Der Ritt der Walkuren vs Richard Wagner über Tristan und Isolde: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Excerpts, Arranged Excerpts, Vocal scores with piano, Scores, Operas, Librettos

Cover of Der Ritt der Walkuren

Der Ritt der Walkuren Richard Wagner · 1800 79 pages · ≈ 1 h 28 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Richard Wagner über Tristan und Isolde

Richard Wagner über Tristan und Isolde Richard Wagner · 1800 87 pages · ≈ 1 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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