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Der Wagner-Clan Der Wagner-Clan Geschichte einer deutschen Familie Bearbeitet von Jonathan Carr 1. Auflage 2010. Taschenbuch. 496 S. Paperback ISBN 978 3 596 18504 7 Format (B x L): 12,5 x 19 cm Gewicht: 497 g Weitere Fachgebiete > Geschichte > Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein > Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch schnell und portofrei erhältlich bei Die Online-Fachbuchhandlung beck-shop.de ist spezialisiert auf Fachbücher, insbesondere Recht, Steuern und Wirtschaft. Im Sortiment finden Sie alle Medien (Bücher, Zeitschriften, CDs, eBooks, etc.) aller Verlage. Ergänzt wird das Programm durch Services wie Neuerscheinungsdienst oder Zusammenstellungen von Büchern zu Sonderpreisen. Der Shop führt mehr als 8 Millionen Produkte. Unverkäufliche Leseprobe des Fischer Taschenbuch Verlages Jonathan Carr Der Wagner-Clan Preis € (D) 12,95 | € (A) 13,40 | SFR 22,50 ISBN: 978-3-596-18504-7 Sachbuch, 496 Seiten, Broschur Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung von Text und Bildern, auch auszugsweise, ist ohne schriftliche Zustimmung des Verlags urheberrechtswidrig und strafbar. Dies gilt insbesondere für die Vervielfältigung, Übersetzung oder die Verwendung in elektronischen Systemen. © S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 2010 . S , ünchen M , olti S er b ü olti S olti, S g or e G . . S d., b e , Silja ). . (S ück zur , lin r e B , ren a hb reic ner U dem h nac ht c u s n h e S ie D rafie g obio- t u A er r ih in llung e t ars D e s ie d weist Silja ja n A f. . S d., b e zu hier l. g V . . S ., O . a . a , k ac st ho c S e t na Re . – . S , le spie st e F her ut e r - y a B , ngold i he R s a D zu rammbuch og Pr «, ner g a W land ie W » , y a n r a V id str A . . S d., Eb . . 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S ., O . a . a , ner g a W ang olfg W . z Mär . und ar u n a J . , er emb pt e S . vom ng eitu Z ne gemei l l A r te r u nkf a r F l. g V G N A ANH Ein erhabenes und zugleich trübgrünes Meer Von allen Stationen in Richard Wagners rastlosem Leben war Trib- schen bei Luzern die weitaus lieblichste. Die dreigeschossige Villa mit den von grünen Läden umrahmten Fensterreihen thront auch heute noch hoch oben auf einer bewaldeten Halbinsel und bietet einen atemberaubenden Blick über den Vierwaldstätter See auf fer- ne Alpengipfel. Sie war eleganter als Wahnfried, die mausoleum- ähnliche Residenz, die Wagner später in Bayreuth plante und baute, lichter und luftiger als der Palazzo Vendramin am Canal Grande in Venedig, wo er starb. Die bei weitem beste Saison war der Sommer. Die Räume füllten sich mit dem zarten Duft von Blumen und frisch gemähtem Gras, die Familie pflegte oft auf der Wiese zu picknicken, und wenn die Arbeit gut vonstatten gegangen war oder er sich auch (häufiger) bloß aufspielen wollte, übte Wagner den Handstand oder kletterte auf einen Baum. Die älteren Kinder spielten stundenlang im Gebüsch Räuber und Gendarm oder verhätschelten den jüng- sten Familienspross Siegfried Helferich Richard Wagner, den sie liebevoll Fidi riefen. Am störendsten waren die Schaulustigen, die fernglasbewaffnet über den See schipperten in der Hoffnung, einen Blick auf die be- rühmten Bewohner von Tribschen zu erhaschen. War doch Wagner ein früherer Linksrevolutionär, der sich anschickte, mit Hilfe un- . – . S , er öhl K achim Jo . ers b Ü , ner üb- H - ack No , ren emoi M . s te gehör n U , s te ehör G h, t e b Elisa zkopf, ar w h c S gge, e L er alt W in uckt dr ge b a , st u g u A im le spie st e F her t u e r y a B die er üb l tike Ar . . 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