Wagner in Russia, Poland and the Czech Lands: Musical, Literary and Cultural Perspectives [Hardcover]

Richard Wagner has arguably the greatest and most long-term influence on wider European culture of all nineteenth-century composers. And yet, among the copious English-language literature examining Wagner's works, influence, and character, research into the composers impact and role in Russia and Eastern European countries, and perceptions of him from within those countries, is noticeably sparse. Wagner in Russia, Poland and the Czech Lands aims to redress imbalance and stimulate further research in this rich area. The eight essays are divided in three parts - one each on Russia, the Czech lands and Poland - and cover a wide historical span, from the composers first contacts with and appearances in these regions, through to his later reception in the Communist era. The contributing authors examine his influences in a wide range of areas such as music, literary and epistolary heritage, politics, and the cultural histories of Russia, the Czech lands, and Poland, in an attempt to establish Wagners place in a part of Europe not commonly addressed in studies of the composer.Richard Wagner has arguably the greatest and most long-term influence on wider European culture of all nineteenth-century composers and yet, among the copious English-language literature examining Wagner's works, influence, and character, research into the composers impact and role in Russia and Eastern European countries, and perceptions of him from within those countries, is noticeably sparse. Wagner in Russia, Poland and the Czech Lands aims to redress imbalance and stimulate further research in this rich area.Stephen Muir is a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Leeds, UK. His research focuses on the music of Russia and Eastern Europe (particularly Rimsky-Korsakov and Dvo? ??k), the critical editing of music, and Jewish liturgical music. Recent publications include a chapter on Rimsky-Korsakovs opera Pan Voyevoda in a collection of essays in honour of Julian Rushton (Boydell and BrelÓ4