My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner
Always visible content "My Life — Volume 1" by Richard Wagner is an autobiography written between 1865 and 1880, covering his life from birth in 1813 to 1864. Dictated to his mistress Cosima von Bülow at the request of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Wagner recounts his tempestuous career, friendships, and controversies in surprisingly frank detail. Originally printed in limited editions for private circulation, the memoir sparked rumors due to its restricted availability. The work Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less offers a racy, readable account of Wagner's development and the musical world of his era, though his subjective perspective reveals condescending views toward contemporaries and attacks on rival composers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Chapters (15)
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- PART II. 1842-1850 (Dresden) Ch.2
- Part I. 1813-1842 Ch.3
- Part II. 1842-1850 (Dresden) Ch.4
- PART I Ch.5
- episode remained firmly imprinted on my mind. Two years later, while Ch.6
- introduction into the family by the merriest and wildest jests: for my Ch.7
- introduction of that work such as even the greatest theatres could Ch.8
- introduction of this beat that prevented me from carrying out my plan Ch.9
- introduction to M. Leon Pillet, the recently appointed manager of the Ch.10
