Song Cycles (Complete) Format: Book

Here reprinted directly from the definitive Breitkopf & Härtel Schubert-Gesammtausgabe, are Schubert's three great song cycles. The directly appealing melodies, with their infinite variety and grace, and the highly evocative accompaniments, filled with graceful pianistic figures, lend these short masterpieces the rare distinction of encompassing greatness in a score of bars.
 
The songs of Franz Schubert stand out as the crowning achievement of the lieder tradition. This volume comprises the following universally known and beloved songs:
 

• Die schöne Müllerin (1823)
• The somber depth and picturesqueness of Die Winterreise (1827)  
• Schwanengesang (1828), one of Schubert's last works, a rich and masterly epilogue to the long series of his songs

Whether purely lyrical (as in "Wohin?") or creating revolutionary atmospheric effects (as in "Die Stadt" or "Der Doppelgänger"), all of these songs show the composer to sure and powerful advantage. In addition to the music and German texts, this volume also includes English translations of the texts by Henry S. Drinker, previously unavailable, that are especially designed to be sung to Schubert's melodies.

Dover publishes dozens of outstanding collections including staples of the classical repertoire, art songs — vocal music compositions usually written for one voice and piano accompaniment — and lieder — Romantic German poems set to music. We publish hundreds of scores and music books for players of all skill levels — piano, chorale, orchestral, opera, chamber music, miniature scores, original sheet music, sacred and secular music, and more — at the lowest prices in publishing today! These are the finest quality, authoritative editions available for performers, music students, teachers, and scholars. Many are printed with lay-flat bindings, making them perfect for both performance and study.
 

Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was the first of the great Romantics. In addition to his nine symphonies, he wrote more than 600 Lieder (songs) as well as piano pieces, operas, and chamber music.