The Genius of Valhalla: The Life of Reginald Goodall

by John Lucas

Book Overview

The life of enigmatic Wagner conductor, Reginald Goodall, by the author of the acclaimed Thomas Beecham: An Obsession with Music, newly available in paperback.

When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. Although he had conducted the premi?re of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes in 1945 and was admired by Erich Kleiber and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843835177
• ISBN13: 9781843835172
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"