Richard Wagner's Letters to August Roeckel

by Houston Stewart Chamberlain

First published 2018

In 1872, composer Richard Wagner pours his heart into letters to his friend August Roeckel. As Wagner grapples with mounting debts and a scandalous affair, his words paint a vivid portrait of a complex artist struggling with his own demons. Roeckel, an aspiring composer himself, becomes a confidant and sounding board as Wagner's tempestuous life unfolds. Through these raw, unfiltered missives, we witness the birth of some of the most influential music of the 19th century - and the high personal cost of its creation.

Genres: biography, historical, music, 19th-century

Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: epistolary, historical-figures

Period: 1872

184 pages · Hardcover · Franklin Classics

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