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Youens, Susan, 1947-. Schubert's poets and the making of Lieder. Cambridge: University Press, 1999, xv, 384pp., sewn PAPERBACK, very good. CONTENTS: "The Sappho of Vienna" : Gabriele von Baumberg (1766-1839) and the disasters of war -- The lyre and the sword : Theodor Körner (1791-1813) and the lied -- Chromatic melancholy : Johann Mayrhofer (1787-1836) and Schubert -- En route to Winterreise : Ernst Schulze (1789-1817) and the sisterly muses, or, A study in Romantic psychopathy - REAR COVER TEXT: Lieder began with words, with the composer s discovery of a poet and a poetic work, but the scholarly study of lieder has tended to bypass those origins. Schubert s choice of poets has traditionally come under fire for the preponderance of mediocre talent, and yet many of these writers were highly esteemed in their day. In her highly acclaimed study, Susan Youens has chosen four such poets - Gabriele von Baumberg, Theodor Körner, Johann Mayrhofer and Ernst Schulze - in order to reexamine their lives, works, and Schubert s music to their verse. All four poets were vivid inhabitants of a vivid era, and their tribulations afford us added insight into the upheavals, the manners and mores, of their day. "A must for readers interested in Schubert and his lieder. Scholars will appreciate the wealth of information and insight here brought together; performers will find much to deepen their understanding. and many ideas for extending their repertory. All readers will be fascinated by the stories Youens tells about Schubert's poets. And many will be intrigued by the links Youens has found between life and art." Rufus Hallmark in Tbe Journal of the American Musicological Society - "Susan Youens is a gifted author who cannot write a dull word . This brilliant book should become the travelling companion not only of singers, but also of all those who have a passion for a fascinating period." Robert Tear. 9780521778626 ISBN 052177862X. Seller Inventory # 85970
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Title: Schubert's poets and the making of Lieder.
Publisher: Cambridge: University Press, 1999
Binding: Soft cover
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