Cosima Wagner's Diaries: An Abridgement

by Cosima Wagner (Editor)

Franz Liszt's daughter Cosima began her diaries on January 1, 1869, a few weeks after leaving her husband to live with Richard Wagner. Until Wagner's death in 1883 they were rarely parted, and the diaries provide a continuous and intimate picture of the composer's life and work during those fourteen years. Widely hailed when they were first published in Geoffrey Skelton's English translation in 1978 and 1980, the diaries are now available in an abridged paperback edition.

Genres: Music

536 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Cosima Francesca Gaetana Wagner, née de Flavigny, from 1844 Liszt; was the daughter of composer Franz Liszt. She was first married to pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow, but became famous as the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner and, after his death, as director of the Bayreuth Festival for 31 years.

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