Download or read book Life of R Wagner Vol 2 written by Ernest Newman and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vast literature on Richard Wagner, Ernest Newman's classic four-volume Life remains unsurpassed. Volume II carries the story from 1848 to 1860. It describes the important, formative years in Wagner's life and reconstructs his role in the Dresden rising of 1849. Newman also discusses the changes that the Ring poem underwent during this period and illuminates Wagner's relations with his wife Minna, his mentor Liszt, and his circle in Zürich.