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Schubert's Winter journey : anatomy of an obsession
—Bostridge, Ian.
2015

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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.

Item Details

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 Tràˆnen = Frozen tears
  • Erstarrung = Frozen stiff
  • Der Lindenbaum = The linden tree
  • Wasserflut = Flood
  • Auf dem Flusse = On the stream
  • Rùˆckblick = Backwards glance
  • Irrlicht = Will-o'-the-wisp
  • Rast = Rest
  • Frùˆhlingstraum = Dream of spring
  • Einsamkeit = Loneliness
  • Die Post = The post
  • Der greise Kopf = The old man's head
  • Die Kràˆhe = The crow
  • Letzte Hoffnung = Last hope
  • Im Dorfe = In the village
  • Der stùˆrmische Morgen = The stormy morning
  • Tàˆuschung = Delusion
  • Der Wegweiser = The signpost
  • Das Wirtshaus = The inn
  • Mut = Courage
  • Die Nebensonnen = The mock suns
  • Die Leiermann = The hurdy-gurdy man
  • Aftermath.

Control Number: 2631345

Publisher: London : Faber and Faber, 2015.
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