Schubert's Winter journey : anatomy of an obsession

Bostridge, Ian.

Book 2015

Draws on the author's first-hand experience with Franz Schubert's "Winterreise," his musical knowledge, and his training as a scholar to explore the meanings of the songs comprising this masterpiece, one of the greatest pieces of music ever written for the male solo voice.

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Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Winterreise

Winterreise (Schubert, Franz)

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ISBN:

9780571282807
9780307961631

Description:

xxi, 502 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references
Parts of text in both English and German
Self-Renewing 2018

Contents:

Gute Nacht = Good night
Die Wetterfahne = The weathervane
Gefrorne Tränen = Frozen tears
Erstarrung = Frozen stiff
Der Lindenbaum = The linden tree
Wasserflut = Flood
Auf dem Flusse = On the stream
Rückblick = Backwards glance
Irrlicht = Will-o'-the-wisp
Rast = Rest
Frühlingstraum = Dream of spring
Einsamkeit = Loneliness
Die Post = The post
Der greise Kopf = The old man's head
Die Krähe = The crow
Letzte Hoffnung = Last hope
Im Dorfe = In the village
Der stürmische Morgen = The stormy morning
Täuschung = Delusion
Der Wegweiser = The signpost
Das Wirtshaus = The inn
Mut = Courage
Die Nebensonnen = The mock suns
Die Leiermann = The hurdy-gurdy man
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2631345

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