The Wagner Clan: The Saga of Germany's Most Illustrious and Infamous Family
by Jonathan Carr
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Author: Jonathan CarrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-06
ISBN: 0802143997
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Grove Press
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Summary: 3 Stars
Forget about Dallas and Falcon Crest. If you enjoy reading about the inner struggles of vying family members, then you will enjoy this book. Author Jonathan Carr has shown us that the Wagners are all eccentric to the point of being caricatures of themselves. For instance, they were way too happy to call Hitler their Uncle Wolf and welcome him to their festivals honoring the pater familias, who as all have noted, composed beautifully and lived scandalously.
Even the most avid Wagnerian will admit that in spite of his often stirring and occasionally sublime music, Wagner was not exactly an easy fellow to know, let alone get along with. His Cosima perpetuated the glowing torch of his memory to the point of obsession--for which she could be praised or faulted. Yet it is hard to find anything redeeming in her, due to her virulent anti-Semitism.
The most tragic aspect of the Wagner's saga is how all of them seem both blessed and cursed by the composer's undisciplined life and long-shadowed legacy. In their multi-generational squabbles, foibles and follies, the adage holds true of the Wagners: The nuts don't fall far from the tree.
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