Verdi And/Or Wagner: Two Men, Two Worlds, Two Centuries

by Peter Conrad

Book Overview

This is the first book to compare these two composers and cultural heroes, both of whom were born in 1813 and achieved huge national and inter- national renown in their lifetimes. Yet not only did they never meet, but the differences between them--in music, culture, environment, significance, and legacy--were profound.

Peter Conrad begins his tale in a public park in Venice, home to a pair of statues of the composers that are positioned so...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050051593X
• ISBN13: 9780500515938
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.9" x 9.5"