{"product_id":"wagner-as-i-knew-him-paperback-9781108078221","title":"Wagner as I Knew Him (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108078221","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWagner as I Knew Him\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe controversial 1892 biography of the great composer which overplayed the author's role in the Wagner's career.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFerdinand Praeger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108078221, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe German composer, performer and critic Ferdinand Praeger (1815–91) moved to London in 1834, and served as the London correspondent of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik from 1842. A lifelong devotee of Wagner, he helped engage the composer to conduct eight concerts at the Philharmonic Society in 1855. His enthusiasm for Wagner led to the publication of this work in English in 1892, although it was soon claimed that he had greatly overplayed his role in the composer's career. There were accusations of invented stories, distorted facts and altered letters, subsequently supported by evidence obtained by biographers such as William Ashton Ellis, and also by Houston Stewart Chamberlain's comparison of original letters with those featured in this biography. Such negative publicity caused the publishers of the German edition to withdraw the book. Nonetheless, it contains personal impressions which remain of interest, and is now considered less exaggerated than previously thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'The child is father to the man'\u003cbr\u003e 2. His visit to an uncle\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wagner enters the Kreuzschule, Dresden\u003cbr\u003e 4. Leipzic\u003cbr\u003e 5. Revolution and romanticism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Life and troubles at Magdeburg\u003cbr\u003e 7. First impressions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Boulogne, 1839\u003cbr\u003e 9. Paris, 1839–42\u003cbr\u003e 10. Paris, 1839–42 (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Dresden, 1842–3\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hostility of the Dresden press\u003cbr\u003e 13. 'Tannhäuser'\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Saxon revolution\u003cbr\u003e 15. The new chamber of deputies\u003cbr\u003e 16. Wagner seeks asylum in Paris\u003cbr\u003e 17. 'Judaism in music'\u003cbr\u003e 18. Wagner invited to London\u003cbr\u003e 19. The 9th Symphony rehearsed\u003cbr\u003e 20. Letters of Wagner\u003cbr\u003e 21. Zurich 1856\u003cbr\u003e 22. Wagner's health shattered\u003cbr\u003e 23. Letters from Wagner\u003cbr\u003e 24. Munich.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20music%20%5Bc%201750%20to%20c%201830%5D%20%5BAVGC4%5D%22\"\u003ec 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266199114008,"sku":"9781108078221","price":30.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108078221i_ef588524-7beb-4802-8579-5d0424741c35.jpg?v=1696751678","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wagner-as-i-knew-him-paperback-9781108078221","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}