Cosima Wagner
by Marek, George R. ; [Paul Hume's Copy]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper And Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 291 pages; New York: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Xii, 291 pages; Former owner's signature - "Paul Hume, " noted American music critic on ffep. Francesca Gaetana Cosima Wagner (born Liszt; 1837 - 1930) was the daughter of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt and Franco-German romantic author Marie d'Agoult. She became the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner, and with him founded the Bayreuth Festival as a showcase for his stage works; after his death she devoted the rest of her life to the promotion of his music and philosophy. Commentators have recognised Cosima as the principal inspiration for Wagner's later works, particularly Parsifal. . ; Music and Performing Arts, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44821
- Title
- Cosima Wagner
- Author
- Marek, George R. ; [Paul Hume's Copy]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper And Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Cosima, Wagner
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