01769cam a22003253u 4500 5197 UtSlPG 20260610133135.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 ML Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 My Life — Volume 1 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Leben_(Wagner) Release date is 2004-02-01 John Mamoun, Charles Franks and the Online distributed proofreading website "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 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.) Original publication data not identified Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 Composers -- Germany -- Biography https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5197 47233 47233