publisher Viking Adult
Pages 136
Release 1976
Genre Music
ISBN

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Based on the author's Metropolitan Opera intermission radio talks. Bibliography: p. [103]-105.

Wagner and Tolkien

Wagner and Tolkien
Title Wagner and Tolkien PDF eBook
Author Renée Vink
Publisher
Pages 322
Release 2012-06
Genre Literature and myth
ISBN 9783905703252

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"Both Rings were round and there the resemblance ceases," wrote J.R.R. Tolkien about the rings in his epic The Lord of the Rings and Richard Wagner's opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung. Or did he? The answer is not as straightforward as many Tolkien fans believe, whether they agree with the statement or consider it misguided. Nor is the statement itself as transparently defensive as some Wagner buffs suggest. Much has been said and written about Wagner and Tolkien, a subject that tends to generate a certain amount of heat, mostly due to the former's controversial status as Hitler's favourite composer. But until now the various, often contradictory opinions and the facts and perceptions on which they are based were rarely discussed at length or analysed in depth. The publication in 2009 of Tolkien's The Legend and Sigurd and Gudr n with its partly Wagnerian content reinforced the need for a systematic treatment of the subject. This book offers one. There is more to both Rings than their common roundness, and the resemblance between Tolkien and Wagner goes beyond a Ring of Power and some narrative elements: they shared a number of preoccupations and interests - nature, nation, the North, death and immortality, language and above all, myth. This is a book about the two great mythmakers of their times, and about what they have in common despite everything that separates them.