Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
TDIT0R'S K-TABLE
avAGNeR AND HIS WORKS." WITH
CRITICAL COMMENTS.
story Of the Great Musi-
Clans life" Social strugeiers ~
"uomes." trbsn and Rural.


v..f.vcr opinion may be held Of tho
...-..,e attitude OF this book written by
~ the most ardent and advanced
$40. q Wagner there can be no cues
.-,~ d, 'hc intense interest In these two
mos from The first page 20 the very
Thor appearance Is justified by the
f.,..so.t ,hat already so much has been
......r about the man-so much that il
...,l malicious. and even whore sym
..,..,.. vrt this has often been without
.....- understanding. Only half a GEN.
'.-. la. elapsed SINCE Wagner first be-
.umncut. II Is only ten wears since
a.h and probably more has been
....r .nl printed about him than any
-..- FANATIC author excepting Snake
O.
story Of Wagncr's h:e Is fasci-
,...- nue from beginning 20 end. As
author gives at Is the story of forty
, .-. struggling Of Genius against phi.ls-
,.r The naked outlines 81 Wagncr's
,.. r ore romantic enough. lie was born
,.I .,..l. IA 1918, IN the midst Of tho Ma
,-...... Disturbances. HIS mother was
...v. ~ and married again soon, the
Ct e-afler taking the family 10 Dresden.
De-. OBJ. feeling for Eis own mother tnat IS
..l % uc commemoratci IN the ten
d.. strains q "Siogfred." which tell OF
.-.. .. taeriovc. II was IN Dresden that
g.. received his first musical Impres-
she German composer Weber being
t Connected with the Saxon Court Inc
.. Uis carly dramatic tendencies were
ID Dy an ardent love for the Greek
aai fof Shakespeare Bur the first
3D. q his turning 70 music was the
...-e that B,ctuovcn's music eXorted
nu whom mere boy OF ~. Il was
... combination Of these two-lrama
.c..c. 3d. tho invention of the music
cha. he was - rovolutionlze the
. ..c ideals and tendencies of ms day.
.ara-k wha, composers had most in
.l forming and calling forth tins
-.ab.a genius. the creator of au1tonH'
..... -. That German music has be
virtually SYNONYMOUS with Wagner
-." they are Beethoven, Mozart and
....-. lut Beethoven. first and last,
tle vouu, Wagner worshippcd.
Ua-..rwas not d musical prodigy. AMI his
.ye.opel slowly enough. Indeed, he
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.l ltr,tlOi hy his wife; how shs was
.,guty faithful suffering woman. and
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