Section 1 - Calendar of Wagner's Life, Works and Related Events Section 2 - Who's Who of Wagner's Contemporaries Section 3 - Historical Background Section 4 - Intellectual Background Section 5 - Musical Background and Influences Section 6 - Wagner as an Individual Section 7 - Myths and Legends Section 8 - Opinions and Outlook Section 9 - Sources Section 10 - A Wagnerian Glossary Section 11 - Musical Style Section 12 - Wagner as Librettist Section 13 - The Music Section 14 - The Prose Works Section 15 - Orchestration Section 16 - Performance Practice Section 17 - Wagner in Performance Section 18 - Reception
Barry Millington is chief music critic for the London Evening Standard and the editor of The Wagner Journal. He has written and edited, or co-edited, seven books on Wagner, including The Wagner Compendium, The Ring of the Nibelungen: A Companion and the New Grove Guide to Wagner and his Operas.
"'Infinitely absorbing...indispensable' - Opera Now 'Invaluable' - Gramophone 'At the forefront of Wagner scholarship' - Guardian"
"'Infinitely absorbing...indispensable' - Opera Now 'Invaluable' - Gramophone 'At the forefront of Wagner scholarship' - Guardian"
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