Schubert by Richard Wigmore

Schubert by Richard Wigmore

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A volume which contains the texts and Richard Wigmore's prose translations of all Schubert's songs - more than 600 in all. It should be of value to singers with little or no German, and to music-lovers listening to the songs at concerts, on radio and on record.

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Schubert by Richard Wigmore

An astonishingly prolific composer, Schubert had written more than 600 songs when he died in 1828, aged 31. Most were settings of German poetry, including over 100 by Goethe, but some use Italian words and others are translations into German of English poetry and prose by Walter Scott, Shakespeare and others. The most famous songs have appeared in previously published volumes of texts, but more and more singers are now including the less familiar items in recordings and Lieder recitals. This book provides the texts and Richard Wigmore's prose translations of all the songs, and should be of value to singers with little or no German, and to music-lovers listening to the songs at concerts, on radio and on record.
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ISBN 13 9780575052956
ISBN 10 0575052953
Title Schubert
Author Richard Wigmore
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1992-08-20
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.