Two Hundred Years of Wagner https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2013/11/two-hundred-years-of-wagner/

November 19, 2013 | Paul A. Cantor
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Despite his contemptible beliefs and reprehensible behavior, the composer made a unique contribution to the world of music and expanded our awareness of human possibility.

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